A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

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James Beard biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of James Beard

Author Name:

James Beard

Born As:

James Andrew Beard

Other Names:

James Andrew Beard

Born:

5 May 1903

Died:

21 Jan 1985




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Writer and cook                          
Selected work:

Hors d’Oeuvre and Canapés - 1940. Revised in 1963 and 1985
Cook It Outdoors - 1941
Fowl and Game Cookery - 1944
The Fireside Cook Book: A Complete Guide to Fine Cooking for Beginner and Expert - 1949. Re titled in 1982 as The Fireside Cookbook.
Paris Cuisine - 1952 - Beard co-wrote Paris Cuisine with British journalist Alexander Watt.

The Complete Book of Barbecue & Rotisserie Cooking - 1954
 - Re titled in - 1958 as New Barbecue Cookbook, in 1966 as Jim Beard’s Barbecue Cookbook, and in 1967 as James Beard’s Barbecue Cookbook.
Complete Cookbook for Entertaining - 1954 
How to Eat Better for Less Money - 1954
James Beard’s Fish Cookery - 1954. Re titled in 1976 and 1987, paperback, as James Beard’s New Fish Cookery
Casserole Cookbook - 1955
The Complete Book of Outdoor Cookery - 1955
The James Beard Cookbook - 1959. Revised in 1961, 1970, 1987, paperback, and 1996.
Treasury of Outdoor Cooking - 1960
Delights & Prejudices: A Memoir with Recipes - 1964. Revised in 1981 and 1990
James Beard’s Menus for Entertaining - 1965
How to Eat (and Drink) Your Way through a French (or Italian) Menu - 1971
James Beard’s American Cookery - 1972
Beard on Bread - 1973. Revised in 1995, paperback
James Beard Cooks with Corning - 1973
Beard on Food - 1974
New Recipes for the Cuisinart Food Processor - 1976
James Beard’s Theory & Practice of Good Cooking - 1977 (Knopf) Revised in - 1978, 1986, and 1990.
The New James Beard - 198 1. Revised in - 1989
Beard on Pasta - 1983
The Grand Grand Marnier Cookbook
Benson & Hedges - 100’s Presents: - 100 of the World’s Greatest Recipes by James Beard - 1976
The James Beard Cookbook on CuisineVu - 1987
James Beard’s Simple Foods - 1993
Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles - 1994
The James Beard Cookbooks - 1997
The Armchair James Beard - 1999                          
Mother Elizabeth
Father John Beard
A closeted gay man for nearly all of his life, Beard would often voice his regret that those he found attractive - younger, slender men - rarely returned the favor. At times, frustrated by his personal situation, he would discuss his romantic life with long-time friend and confidante Julia Child.                          
Recognized by many as the father of American gastronomy.
James Beard starred in the first cooking show on TV.                          
Initially trained as a singer and actor, and moved to New York City in 1937.