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James Beard

James Beard

CHEF May 5, 1903 - Jan 21, 1985

KNOWN FOR

American cuisine and the advent of food television.

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

James Beard: America's First Foodie (May 2017)Directed by Elizabeth Federici

Watch full interviews related to James Beard in our Digital Archive

Written Features

Recipes with James Beard: Chicken with Tarragon
Recipes with James Beard: Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Recipes with James Beard: Onion Sandwiches
Recipes with James Beard: Oat Bread
Larger Than Life: Remembering James Beard
James Beard
Biography of James Beard

Video Features

James Beard: America's First Foodie -- How James Beard pioneered the farm-to-table movement
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | How James Beard pioneered the farm-to-table movement
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- James Beard as a Gastronomic Gigolo
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | James Beard as a Gastronomic Gigolo
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- James Beard's mother was at the center of Portland's market.
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | James Beard's mother was at the center of Portland's market.
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Explore the advent of Food Television with James Beard
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Explore the advent of Food Television with James Beard
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- PBS Previews | American Masters presents A Chef's Flight
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | PBS Previews | American Masters presents A Chef's Flight
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Duff Goldman remembers his first James Beard recipe
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Duff Goldman remembers his first James Beard recipe
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Chris Cosentino shares how he discovered James Beard's work
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Chris Cosentino shares how he discovered James Beard's work
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Discovered the doll designed to look like James Beard
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Discovered the doll designed to look like James Beard
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Alice Waters remembers her early friendship with James Beard
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Alice Waters remembers her early friendship with James Beard
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- Insight into James Beard's life as a gay man
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
Clip | Insight into James Beard's life as a gay man
James Beard: America's First Foodie -- PBS Previews | James Beard: America's First Foodie
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James Beard: America's First Foodie
PBS Previews | James Beard: America's First Foodie
James Beard: America's First Foodie
Explore the advent of Food Television with James Beard
Watch full interviews related to James Beard in our Digital Archive

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