<p>The James Beard award-winning biographer of James Beard, John Birdsall, swings by the office today for a lunch therapy session. We talk all about who&#39;d be the best actor to play James Beard, how the pandemic interrupted his book tour plans, raw onions, working at Deborah Madison&#39;s Greens in a Zen Center in SF, and how his gentle temperament worked in a restaurant kitchen. We also cover being out as a chef in SF in the 90s, how the AIDS crisis played out in restaurants, Jeremiah Tower&#39;s lawsuit, and much more. </p>

Lunch Therapy

Adam Roberts

John Birdsall's "Pretty Boring" Cheese Sandwich

NOV 6, 202357 MIN
Lunch Therapy

John Birdsall's "Pretty Boring" Cheese Sandwich

NOV 6, 202357 MIN

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<p>The James Beard award-winning biographer of James Beard, John Birdsall, swings by the office today for a lunch therapy session. We talk all about who&#39;d be the best actor to play James Beard, how the pandemic interrupted his book tour plans, raw onions, working at Deborah Madison&#39;s Greens in a Zen Center in SF, and how his gentle temperament worked in a restaurant kitchen. We also cover being out as a chef in SF in the 90s, how the AIDS crisis played out in restaurants, Jeremiah Tower&#39;s lawsuit, and much more. </p>