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James Beard

James Beard

About Me

"...the stature of American Cookery has grown tremendously. Whereas eight years ago people sneered at the notion that there was such a thing as an American Cuisine, today more and more people are forced to agree that we have developed one of the most interesting cuisines of the world. It stresses the products of the soil, native traditions, and the gradual integration of many ethnic forms into what is now American cooking."

My Interests

American cookery and gastronomy. Terrines, boudins, mousses, corriander, sausages, pickles, braised fennel, Devils food cake, elderberry pie, fiddleheads, parsley, butter, oriental spareribs, butterscotch, coffee jelly, pralines, beets, liver pates, she-crab soup, mackerel, cauliflower, tongue, tete a veau, butterfish, bacon, chateau briand, mayonaise, loganberries, pigs feet, basil, madeira, chicken livers, aspic, lambs tongue, meringue, yorkshire pudding, apricot preserves, cucumber sandwiches, veal chops, pumpkin pie, truffles, creamed spinach, porterhouse, smoked herring, figs, hummus, pine nuts, heavy cream, corn, duck confit, mesclun, lambs kidneys, fava beans, polenta, frankfurters, roast chicken, saurkraut, juniper, foies gras, oysters, sweetbreads, gravy, rabbit loin, rump roast, steak au poivre, bechamel, casseroles, butterscotch, sherry, cabbage, pork chops, catfish, and wine.

I'd like to meet:

People who genuinely care about food.

Television:

Cooking with Julia

Books:

Larousse Gastronomique, On Food and Cooking: Harold Mcgee, The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: Judy Rodgers, Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Suzanne Goin, The Joy of Cooking: Rombauer/Becker

Heroes:

Julia Child, Alice Waters, Judy Rogers, Wolfgang Puck, Gary Danko, Jean-George Vongerichten, Mario Batali, Suzanne Goin, Charlie Trotter, Michel Richard, Thomas Keller, Jacques Pepin, Sara Moulton, Susan Spicer, Gary Danko, Danny Myers, Jean Louis Palladin, Daniel Boloud, Alfred Portale...

My Blog

the online cookbook

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll start posting recipes(vegan and not-so-vegan)this week. 
Posted by James Beard on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:19:00 PST