http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001976403_smith10.html"Jeff Smith, the once-celebrated "Frugal Gourmet" TV chef who fell from grace, was a hard man to peg.
To some, the Seattle-based Smith, who died Wednesday, was a "genius" of food and the culture surrounding it. His high spirits, acts of generosity and stalwart friendship, they say, were the true measure of the man.
To others, he was a tyrant of the public-TV production set, a tireless self-promoter and a chef of mediocre culinary talent."
Here is my two cents worth...
Among the first people I met when I landed on the left coast was Jeff and his wife. They attended the church in the neighborhood I lived in. Very nice people. Sorry to learn this news.