Reddit reviews The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them

Someone I know is a really good cook and an avid baker, so when I was lamenting my inability to cook (without recipes), he recommend three books: Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking,
The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them, and especially Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer. :) I only have the last one thus far, but it's great, and I'm hoping to get the others soon.

I wanted him to win but figured there was no way they'd allow it just given his style and their demographics, so I was thrilled when he won. He was going to have a FN show as a result of that win, and Alton Brown was going to produce it, but that fell through for reasons allegedly having to do with budget and production bandwidth.

But speaking of bandwidth, he did go on to do a web series for FN called Foodie Call. Not sure how long it lasted. And late last year he launched a show on Twitch called Chefstock. A message on that page from last month says they're on hiatus until they can find new sponsors so I guess it didn't quite take off.

He also put out a cookbook in 2015.

I hope he finds a nice groove and is able to keep doing fun things.

I really enjoyed Every Day Cook but it only does a so-so job of saying why things work and how they work. His kale salad has been a go-to for many a potluck though because it's a crowd favorite even with kale. So that's nice.

I would say, for a book with more "here's why and how" Justin Warner's The Laws of Cooking: How to Break Them is really cool and scratches that itch of cool personality and interesting food techniques.

I'd recommend Justin Warner's new cookbook The Laws of Cooking and How to Break Them.

I mention it since the top comment is Gin and Tonic and in this book Gin and Tonic is one of his "laws." Basically Justin takes things we are familiar with, peanut butter and jelly, coffee with cream and sugar, gin and tonics, and then breaks down why these flavors work together. Then he gives you a bunch of recipes based on those "laws."

I've enjoyed everything I've made out of it so far.