The father of gastronomy

The Life of James Beard "I believe that if I ever had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around." This quote, by James Beard, is an example of his wit and personality. My interest in James Beard started in my very first culinary class, a mention of his name, and I was reminiscing of days spent working for Carmine Spiro . Prior to coming to school I was I floor manager …

…cook. Throughout his life he was leader in everything he did, and persevered thru discrimination based on his sexuality. All of Beards hard work, and creativity helped to shape the culinary world that we have today. Bibliography 1. Clark, Robert. James Beard A Biography. Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY:1993. 2. "About the James Beard Foundation, wwwepicurious.com/e_eating/e05_beard/foundation.html" 3. "The foundations history, www.jamesbeard.org." 4. "Who was James Beard, www.jamesbeards.org."