Many roasts make an impressive holiday centerpiece, but the standing rib roast is especially, well, special. It's Alton Brown's favorite -- though, as he says, it's "an expensive hunk of meat ...

L ong-time fans of TV personality Alton Brown know him as a food scientist, former Food Network star, and home chef. While he first made a name for himself on his long-running documentary series ...

Instead of browning the short ribs in the stew pot, Brown sears ... aromatics to the broth, Alton Brown's recipe relies on the meat for everything. The four-hour slow roast results in succulent ...