Bios for Bruce K Beck
2-line bio
Bruce K Beck is the author of the Love Trilogy, plus THIS IS GOD’S COUNTRY and INK OBSESSED, all available widely in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. Watch for OPERA OBSESSED, coming soon.
Short Bio
Bruce K Beck is the author of YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, the first volume in his Love Trilogy, published December 1, 2017. Volume II, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, was released on May 1, 2018; and Volume III, AND LOVE ENDURES, was published on December 1, 2018. Volume I of the Tolerance Trilogy, THIS IS GOD’S COUNTRY, debuted in 2019, along with INK OBSESSED, Volume I of the Obsession Trilogy. All volumes are widely available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. Watch for Volume II of the Obsession Trilogy—OPERA OBSESSED—coming soon.
Medium Bio
YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, Volume I of his Love Trilogy, is Bruce K Beck’s debut novel, from Audacity Books, New York, 2017. Volume II, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, and Volume III, AND LOVE ENDURES were published in 2018. Beck’s next novels are Volume I of the Tolerance Trilogy, THIS IS GOD’S COUNTRY, and INK OBSESSED, Volume I of the Obsession Trilogy. Both were published in 2019. All volumes are widely available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. Watch for Volume II of the Obsession Trilogy—OPERA OBSESSED—coming soon.
Bruce K Beck is both a writer and an accomplished chef. Before turning to fiction he authored PRODUCE: A FRUIT AND VEGETABLE LOVERS’ GUIDE, which was called “gorgeous” by The New York Times, “a dazzler” by Bon Appetit, and “the most spectacular food book of the year” by The Boston Globe. His next book was THE OFFICIAL FULTON FISH MARKET COOKBOOK, which was called “invaluable” by Jacques Pépin, and “a treasure” by Irene Sax of Newsday. And Rex Reed said, “. . .you’ll love this book. It’s like a movie!”
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Long Bio
Bruce K Beck grew up in Burlington, North Carolina, where he learned to love Southern cooking and yearn for the day when he could live in New York City. Just sending off for some product premium, placing the carefully saved cereal box tops into the envelope and addressing it to a P.O. Box in New York, New York, made him tremble with excitement. Nevertheless, he studied theater at Wake Forest University (in Winston Salem, NC) and at Northwestern University (in Evanston, IL). But he made the coveted move to New York in 1975.
Once there, he soon stopped going to auditions and started baking cookies. Since 1979 he has owned and operated his own small catering business, written two cookbooks, and taught thousands of cooking classes at The New School in Manhattan (for twenty-seven years) and other area schools. In addition to many other interests he specialized in chocolate since the mid-1980s, creating in 2006 a line of chocolate truffles and nut barks called Bruce’s Best. As a consultant, he developed a variety of products through the years, including bakery products for a New York catering company that earned raves from The New York Times, including “first rate,” and “fabulous.” Recently he owned and operated two Mexican restaurants, the casual Taco Sueño followed by Yucatán. Having survived these experiences, he is now following a more contemplative path, including blogging, writing, and publishing.
Beck is currently writing novels, including his Love Trilogy—YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, and AND LOVE ENDURES— The next offerings from Audacity Books, from 2019, include Volume I of the Tolerance Trilogy, THIS IS GOD’S COUNTRY, and INK OBSESSED, Volume I of the Obsession Trilogy. All volumes are widely available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. Watch for Volume II of the Obsession Trilogy—OPERA OBSESSED—slated for a December 2019 release.
Before turning to fiction Bruce wrote PRODUCE: A Fruit and Vegetable Lovers’ Guide (Friendly Press, 1984), which was called “gorgeous” by The New York Times, “a dazzler” by Bon Appetit, and “the most spectacular food book of the year” by The Boston Globe. Next came THE OFFICIAL FULTON FISH MARKET COOKBOOK, (E.P. Dutton, 1989), which was called “invaluable” by Jacques Pépin, “an absolute must” by A. J. McClane, and “a treasure” by Irene Sax of Newsday. He also wrote for two Eating Well cookbooks, and for Food & Wine, Eating Well, Cooking Light, Cosmopolitan, EveryDay with Rachael Ray, and Seafood Business.
Bruce K Beck’s media appearances include the fourteen cooking segments for The Weight Watchers Magazine Show with Lynn Redgrave for Lifetime, and Regis Philbin’s Morning Show. He was a regular on In Food Today with Donna Hanover and David Rosengarten in the early days of Television Food Network. And he guested with some of New York’s legendary radio hosts, including Joan Hamburg, June LaBelle, and Patricia McCann.
Bruce is also a photographer and webmaster, showcasing his work at prideview.com and brucebeck.com. In his spare time, he collects culinaria, photographs, American Indian jewelry and textiles, and African art.
Speaker Introduction:
“I’m pleased to introduce a man who has worn more hats than Queen Elizabeth, Cher, and Carmen Miranda combined. Having recently given up the chef’s toque for the writer’s fedora, he has been a gardener, a produce clerk, a stevedore, an encyclopedia salesman, an actor, a model, a lighting designer, a waiter, a bartender, a roadie, a tailor, a cheese salesman, a caterer, a food stylist, a chocolatier, a webmaster, a TV personality, a photographer, a journalist, a restaurateur, and a teacher, not to mention a butcher, a baker, and a candle maker (but no candlesticks, yet). We’re all delighted with his latest turn as a novelist. Please help me welcome Bruce K Beck.”
5 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Me:
1: I’m a serial monogamist, currently enjoying a twenty-five-year relationship.(though we’ve only been married for twelve).
2: I once played Hamlet (in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD by Tom Stoppard).
3: I once spent a night in jail for soliciting without a license. Further information upon request.
4: I am known in my foodie circles for hating dill. But it’s not true – I just don’t like to encounter it where it doesn’t belong.
5. I once sang for Bernadette Peters. And she thanked me.