Wired is running an interview with a personal hero of mine Alton Brown (blog). If you have the Food Network and aren't watching his show Good Eats you should be ashamed of yourself. It's one of my favorite shows on all of tv. The interview is pretty basic and if you are already a fan of the man won't do much for you, but if you haven't kept up it's a good introduction to the man himself. Read the article and then buy the book (probably the best “cooking“ book I've ever read and perfect for nerds).