Review of Good Eats:  http://www.desert.net/disk%24ebony/tw/www/ww/06-28-99/austin_screens_tveye.html
(dead link, kept for archival purposes)

TV Eye
Weekly Wire: June 28, 1999

By Belinda Acosta
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Good Eats (7/7, 8pm). With "visions of comedy sketches, film noir, and grilled beef filling his head," filmmaker-turned-chef Alton Brown redefines the cooking show format with his unusual blend of humor and pop culture.
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