Authors: Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.; Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.; Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.; Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.; Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.
Year: 1920
Subjects: Lucas, Dione,; Beard, James,; Beck, Simone,; Bertholle, Louisette.; Brandel, Catherine.; Child, Julia; Cutler, Carol.; DeVoto, Avis; Donsky, Joanne.; Ferrone, John.; Fisher, M. F. K.; James, Michael,; Jones, Judith.; Kamman, Madeleine.; Kump, Peter.; Molard, Jane.; Olney, Richard.; Patterson, Suzanne.; Philomène.; Southwick, Elsie.; David, Elizabeth,; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; Cercle des Gourmettes.; Ecole des Trois Gourmandes.; Authors; Cooking, French; Cooking France.; Cooking Study and teaching; Cooking schools; Cooks France.; Food writers France.; Women cooks France.
Abstract: These papers primarily document Beck's culinary career. Much of the material is in French. Manuscript and typescript recipes, as well as recipes clipped from periodicals, comprise the bulk of the collection; many of them are annotated by Beck for one or more purposes: publications, cooking classes, and demonstrations. Also included are correspondence, most with colleagues regarding culinary topics; lesson plans, menus, and correspondence with students of the Ecole des Trois Gourmandes and "Simca's Cuisine" school; lesson plans and membership lists from the Cercle des Gourmettes; scrapbooks; photographs; and clippings about Beck and Julia Child, including reviews of their books. The collection contains material for all of Beck's writings, notably research for and drafts of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and taped interviews with Beck for Food and Friends, mostly in French.