Beard on Food: The Best Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom from the Dean of American Cooking

by James Beard

Overview

In Beard on Food, one of America's great culinary thinkers and teachers collects his best essays, ranging from the perfect hamburger to the pleasures of oxtails, from salad dressing to Sauce Diable. The result is not just a compendium of fabulous recipes and delicious bites of writing. It's a philosophy of food-unfussy, wide-ranging, erudite, and propelled by Beard's exuberance and sense of fun.
In a series of short, charming essays, with recipes printed in a contrasting color (as they were in the beloved original edition), Beard follows his many enthusiasms, demonstrating how to make everyday foods into delicious meals. Covering meats, vegetables, fish, herbs, and kitchen tools, Beard on Food is both an invaluable reference for cooks and a delightful read for armchair enthusiasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596914995
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.08(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

Often referred to as the dean of American cookery, James Beard authored dozens of books on cooking and food before his death in 1985. Today, his Greenwich Village town house is home to the James Beard Foundation, the country's preeminent performance space and center for the culinary arts.

Mark Bittman is a food columnist for the New York Times Magazine and an opinion columnist. He previously wrote the "Minimalist" column for the New York Times dining section for over 13 years. His recent books include Food Matters and The Food Matters Cookbook. He is also the author of the bestselling cookbook How to Cook Everything, among others.

Table of Contents

Introductory Note     vi
Foreword     viii
Introduction     x
My Ways With Meat     1
A Good Catch     35
Earthy Subjects     61
Whims of Taste     117
Inspirations and Improvisations     147
Sweets and Soothing Drinks     165
Bread, Cheese, and Wine     199
Handwork and Gadgetry     225
Holidays, Parties, and Picnics     239
Memorable Meals, Places, and People     267
Gastronomic Musings     301
Beard on Food Today: An Update     313
A Subject Guide to the Recipes     317
Index     320

Editorial Reviews

In matters of the palate James Beard is absolutely to be trusted…He is always on target.” —Chicago Tribune

“James Beard has done more than anybody else to popularize good food in America.” —New York Times

“Beard was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.” —Craig Claiborne

“Too much of James Beard can never be enough for me.” —Gael Greene

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