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Today’s American food movement can be traced back to one man: cookbook author, journalist, television celebrity and teacher James Beard.
James Beard was one of the pioneers of clean cooking. He believed in the potential of American cuisine and the power of local farmers markets before there was even a name for this movement.
Alice Waters recalls a party early in her friendship with James Beard. Waters was nervous bringing her young daughter over to Beard's home, but the two made a wonderful impression on one another.
James Beard's food show laid the groundwork for food television in the future.