I have had, in my time, memorable meals of scrambled eggs with fresh truffles, scrambled eggs with caviar and other glamorous things, but to me, there are few things as magnificent as scrambled eggs, pure and simple, perfectly cooked and… — 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
