At the height of Jeff Smith’s fame, seven million Americans tuned in to watch his cooking show, The Frugal Gourmet, and he’d sold about 12 million cookbooks. Then in 1997, he was sued by seven men who ...
Yahoo: New documentary series examines the double life of Tacoma’s ‘Frugal Gourmet’
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you remember “The Frugal Gourmet”? For millions of viewers in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the TV show once conjured images of cheerful ...
Moviefone: I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet - Season 1 (2026)
Jeff Smith's journey from Seattle student to beloved chaplain and gourmet entrepreneur leads to the birth of The Frugal Gourmet. As opportunities grow, personal and professional pressures challenge ...
I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet - Season 1 (2026)
SEATTLE -- Jeff Smith, whose Frugal Gourmet public television cooking show drew millions of viewers until a sex scandal forced him off the air, has died at age 65, his business agent said Friday. The ...
The Daily Gazette: Rick Kogan: ‘I Bid You Peace’ documentary explores the accusations that ended the Frugal Gourmet
CHICAGO — Jeff Smith was a frequent and influential TV star. Better known as the Frugal Gourmet, he pioneered the food-on-television stream that is now a raging video river. He was also a husband and ...
Rick Kogan: ‘I Bid You Peace’ documentary explores the accusations that ended the Frugal Gourmet
Jeff Smith, a white-bearded minister who became public television ‘ s popular ” Frugal Gourmet ” before a sex scandal ruined his career, has died, his business manager Jim Paddleford said. He was 65.