The 4th Annual Great American Pie-Off!
What happens when you put 20 pies, a crowd of hungry people, a few celebrity judges and some really cool auction items in a bar? You...
Read MoreFood for Thought #238
There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift...
Read MoreFood for Thought #187
Toward the end of February 1954, James Beard was at work in his Greenwich Village kitchen doing what he most loved to do: cooking delicious...
Read MoreFood for Thought #98
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. ~ James...
Read MoreFood for Thought #86
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...
Read MoreFood for Thought #76
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...
Read MoreFood for Thought #46
Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts. ~ James...
Read More




