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James Beard

Born

in Portland, Oregon, The United States

May 05, 1903

Died

June 21, 1985

Website

https://www.jamesbeard.org/about/james-beard-books

Genre

Cookbooks

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Please see: James Beard.

James Andrew Beard, an expert, wrote several authoritative cookbooks, focusing on American cuisine.

James Andrews Beard, a chef, teacher, and television personality, pioneered shows, lectured widely, and taught at his namesake school in city of New York and in Seaside, Oregon. He emphasized preparation with fresh, wholesome ingredients to a just aware country of its own heritage. Beard taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. He published more than twenty times, and annual awards of his foundation honor his memory.

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He published his first books under Jim Beard.

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	Beard on Bread by James Beard, Karl Stuecklen (Illustrator), Chuck Williams (Foreword) 4.20 avg rating — 3,351 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Beard's American Cookery by James Beard, Earl Thollander (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 1,700 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Beard’s Theory and Practice of Good Cooking by James Beard, Karl Stuecklen (Illustrator), Julia Child (Introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 1977 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The James Beard Cookbook by James Beard, Isabel E. Callvert (Collaborator) 4.35 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 1959 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delights and Prejudices 4.07 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 1964 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beard on Food: The Best Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom from the Dean of American Cooking by James Beard, José Wilson (Assistant ), Karl Stuecklen (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beard on Pasta by James Beard, Karl Stuecklen (Illustrator), Julia Child (Introduction) 4.23 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New James Beard by James Beard, Karl Stuecklen (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential James Beard Cookbook: 450 Recipes That Shaped the Tradition of American Cooking by James Beard, Rick Rodgers (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Ferrone (Consultant Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Beard's Menus for Entertaining 3.83 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1965 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.”
― James Beard

tags: food, humor

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“The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.”
― James Beard

tags: food

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“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.”
― James Beard

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