Jeff Smith 'Frugal Gourmet' dead at 65.

[zoiks]

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[SunnyD]

Wow, I used to watch that with my mom.

 

[T2T III]

He used to have a great show. Unfortunately, I lost all interested in Jeff Smith when the allegations of his "priestly" mis-steps towards little boys broke out.

 

[Fritzo]

What was sad was those allegations appearently had no merit and he had to pay them off to shut up. He always told about the history of the dishes he was making, which was the best part. It was really fascinating to hear how things we eat today came into play.

 

[hevnsnt]

thats hot

 

[EvilYoda]

🙁 I watched that show a lot as a kid...he had a cool accent too 🙁

 

[AnyMal]

I watched his show religiosuly on PBS. No FoodTV show comes close.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
What was sad was those allegations appearently had no merit and he had to pay them off to shut up.

I'm not sure about that - there were eight alleged victims, each of whom told a similar story in separate interviews, about being groomed and given wine, then kissed, touched, and eventually raped. Here's an article about it. Obviously I wasn't there, and frankly I'm torn - if he was guilty he got off too easy, and if he was innocent it was tragic that he basically surrendered his career due to false allegations. Who knows . . .

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
He used to have a great show. Unfortunately, I lost all interested in Jeff Smith when the allegations of his "priestly" mis-steps towards little boys broke out.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

used top love that guy....until t he allegations and he disappeared.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
What was sad was those allegations appearently had no merit and he had to pay them off to shut up. He always told about the history of the dishes he was making, which was the best part. It was really fascinating to hear how things we eat today came into play.

I know! I loved that guy, and the frugal gourmet was one o fmy favorite shows.

 

[SaltBoy]

Geez, he was only 65? I thought he was in his 80's during the show.

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
What was sad was those allegations appearently had no merit and he had to pay them off to shut up. He always told about the history of the dishes he was making, which was the best part. It was really fascinating to hear how things we eat today came into play.

HAHAH yeah pay 'em off like MJ did. Riiiiiight he was innocent. Glad he's dead one less PEDO in the world.