When it's cold and gets dark early the best way to get outside is sitting in the hot tub. Find a local hotel, motel, and get your butt in the tub. Bring a friend.
Start from season 1 – you'll learn so much about food and the fundamentals of cooking. Alton Brown is a character. He studied film and was not satisfied with the state of cooking shows on television, so he went to culinary school and the rest is history!
