Back when Good Eats premiered onFood Network in 1999, I vowed that there would be no book unless we managed to keep the show on for at least a decade. Ten years later we released Good Eats: The Early Years, which documented our first 80 episodes. The cover opened up into a sweet poster suitable for framing. The book was big, it was heavy, and thanks to you, the fans, there is now a copy in every home in America.Good Eats 2: The Middle Years picks up where Early Years left off, and encompasses episodes 81 through 164. All (okay, not all, but most)of the applications have been remastered, and bonus material abounds. And it's not crappy cutting-room-floor dregs either, but grade-A Stuff we just didn't have room for in our half-hour shows. These pages are packed with science and silliness, diagrams and illustrations, know-how and nonsense, and a bevy of behind-the scenes photos. All in all, I'd say this book could keep a reader of moderate inteligence occupied for years to come.But what if I don't actually like to read, you ask? We've got you covered. Somewhere amongst these pages there is a DVD that presents a buffet of Good Eats short subject films originally produced as 'interstitial' material meant to fill in the gaps between shows. Some of them have only been seen by a small, elite cadre of fans, and you're about to join those ranks...lucky dog.Whether you're a dyed-in-the-wool Good Eats fan, a cook, or someone who eats-or you just need something heavy to prop a door with-you'll want your very own copy of Good Eats: The Middle Years. And don't worry: Volume 3, Good Eats: Infinity and Beyond and Beyond, is in the works as we speak.May the food be with you.