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I was really a great fan of James.. I lived in Duncan BC and moved to Hillsborough, NB watching James on the Urban Peasant.. I really was fond of his cooking and how he really put a splash into it.. He was funny and just made cooking fun..
I went to NBCC college thinking of being a nursing assistant.. And somehow the tour of the kitchen had mada calling for me.. Maybe James was a big influence to me.. I love cooking with a passion and one day hope to run a full time catering business.. Right now I do this on a part time basis..
I am here in Vancouver and going to visit moncton.. Hoping I could visit James possibly and meet him for the first time.. However I just come to realize that he has passed away.. I will surely miss his quirk and hope that maybe I can use some of his talent for my own use..
Thanks for putting on a great show..
You will be missed James
Brandon Stone
Moncton, NB Canada
I enjoyed seeing the pictures of JAMES! It goes to show how interesting he was. I just pulled out his companion cookbook and made a terrific meal for my husband and I. I had forgotten how simple and delicious his meals/approach was to cooking. Thank You James for instilling a sense of wonder with food. Your approach and appeal was instrimental in my love of food.
In February 2009, US television was going digital. I prepared my tv set to comply with the new broadcasting; and what was the first new program I watched? James Barber, The Urban Peasant. I adore James Barber’s cooking shows and became a loyal fan of his series. His show came on at 5:00 AM and I set my alarm so that I could enjoy a cup of coffee while watching The Urban Peasant. Now, is that dedication or what? I hope that his series will continue to run for a very long time. He lives on in his books and tv shows.
hi!
i watched james’ show last sunday and wanted to try his recipe that included apricots, spinach and red peppers over pasta.
i only just learned that he is no longer with us.
my prayers to his family.
i love to cook and he inspired me.
may he rest in peace, and compare recipes with my nana who is also a wonderful…cook in heaven.
lou
i still miss u james!i loved an learned alot from u an also my own personal love of cooking!in loving memory…gods speed dude!terry in canada
o the laughs and good cooking shows i watched over the years my friends.james was a great man in is own right.i will always keep him close to my heart and still follow in his cooking footsteps!terry
Para manuel canul: Acabo de conocer a James Barber a través de su programa de cocina en la tele… Me pareció muy talentoso y con mucho sentido del humor. Pero, leyendo la información de este website, me enteré que él falleció en el 2007. Pero como todo gran talento, su contribución continua influyendo nuevas generaciones, como a mí. Ojalá que continuen mostrando su programa en la TV. Gracias, James Barber.
To manuel canul: I was just introduced to James Barber through his cooking show on TV… I found him very talented and with a great sense of humor. But, after reading the information provided on this website, I found out he passed away in 2007. But like all great talents, his contribution continues on enlightening newer generations, like mine. I hope they continue showing his program on TV. Thank you, James Barber.
James Barber lives on in my kitchen. I have taken many of his wonderful quirky sayings and use them regularly, like, “Never apologize for your cooking.” and “Bung it in the oven.” I am delighted to learn that James is being aired on ION and record him to watch when I can. When someone asks, “Where did you learn to cook?”, I always tell them, from James Barber.
We just started watching, The Urban Peasant the last couple of months. at 1:30 a.m pacific time, on Ion Life 30.3 in the USA. We just love James Barber, he has his own way of cooking that we enjoy so much. His tips that he gave, we have tried and they have always worked…like the cutting of a cucumber to make it look pretty, as he says. We get one new show once a week, and it reruns everyday during that week. He makes us laugh that we can watch the reruns over and over…we just love James Barber. We are daughter and mother and love to cook together and thanks to James Barber we are having more fun when we cook because we try his ways.
Thanks for publishing this web-site, for sharing the photos, and for giving us more information on James Barber. And thank you for keeping James Barber at our fingertips.
Mark n I were great fan of Urban Peasent. We watched his show everyday together. He will be missed just tonight i thought of him when i waz cooking dinner. He said you have to love what your cookig; watched him enjoy is cooking how careful he cut the meat and veggies and how well he was with cooking and baking. I will always remember him and his kitchen. I miss him but know he is at a real good place. missed by Mark n Darlene Chehalis, BC
Since we last wrote on Jan. 28th, Ion Life has taken, The Urban Peasant off the air. It has been three weeks but it seems like months because we miss watching James Barber. We hope his DVD comes out soon…
I bought “Fear of Frying” many many years ago and loved James’ quirky humour and of course his recipes. That was all I ever knew of James. Tonight I showed the book to my brother [who has taught himself to cook after a divorce] and this led me to google James, which is how I found this site and learnt he died a couple of years ago.
I am sorry he has left us but he obviously inspired many of us with his love of cooking and his down to earth approach. I cooked “Candid Bananas” as a tribute tonight and I am sure he would be pleased to know his recipes and philosophy spread far beyond Canada, to this Australian, amongst others.
