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James Barber (March 23, 1923 – November 29, 2007) was a Canadian cookbook author and host of The Urban Peasant , a CBC cooking show. Biography Barber was born in Dover , England...

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James Barber (March 23, 1923 – November 29, 2007) was a Canadian cookbook author and host of The Urban Peasant, a CBC cooking show.

Biography

Barber was born in Dover, England, in 1923. After serving in the Royal Air Force in World War II, he immigrated to Canada in 1952, working as an engineering consultant before becoming a theatre critic in Vancouver. His first book was Ginger Tea Makes Friends (1971), which combined cartoon drawings with recipes. Flash in the Pan (1981) was the first of his nineteen full fledged cookbooks, upon which his television show was based.[1][2]

From 1992 to 2000, Barber hosted The Urban Peasant,[3][4] a cooking show that aired on CBC and was syndicated in more than 120 countries.[5] Barber was known as an "effusive" host who injected "saucy banter" into his program, which featured simple dishes prepared unpretentiously. Following his retirement, Barber lived on a farm in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island, and married his longtime companion Christina Burridge after a twenty year courtship.[1] The couple had met when Burridge appraised Barber's collection of some 1,300 cookbooks.[2]

Barber died of natural causes at his farm in Duncan, British Columbia, on November 29, 2007, age 84.[1] At the time of his death, he was reading a cookbook with a pot of chicken soup simmering on the stove.[5]

Bibliography

  • Ginger Tea Makes Friends (Illustrated) (1971 McClelland and Stewart ISBN 0-7710-1007-9)
  • Fear of Frying (1978 Douglas & McIntyre ISBN 0-88894-281-8)
  • Ginger Tea Makes Friends (1982 Madrona Publishing ISBN 0-88894-148-X)
  • Flash in the Pan (1982 Douglas & McIntyre Ltd ISBN 0-88894-331-8)
  • James Barber Mushrooms Are Marvellous (1984 Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.; First edition ISBN 0-88894-444-6)
  • James Barber's Personal Guide to the Best Eating in Vancouver (1985 North Country Book Express ISBN 0-932722-10-5)
  • James Barber's Immodest but Honest Good Eating Cookbook (1986 Solstice Press ISBN 0-932722-12-1)
  • Urban Peasant (1991 Raincoast Book Dist Ltd ISBN 0-9694144-0-4)
  • Libro de cocina rápida y sencilla del campesino urbano (1993 Urban Peasant Productions ISBN) 0-9697123-0-8)
  • El campesino urbano: Recetas de la popular serie de cocina televisiva (1994 Hasting House Publishing ISBN) 0-8038-9370-1)
  • La elección del campesino (1994 Urban Peasant Productions ISBN) 0-9698398-2-0)
  • La elección del campesino: Más de lo mejor de las recetas campesinas urbanas de la popular serie de cocina televisiva (1995 Hasting House Publishing ISBN) 0-8038-9370-1)
  • Alfabeto del Campesino: Más de lo mejor de Urban Peasant (1997 Urban Peasant Productions ISBN) 0-9698398-4-7)
  • Cocinar para dos: El campesino urbano (1999, Macmillan Press, ISBN) 0-7715-7634-X)
  • El té de jengibre hace amigos (2000 Raincoast Book Dist Ltd ISBN) 1-55192-284-3) [ 6 ]
  • Un éxito fugaz (2000 Raincoast Book Dist Ltd ISBN) 1-55192-312-2) [ 6 ]
  • Miedo a freír (2000 Raincoast Book Dist Ltd ISBN) 1-55192-310-6) [ 6 ]
  • Ensalada del chef: verduras, hortalizas, pasta, legumbres, mariscos, patatas (2003 ISBN) 1-55285-419-1James Barber (prólogo)
  • Maravillas de una sola olla: Recetas de James Barber para la tierra y el mar (2006 Harbor ISBN) 1-55017-378-2)

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 Hawthorn, Tom (3 de diciembre de 2007). "James Barber, 84" . The Globe and Mail . Recuperado el 8 de febrero de 2025 .
  2. 1 2 Lancaster, Deanna (29 de agosto de 2012). "El legado de Barber perdura" . North Shore News . Consultado el 13 de agosto de 2024 .
  3. ↑ Leeming, Virginia (14 de mayo de 1992). "Algunos consejos sencillos para salir con estilo". The Vancouver Sun. pág. C3. El director de la CBC, Lawrence McDonald... en el set del próximo programa The Urban Peasant ... 
  4. ↑ Zimmerman, Kate (14 de mayo de 2004). "James Barber encuentra un nuevo ritmo". The National Post . pág. SP6. La publicación de The Urban Peasant cesó en 2000... 
  5. 1 2 "Fallece el chef de televisión James Barber, famoso por su participación en The Urban Peasant" . CBC News . 2 de diciembre de 2007. Consultado el 9 de febrero de 2025 .
  6. 1 2 3 "El té de jengibre crea amistades, es un éxito efímero y genera miedo a freír" . VancouverWomen.com. Archivado del original el 15 de julio de 2001. Consultado el 31 de octubre de 2006 .