I don't like gourmet cooking or "this" cooking or "that" cooking. I like good cooking.

According to Beard he was raised by Thema and Let who instilled a passion for Chinese culture. Barrows & Co. It culminates in a reception featuring a tasting of the signature diJames Beards of more than 30 of the James Beard Foundation's very best chefs.

His legacy lives on in twenty books numerous writings his own foundation and his foundation's annual Beard awards in various culinary genres. James Andrew Beard (May 5 1903 – January 21 1985) was an American chef and food writer.