James Beard: A Biography

Rating:
Summary: Thorough and thougtful
Review: If Robert Clark didn't live in James Beard's pocket for 80-odd years he has certainly figured out how to sound like he did. Mr. Clark manages to be both fair, critical and exhaustive, showing Beard with all his many warts, yet without diminishing the man's talents, charm and greatness of spirit. A well researched, well-written, fascinating and useful book and an essential book for anyone interested in food and food history.

Rating:
Summary: The most boring book
Review: Robert Clark has taken one of the most colorful culinary figures in history and turned him into the most boring 327 I've ever suffered through. His verbosity was annoying, and there were so many tangential wanderings that I could barely remember whom the book was about.

Rating:
Summary: Ok but not as good as
Review: This is an ok biography but not as good as Epicurian Delight or Beards own autobiography "Delights and Predudices". His homosexulity is some what white washed and the tone is a little bitter.

Rating:
Summary: The most boring book
Review: This is an ok biography but not as good as Epicurian Delight or Beards own autobiography "Delights and Predudices". His homosexulity is some what white washed and the tone is a little bitter.