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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.
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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.
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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.
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James Beard's food show laid the groundwork for food television in the future.