Full Bio: Birth of the James Beard Cooking School - a podcast by WNYC

John Birdsall, author of The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard, joins us for the June installment of Full Bio about the life of chef, author, teacher, and television personality James Beard.

In Part 4, we learn about the birth of the James Beard Cooking School, how Beard railed against "gourmet" and advocated for the democratization of American cuisine.

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