James Beard
James Beard was a prolific cookbook author and cooking teacher. Known as the Dean of American Cookery, he championed our national cuisine, establishing American cooking as a force equal to the great cuisines of Europe and the rest of the world. He was a regular contributor to Gourmet and House & Garden, among other publications, and he hosted the first cooking show on NBC, essentially becoming America's original celebrity chef. The James Beard Foundation preserves his home in New York City and hosts an annual awards ceremony celebrating the culinary arts. In 2017, we named him one of the 100 Greatest Home Cooks of All Time. Read our full profile of Beard here.
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Superb English Plum Pudding
Legendary chef James Beard created this version of the British classic for Gourmet’s 1963 holiday issue. Six decades later, it’s still inspiring fans.
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Iced Irish Coffee
A classic Irish coffee revives in the winter, but in summer, we prefer this chillier version.
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Frozen Daiquiri
Ditch the shaker and break out the blender. We’re cooling off with lightning-fast frozen daiquiris.
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Salty Dog
With its signature salted rim, this vodka and grapefruit cocktail is one easy summer drink.
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Easy Zucchini Bread
This classic recipe for zucchini bread comes from the father of American gastronomy, James Beard, and his iconic book Beard on Bread.
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1-2-3-4 cake
This layer cake was a standard in our house. This recipe is a very old one that people could keep in their heads because of the utter simplicity of the formula that gave the cake its name—1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, and 4 eggs. The juice mixture will give the cake a lovely, fresh, fruity flavor and it is not rich like an icing.
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