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From video: James Beard: America's First Foodie | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS
Published: March 30, 2026

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Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters | #AmericanMastersPBS #food Today’s American food movement can be traced back to one man: cookbook author, journalist, television celebrity and teacher James Beard. This documentary originally aired on April 28th, 2017. Watch on your local PBS station, the PBS app, online, and here on YouTube. Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support your local PBS stations: https://pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the American Masters channel for more clips: http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5 Enjoy full episodes of your favorite American Masters films: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support your local PBS station: http://www.pbs.com/donate FOLLOW AMERICAN MASTERS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanmasters X: https://twitter.com/PBSAmerMasters Instagram: https://instagram.com/pbsamericanmasters TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsamericanmasters Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/newsletter/ FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbs/ X: https://twitter.com/PBS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs ___________________________________ Now in its 39th season on PBS, American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Setting the standard for documentary film profiles, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim: 28 Emmy Awards—including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special—two News & Documentary Emmys, 14 Peabodys, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards, an Oscar, and many other honors. To further explore the lives and works of more than 250 masters past and present, the American Masters website offers full episodes, film outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the podcast “American Masters: Creative Spark,” educational resources, digital original series and more. The series is a production of The WNET Group.