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'''Peter Kump''' (1937 – June 7, 1995) was |
'''Peter Clark Kump''' (October 22, 1937 – June 7, 1995) was an American figure in the culinary arts.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hCegCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA327 Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover's Companion to New York City]</ref><ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLNR-KFT California Birth Index]</ref> The founder of Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, he also co-founded the [[James Beard Foundation]] with [[Julia Child]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/about/history|title=James Beard Foundation|website=James Beard Foundation|language=en|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Peter Kump, Expert Chef and Cooking Teacher, Dies at 57|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/09/obituaries/peter-kump-expert-chef-and-cooking-teacher-dies-at-57.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 1995-06-09|accessdate = 2015-12-09|issn = 0362-4331|first = Bryan|last = Miller}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Kump was born in [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], [[California]] in 1937. In 1953, his family relocated to [[Switzerland]]. He received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from [[Stanford University]] and a master's degree in fine arts from [[Carnegie Mellon University]].<ref name=":0"/> |
Kump was born in [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], [[California]], in 1937. In 1953, his family relocated to [[Switzerland]]. He received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from [[Stanford University]] and a master's degree in fine arts from [[Carnegie Mellon University]].<ref name=":0"/> |
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Initially, his career was based in |
Initially, his career was based in theater. He began a theater company after graduating from Stanford called Comedia Repertory Company on the San Francisco Peninsula. After 5 years he left to attend Carnegie Mellon University where, after taking the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Class, was asked by Ms Wood to be on her teaching staff teaching speed reading in [[Pittsburgh]] and to members of President [[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon's]] staff in the mid-1960s. He moved to [[New York City]] in 1967, becoming the national director of education for Evelyn Wood.<ref name=":0" /> |
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His involvement in the culinary world began with cooking classes at James Beard's culinary school, taking classes from Beard, [[Diana Kennedy]], [[Simone Beck]], and [[Marcella Hazan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = THE LEGACY OF PETER KUMP|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1995/06/14/the-legacy-of-peter-kump/844a4c0c-f29b-499b-a303-e72147de4709/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1995-06-14|accessdate = 2015-12-09|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Carole|last = Sugarman}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title = Savoring Gotham: A Food Lovers Companion to New York City|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hCegCgAAQBAJ|publisher = Oxford University Press|date = 2015-11-11|isbn = 9780190263638}}</ref> The classes prompted him to open his own cooking school, Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, in 1974.<ref name=":0"/> In 1979, the school was relocated from his apartment to 307 |
His involvement in the culinary world began with cooking classes at James Beard's culinary school, taking classes from Beard, [[Diana Kennedy]], [[Simone Beck]], and [[Marcella Hazan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = THE LEGACY OF PETER KUMP|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1995/06/14/the-legacy-of-peter-kump/844a4c0c-f29b-499b-a303-e72147de4709/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 1995-06-14|accessdate = 2015-12-09|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Carole|last = Sugarman}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title = Savoring Gotham: A Food Lovers Companion to New York City|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hCegCgAAQBAJ|publisher = Oxford University Press|date = 2015-11-11|isbn = 9780190263638}}</ref> The classes prompted him to open his own cooking school, Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, in 1974.<ref name=":0" /> In 1979, the school was relocated from his apartment to 307 East 92nd Street.<ref name=":2" /> A few days before his death, Kump sold the school to Rick Smilow who then moved it to 23rd Street, opening a few months later. In 2001, Smilow renamed the school [[Institute of Culinary Education|The Institute of Culinary Education]] (ICE).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = ICE History & Tradition {{!}} Institute of Culinary Education|url = http://www.ice.edu/about-us/history--tradition|website = www.ice.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-09}}</ref> |
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In the mid-1980s, Kump was president of the [[International Association of Culinary Professionals]] and the New York Association of Cooking Teachers<nowiki/>.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2" /> |
In the mid-1980s, Kump was president of the [[International Association of Culinary Professionals]] and the New York Association of Cooking Teachers<nowiki/>.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2" /> |
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In 1985, he co-founded the |
In 1985, he co-founded the [[James Beard Foundation]] with [[Julia Child]]. After Beard's death, Kump and Child arranged the purchase of Beard’s [[Greenwich Village]] brownstone, converting it to the headquarters of the culinary arts organization. In 1991, he worked with the Foundation to establish the [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Awards]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Foundation History {{!}} James Beard Foundation|url = http://www.jamesbeard.org/about/history|website = www.jamesbeard.org|accessdate = 2015-12-09}}</ref> He was the president of the foundation until his death in 1995.<ref name=":2" /> |
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He died June 8, 1995 at his |
He died June 8, 1995, at his home in [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]], [[Long Island]] of [[liver cancer]].<ref name=":0"/> |
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 17 March 2024
Peter Clark Kump (October 22, 1937 – June 7, 1995) was an American figure in the culinary arts.[1][2] The founder of Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, he also co-founded the James Beard Foundation with Julia Child.[3][4]
Biography[edit]
Kump was born in Fresno, California, in 1937. In 1953, his family relocated to Switzerland. He received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Stanford University and a master's degree in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University.[4]
Initially, his career was based in theater. He began a theater company after graduating from Stanford called Comedia Repertory Company on the San Francisco Peninsula. After 5 years he left to attend Carnegie Mellon University where, after taking the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Class, was asked by Ms Wood to be on her teaching staff teaching speed reading in Pittsburgh and to members of President Richard M. Nixon's staff in the mid-1960s. He moved to New York City in 1967, becoming the national director of education for Evelyn Wood.[4]
His involvement in the culinary world began with cooking classes at James Beard's culinary school, taking classes from Beard, Diana Kennedy, Simone Beck, and Marcella Hazan.[5][6] The classes prompted him to open his own cooking school, Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, in 1974.[4] In 1979, the school was relocated from his apartment to 307 East 92nd Street.[6] A few days before his death, Kump sold the school to Rick Smilow who then moved it to 23rd Street, opening a few months later. In 2001, Smilow renamed the school The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE).[6][7]
In the mid-1980s, Kump was president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the New York Association of Cooking Teachers.[4][6]
In 1985, he co-founded the James Beard Foundation with Julia Child. After Beard's death, Kump and Child arranged the purchase of Beard’s Greenwich Village brownstone, converting it to the headquarters of the culinary arts organization. In 1991, he worked with the Foundation to establish the James Beard Awards.[4][7][8] He was the president of the foundation until his death in 1995.[6]
He died June 8, 1995, at his home in East Hampton, Long Island of liver cancer.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover's Companion to New York City
- ^ California Birth Index
- ^ "James Beard Foundation". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g Miller, Bryan (1995-06-09). "Peter Kump, Expert Chef and Cooking Teacher, Dies at 57". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ Sugarman, Carole (1995-06-14). "THE LEGACY OF PETER KUMP". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e Savoring Gotham: A Food Lovers Companion to New York City. Oxford University Press. 2015-11-11. ISBN 9780190263638.
- ^ a b "ICE History & Tradition | Institute of Culinary Education". www.ice.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Foundation History | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
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