James Beard’s Death – Cause and Date

The chef James Beard died at the age of 81. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Celebrity chef whose numerous cookbooks and television appearances gave rise to American-style gourmet cooking.

He was born in Portland, Oregon to a boarding house proprietor mother and a customs house clerk father.

Quotes

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“I don’t like gourmet cooking or ‘this’ cooking or ‘that’ cooking. I like good cooking.” (James Beard)

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

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“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” (James Beard)

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“I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.” (James Beard)