James Beard: America's First Foodie (2017)

Food in the 21st century has become much more than “meat and potatoes” and canned soup casseroles.” Chefs have gained celebrity status; recipes and exotic ingredients, once impossible to find, are now just a mouse click away; and the country's major cities are better known for their gastronomy than their art galleries. This food movement can be traced back to one man: James Beard. His name graces the highest culinary honor in the American food world today—the James Beard Foundation Awards. And while chefs all around the country aspire to win a James Beard Award, often referred to as the “culinary Oscars,” many of those same chefs know very little about the man behind the medal. Respected restaurateur Drew Nieporent summed it up when he said, “Everybody knows the name James Beard. They may not know who he is, but they know the name.”

Videos

James Beard: America's First Foodie

Casting arrow_drop_down

James Beard
James Beard
as Himself (archive footage)
Ted Allen
Ted Allen
as Himself
Judith Jones
Judith Jones
as Herself
Greg Higgins
Greg Higgins
as Himself
Clark Wolf
Clark Wolf
as Himself
Jacques Pépin
Jacques Pépin
as Himself
Alice Waters
Alice Waters
as Herself
Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey
as Herself
arrow_drop_down

Crew arrow_drop_down

Beth Federici
Beth Federici
Director
Beth Federici
Beth Federici
Producer
Kathleen Squires
Kathleen Squires
Co-Producer
Greg Snider
Greg Snider
Editor
arrow_drop_down

Similar Films