The world loses a non-snob

[cjsmith]

Oh crud. I finally hear of a cooking authority who stresses adaptability and improvisation, and who works with the idea that time, money, and energy all have limits... in other words, it sounds to me like he's the exact opposite of a snob... and the reason I'm hearing about him is because he has passed away. Dangit!!

[nb: I know squat about this person other than what a few other people wrote about him here on LJ today.]