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James Beard

James Beard had a national reputation as an authority on every phase of food. Consultant to a wine and spirits establishment, he wrote seventy-six other books and numerous articles for national magazines on widely varied phases of cooking. Mr. Beard, who knew the cooking of every corner of our country, cooked in nearly every language. He lived abroad, traveled throughout Europe a number of times, saw most of the Western Hemisphere, and visited Hawaii and North Africa. His familiarity with exotic foreign foods spiced his extensive knowledge of American cooking at its best.Mr. Beard was adviser to several large food companies, was food editor of Argosy magazine, and... Read full bio

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Sauteing with the stars: Celebrities cookbooks
Newsday, February 10, 2012
..."Some of these fall in the category of people who enjoy cooking," said Lynne Rossetto Kasper, a James Beard Award-winning author and host of public radio's "The Splendid Table." "A few fall in the category of 'Oh, maybe I should write a cookbook.'" But...
For more than 30 years, Barbara Kafka has been telling people ― in no uncertain terms ― how to cook in the moment.In every book, in every appearance, she urged American home cooks to be bold, fearless and c...
Korea Herald, February 10, 2012
...Along the way, Kafka wrote six cookbooks, all award winners or bestsellers, and in 2007 she won the James Beard Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award. She taught cooking with Beard himself, collaborated with Jacques Pepin, won the respect of Juila...
Meet food writer Colman Andrews
Raleigh News & Observer, February 10, 2012
...dinners  with special guest Colman Andrews. Andrews, one of the founding editors of Saveur magazine , has won six James Beard awards for his cookbooks and food writing. He is now editorial director for The Daily Meal , a food and drink website and...
'Bean by Bean' author to cook up samples
Andover Townsman, February 10, 2012
...A James Beard award winning cookbook author will present a new cookbook and some samples of her edible creations at the Andover Bookstore next Thursday. Hearty, valued, versatile, delectable, healthful and inexpensive...
Future of the cookbook? Lark starts Kickstarter campaign
Seattle Times, February 9, 2012
...recipes and videos up to cooking classes ($250) or having Sundstrom cater your dinner party ($5,000). The James Beard award-winning chef hopes donors will participate in the book, taking opportunities like test-driving recipes and voting on which should...
Barbara Kafka tackles gluten-free food
Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, February 9, 2012
...New York. Kafka has written six cookbooks, all award winners or bestsellers, and in 2007 she won the James Beard Foundation's Lifetime Achievement award. She taught cooking with Beard himself, collaborated with Jacques Pepin and won the respect of Juila...
The future of the cookbook? Lark chef goes for Kickstarter campaign
Seattle Times, February 9, 2012
...recipes and videos up to cooking classes ($250) or having Sundstrom cater your dinner party ($5,000). The James Beard award-winning chef hopes donors will participate in the book, taking opportunities like test-driving recipes and voting on which should...
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Resourceful Mommy, October 14, 2011
...Health Magazine as one of “The Five Women Who Changed the Way We Eat,” inducted into the prestigious James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2007 and is a charter member of the Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Roundtable, where she is an...
Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules, and illustrator Maira Kalman, on tour November 2011
TLC Book Tours, October 13, 2011
...food and agriculture has won numerous awards, including the Reuters/World Conservation Union Global Award in Environmental Journalism, the James Beard Award, and the Genesis Award from the American Humane Association. Visit Michael at his website,...
Ruth Bourdain Writer Exposed
GalleyCat, October 7, 2011
...Incredible nature porn. Sexy. My buttered biscuits feel warm.” The feed (with that bizarre Photoshopped picture) won the James Beard Foundation humor award last year...
World's Longest Book Meme? 21-30
Happy Catholic, October 6, 2011
...not remember.26. Favorite cookbook?Isn't that like asking if I have a favorite child? Favorite cookbook authors: James Beard, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, Mark Bittman (for How to Cook Everything, not for his others), Nigel Slater, Nigella Lawson...
And Here They Are... The Next Three Cook the Books Selections!
Cook the Books Club, October 4, 2011
...social forces that effected this transformation, but the visionaries who changed American food for the better: among them James Beard, Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, and Alice Waters." We should all find plenty of inspiration to cook from this fun look at...
AHAlife proud to host Dinner with Deepak
Deepak Chopra Official Website, October 3, 2011
...lucky AHAlife winner and guest will enjoy a meal hosted by Jean-Georges’s ABC Kitchen. Set at this James Beard award winning New York restaurant, renowned for fresh and locally sourced organic fare, Dinner With Deepak Chopra includes a night of mind...
50 Women Game-Changers (in Food): #17 Dorothy Hamilton - Caramelized Fruit w/ Rosemary
girlichef, September 30, 2011
...over 15,000 culinary careers.  Pretty Impressive.   Aside from winning numerous awards, including ones from the James Beard Foundation, she is also the creator and host of a 26-part television series that aired on PBS called Chef's Story...as well as...