Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-07-06
Books mentioned on James Beard: Food Legend
James Beard is well-known now for the annual awards named in his honor. But he used to be the most famous chef in America, and set the standard for what makes a celebrity chef.
Josh Clark discussed The Man Who Ate Too Much by John Birdsall, Hors d'Oeuvre and Canapés by James Beard, James Beard's & Hors D'oeuvre And Canapes by James Beard and others, The James Beard Cookbook by James Beard, and The Fireside Cookbook by James Beard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Man Who Ate Too Much
Discussed“a bunch of interviews and magazine articles on this guy John Birdsall who wrote a book called the man who ate too much about James Beard”
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Hors d'Oeuvre and Canapés
Discussed“in his 1940 cookbook can hors d'oeuvres and canopies there's no mention of them”
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James Beard's & Hors D'oeuvre And Canapes
Discussed“in his 1940 cookbook can hors d'oeuvres and canopies there's no mention of them”
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The James Beard Cookbook
Discussed“including in 1959 sort of his seminal work the James Beard cookbook”
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The Fireside Cookbook
Discussed“and one good example is in his cookbook from 1949 the Fireside cookbook”
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