1.0American Mastershttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmastersKait Hoehnehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/author/hoehnek/James Beard as a Gastronomic Gigolo | American Masters | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pFI4GNdswL"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-beard-gastronomic-gigolo/8797/">James Beard as a Gastronomic Gigolo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-beard-gastronomic-gigolo/8797/embed/#?secret=pFI4GNdswL" width="600" height="338" title="“James Beard as a Gastronomic Gigolo” — American Masters" data-secret="pFI4GNdswL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/files/2017/06/BeardExcerpt5_COVE.jpg19201079Initially interested in acting, James Beard began cooking and entertaining when his savings ran low. Soon, he found himself invited to events and parties across the city. After he began his first catering company, he found that his cooking was beginning to open doors for him.