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Did you know James Beard was an Oregon native? He also hosted the first television cooking show. You can learn more about this eccentric Oregonian, who recognized the importance of locally sourced food long before it was trendy, in the film, “James Beard: America’s First Foodie.” It’s playing for one night, Feb. 5, at McMenamins Old St. Francis School. To really get into the mood you’ll want to nosh on James Beard-inspired hors d’oeuvres at the pre-screening reception at Central Oregon Community College’s Elevation Restaurant.

Director Elizabeth Federici will answer questions after the film with Culinary Institute Chef Instructor Thor Erickson.

James Beard: America’s First Foodie

Mon., Feb. 5

Pre-Screening Reception at COCC’s
Elevation Restaurant 4-5:30pm

Film at McMenamins Old St. Francis School Theater 6pm

Tickets at bendticket.com

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James Beard: America’s First Foodie

by Lisa Sipe, The Source - Bend, Oregon
January 24, 2018

<h1>James Beard: America’s First Foodie</h1> <p class="byline">by Lisa Sipe, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />January 24, 2018</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/little_bites1-1-c507f25698b0d59a.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/little_bites1-1-c507f25698b0d59a.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-32157" /></a></figure> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">D</span>id you know <a href="https://www.jamesbeard.org" target="_blank">James Beard</a> was an Oregon native? He also hosted the first television cooking show. You can learn more about this eccentric Oregonian, who recognized the importance of locally sourced food long before it was trendy, in the film, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/american-masters-chefs-flight/8505/" target="_blank">"James Beard: America's First Foodie."</a> It's playing for one night, Feb. 5, at McMenamins Old St. Francis School. To really get into the mood you'll want to nosh on James Beard-inspired hors d'oeuvres at the pre-screening reception at Central Oregon Community College's Elevation Restaurant. </p> <p> Director Elizabeth Federici will answer questions after the film with <a href="http://cascadeculinary.com" target="_blank">Culinary Institute</a> Chef Instructor Thor Erickson. </p> <p> James Beard: America's First Foodie </p> <p> Mon., Feb. 5 </p> <p> Pre-Screening Reception at COCC's<br /> Elevation Restaurant 4-5:30pm </p> <p> Film at McMenamins Old St. Francis School Theater 6pm </p> <p> Tickets at <a href="http://bendticket.com" target="_blank">bendticket.com</a> </p> <p> </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/james-beard-americas-first-foodie-5044710/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=32138&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/james-beard-americas-first-foodie-5044710/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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