As a kid I always loved spending my 5 o clocks watching James Barber. Even though I am not much of a chef, watching him always put a smile to my face. His warm honest personality with a hint of good humor to him always made me walk away feeling happy, even if it wasn’t a good day. The little jingle of his show and the closing shots of it zooming out from the apartment building always stayed in my mind as a form of nostalgia. I just heard what happened to him and had no idea he passed away. I really wanted to meet him one day, and he didn’t live all that far from me either…
Thank you James for the great memories and thank you to his family for spreading the word of his good cheer and talents worldwide.
Mine is simple, he got me started cooking
so he will be long remembered
I loved James Barber & The Urban Peasant TV show – I loved his wit, sense of humor & love of cooking. I loved how he encouraged everyone to cook & called it “dead easy”! When my oldest son Ben was a baby & toddler – he would climb up on my knee when he heard the intro music to the show & would sit glued to the screen for the full 30 minutes! Ben is now 19 & has moved into his first apartment.
I have given him a copy of James Barber’s Cook book as an appropriate House Warming gift. It brought back so many wonderful memories!
God Bless James Barber, I wish I had met him – just once!
Penny Maday
OMG..I cant believe he’s gone..I used to watch the Urban Peasent when we lived in Port Coquitlam,BC and In Calgary..oh I loved his style and his recipes. I am really sad!! I am crying my eyes out right now…god bless you James..I am in complete shock!! You used to cheer me up when I was feeling homesick..for England with your charm..I loved your recipes and I loved you Italian toothpaste!! LOVE & MISS YOU
I started watching James on the Learning Channel/Discovery Channel in the U.S., back in the early 1990′s, when I was in my early 20′s. As many other people have mentioned, I oftened imagined myself being in James’ kitchen/loft while he was cooking…… and I wished I could have joined him for dinner – even if it was just once. In 1995, my wife and I moved from southern California to the Bellingham/Ferndale area of northwest Washington state. I was very happy to be able to watch James on CBC Channel 2 each afternoon. I was working an afternoon/evening shift at work during most of that time, and I would set my VCR to record “The Urban Peasant” show each day. After a hectic day at work, I would always look forward to watching his show after I got home and took a shower. I would usually watch his show late at night, when my wife was already asleep, and things were nice and quiet. I’d contently sit on the couch eating dinner while watching his show – it was very relaxing and theraputic. No matter how unpleasant my day had been, everthing was soon forgotten and the negatives in life didn’t matter after I turned on James’ show. I appreciated the fact that although he had his own t.v. show, James was extremely down-to-earth and personable. Up until the time I started watching the Urban Peasant, I had thought of cooking as somewhat of a chore, but James changed that misconception. James made cooking fun, accessible and easily understandable. Being young and on a tighter budget at the time, it was nice see meals that were easy to prepare and made with ingredients that were readily available and affordable. I thought of James as a grandfather figure………. as I never had a chance to meet my real grandfathers – they both passed away when I was very young. I wasn’t surprised to find that I’m not alone in those feelings from what I’ve read on numerous blogs and message boards. I know that a lot of us considered James to be a member of our “extended family.” James will continue to live on in our hearts, minds and kitchens……. and I hope to see him in heaven one day so I can thank him personally for the positive impact that he played, and continues to play in my life. I’m extremely happy to hear that James’ show will be comming out on DVD this Christmas as I have really missed his show since I haven’t been able to watch it on tv for quite some time. I have some old, somewhat grainy, VCR recordings of his show……………. it will be very nice to see the show in broadcast quality clarity once again!
My wife and I used to watch James back in the 90′s. He had such a great manner about him we loved watching those shows. He once made a potato pizza on an episode and we at home still make that dish at least once a month. So simple and of course simply delicious. When we heard of his passing back in 07′ we were sad. He and his simple life entertained us in a time when we were in the military living in Upper Michigan. It was a time that my wife and I fondly remember and miss. So when we see James today on his videos we are reminded of a special time in our lives. He is dearly missed. Thank you for this wonderful website, it revives great memories.
I am so saddened to learn of James’ passing. My husband and I watched The Urban Peasant all the time in the early years of our marriage, and we credit him with teaching us how to cook. We still have two or three VHS tapes full of his shows that we can’t bear to part with. His approach to cooking was so full of fun and inspiration, and so casual and wonderful. We still say lots of things he said on his show, like “Bung it in the oven” or “Leave it for the cat” (when we spill something on the floor. We don’t have a cat!). We will definitely be buying the DVDs when they come out – in a world of Food Network, we still treasure James’ show and all that he taught us. He is greatly missed!
OMG! me too I always watched you faithfuly,on CBC every day.Yes you did make cooking fun.I missed your shows,I didn’t know you passed away, my deepest sympathies to the family.Thats
so sad.Well if they air your shows again I will shurely watch them.Life is so short,I’m crying now
you made me smile.God bless your soul.Sandi Arie an avid fan!
I really miss watching James on the CBC out of windsor, On.
I was living in Grand Blanc, Michigan and would come home from work at GM and sit there in front of the tube every day watching James do his thing,
I and the wife went to Duncan, BC in 2005 and again in 2007. Wished I had stopped to see james and his wife but thought we would be bothering him, wish I had now.
Now I live in Cheboygan, Mi. I was born in Cardiff Wales and have great memories of James, Hope Mrs. Barber is doing good.