James Beard
James Beard
James Andrew Beardwas an American cookbook author, teacher, syndicated columnist and television personality. Beard was a champion of American cuisine who taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. His legacy lives on in twenty books, other writings and his foundation's annual James Beard awards in a number of culinary genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth5 May 1903
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
If I had to narrow my choice of meats down to one for the rest of my life, I am quite certain that meat would be pork.
The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.
Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.
I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.
When you cook, you never stop learning. That's the fascination of it all.
There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.
The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it.
Good bread and good butter go together. They are one of the perfect marriages in gastronomy, and they never fail to cheer me.
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.
If you have never tasted a braised vegetable, you'll find it is a revelation.
I’m going to break one of the rules of the trade here. I’m going to tell you some of the secrets of improvisation. Just remember—it’s always a good idea to follow the directions exactly the first time you try a recipe. But from then on, you’re on your own.
Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brain about texture and temperature.
It's foolish to go through life bemoaning the fact that you can't have this or that. Twaddle! You can omit certain foods and still enjoy eating.
It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.