The Man Who Ate Too Much The Life of James Beard

After the Second World War, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties were synonymous with the nation's food for decades, even after his death in 1985. In the first biography of Beard in twenty-five years, acclaimed writer John Birdsall argues that Beard's struggles as a closeted gay man directly influenced his creation of an American cuisine. Starting in the 1920s, Beard escaped loneliness and banishment by travelling abroad to places where people ate for pleasure, not utility, and found acceptance at home by crafting an American ethos of food likewise built on passion and delight. Informed by never-before-tapped correspondence and lush with details of a golden age of home cooking, The Man Who Ate Too Much is a commanding portrait of a towering figure who still represents the best in food.

ISBN:	9781324020240
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Imprint:	W.W. Norton and Company
Published date:	01 Feb 2022
DEWEY:	641.5092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	480
Weight:	372g
Height:	210mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	35mm

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