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The way to any woman's heart, be she witch or Wonderwoman, princess or Pocahontas, is through her stomach.

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Alton Brown
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: July 30
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Alton Crawford Walter Brown
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Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.
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If you're good with a knife, you don't need your eyes.
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