The Essential James Beard Cookbook Sweepstakes

The best recipes from one of America's most influential food personalities in a big, delicious cookbook that delights in every category.

Known as the Dean of American Cooking, James Beard set a standard of culinary excellence that’s still a benchmark today. He was an early television presence who helped shape what America ate in restaurants and cooked at home, and was both an innovative recipe writer and a scholar of American foodways, preserving classic dishes from the past for his readers to cook in the present. Compiled from twelve of his classic books and freshened for a modern audience, The Essential James Beard will stand with definitive and lively cookbooks such as The New York Times Cookbook and The Joy of Cooking. It covers the best and most necessary recipes in every category:

How to Enter: From November 10th to December 1st you may use any of the following channels to enter our sweepstakes. You may enter more than once, but you will only receive one cookbook per household. Please visit our official rules page for more information.

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