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James Beard Quotes: Be simple. Be honest. Don't overcook and don't undercook, but it's better to undercook than overcook.
         

Be simple. Be honest. Don't overcook and don't undercook, but it's better to undercook than overcook.


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



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Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.



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There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.



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The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it.



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Too few people understand a really good sandwich.





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