It is high time
great chefs were honored on postage stamps. On September 26th, they will be in
the form of 49¢ “Forever” stamps that will be
issued in sheets of 20. Five chefs will
be honored in this set, as follows (from the USPS website):
“Teacher and
author James Beard (1903-1985) avidly fostered a more vibrant
food culture in the United States. He was a passionate advocate of local
ingredients and markets, and his popular books covered everything from seafood
to bread.
“Through cookbooks, a
trailblazing television show, and her landmark restaurants in the Boston
area, Joyce Chen (1917-1994) became one of America’s greatest
popularizers of Chinese food. She is also credited with introducing the
flat-bottom wok to American kitchens.
“Julia Child (1912-2004)
demystified French cuisine in the United States. Her extremely popular television
shows and cookbooks made her synonymous with American cooking for more than 40
years, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
“By bringing such
quintessential dishes as shrimp and grits and roast chicken to the plates of
trendy restaurants, Edna Lewis (1916-2006) showed her fellow
Americans the vitality of Southern cooking.
“Widely credited with
introducing the Spanish small-plate tapas concept to American restaurants,
Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (1946-1991) drew upon the eclectic kitchens of
his youth in Peru to raise the profile of South American cuisine in the United
States.”
Only the image of
the stamp featuring James Beard has been released thus far (Oh, the intrigue!). In the weeks prior to the release, additional
designs will be released.
Personally, I cannot
wait for this fun set of stamps (that will pair nicely with the recently released set of Farmer's Market stamps - see below). What great bookplates these would make for our favorite
cookbooks. Think of the culinary mail art. The mind reels, the stomach growls!
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3 comments:
This is a neat series and how fun for those with culinary interests!
Tapas... Oh how I love them!
xo
Sheila :-)
I can't wait for these stamps to become available! It is time to honor great chefs.
I agree! I think this is awesome! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
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