In a house without a genuine kitchen, one of the delights of growing up is lost. — James Beard Copy Share Image
I’ve long said that if I were about to be executed and were given a choice of my last meal, it would be bacon… — James Beard Copy Share Image
I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find. — James Beard Copy Share Image
Good bread and good butter go together. They are one of the perfect marriages in gastronomy, and they never fail to cheer me. — James Beard Copy Share Image
Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smell of bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps the smell of coffee brewing. — James Beard Copy Share Image
Grilling, broiling, barbecuing - whatever you want to call it - is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing… — James Beard Copy Share Image
There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift… — James Beard Copy Share Image
What comforted me? That is easy. It was a strong cold chicken jelly so very, very thick. My mother's Chinese cook would fix it.… — James Beard Copy Share Image
I have had, in my time, memorable meals of scrambled eggs with fresh truffles, scrambled eggs with caviar and other glamorous things, but to… — James Beard Copy Share Image
In a house without a genuine kitchen, one of the delights of growing up is lost. — James Beard Copy Share Image
I am so happy to see more and more people in this country are becoming addicted to cheese. — James Beard Copy Share Image
