The Armchair James Beard

by John Ferrone and James Beard

Book Overview

Selected writings on food and drink by America's best-loved culinary master, with 130 recipes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558217371
• ISBN13: 9781558217379
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A cookbook you can read with fascination!

This is a fascinating read about the Great Culinary Artist, James Beard, whose popularity peaked in the 1940s and '50s. It's a biography, articles by Beard himself, and an excellent 'scratch cooking' gourmet cookbook. Beard was an old school chef and the antithesis of Poppy Cannon ('The Can-Opener Cookbook'), and he's almost solely responsible for popularizing scratch and gourmet cooking with home cooks. He was also an excellent outdoor chef, stemming from his childhood upraising on the northwest coast of the United States in the early 20th Century, all of which is detailed in the book. Beard's techniques are copiously noted herein and the volume is quite readable. Any professional chef or home cook can learn a great deal from this fine book. I highly recommend it for casual readers as well. [...]

A taste of the past.

After reading this charming collection of James Beards experiences with food and important people in his life - I now know why James Beard is so revered and honored for his amazing talents. His inspiration continues to flow through his books and this is a must read for the cookbook collector or anyone who wants a taste of the past. ~The Rebecca Review