Jeffrey L. Smith (January 22, 1939 – July 7, 2004) was the author of several best-selling cookbooks and the host of *The Frugal Gourmet*, a popular American cooking show which began in Tacoma, Washington, in 1973 and later moved to WTTW-TV in Chicago, where it aired nationally on PBS from 1983 to 1997. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Smith_(chef)" target="blanck">Jeff Smith</a> on Wikipedia