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Also by James Beard:

The Fireside Cook Book: A Complete Guide To Fine Cooking For Beginner And Expert, November 2008
Hardcover
The James Beard Cookbook, February 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Beard On Bread, February 1995
Paperback (reprint)
James Beard's American Cookery, October 1980
Paperback

THE JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK
By: James Beard

Marlowe & Company
February 2002
On Sale: February 19, 2002
480 pages
ISBN: 1569245347
EAN: 9781569245347
Paperback (reprint)
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Cookbooks

Beard intended The James Beard Cookbook to have mass-market appeal to “those who are just beginning to cook and say they don’t even know how to boil water, and second, those who have been trying to cook for a while and wonder why their meals don’t taste like mother’s cooking or the food in good restaurants.” It was the first trade paperback cookbook (meaning it began life as a paperback) ever published in the United States. Craig Claiborne’s New York Times review of the book described its author as a “kitchen wizard.” Given the good press, helpful content, and the price tag—75 cents—it’s no surprise it became a classic. Today, you’ll need to shell out a bit more, but no one seems to mind. The cookbook, according to Beard’s longtime friend and editor, John Ferrone, has been Beard’s best seller.

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