[Sca-cooks] James Beard Awards 2008

[Johnna Holloway]

      Here are the James Beard Foundation Books Awards


Johnnae

Presented by Green & Black's®
For books published in English in 2007.


        ASIAN COOKING

My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking
by Niloufer Ichaporia King
(University of California Press)

Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook
by Fuchsia Dunlop
(W.W. Norton & Company)

The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco
by Cecilia Chiang with Lisa Weiss
(Ten Speed Press)


        BAKING AND DESSERT

A Baker's Odyssey
by Greg Patent
(John Wiley & Sons)

Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor
by Peter Reinhart
(Ten Speed Press)

Pure Dessert
by Alice Medrich
(Artisan)


        COOKING FROM A PROFESSIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Bistro Laurent Tourondel: New American Bistro Cooking
by Laurent Tourondel and Michele Scicolone
(John Wiley & Sons)

The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine
by The French Culinary Institute with Judith Choate
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
by Masaharu Morimoto
(DK Publishing)


        ENTERTAINING

Dish Entertains
by Trish Magwood
(HarperCollins Canada)

Great Bar Food at Home
by Kate Heyhoe
(John Wiley & Sons)

Welcome to Michael's: Great Food, Great People, Great Party!
by Michael McCarthy
(Little, Brown and Company)


        AMERICANA

The Glory of Southern Cooking
by James Villas
(John Wiley & Sons)

A Love Affair with Southern Cooking
by Jean Anderson
(HarperCollins Publishers)

Rosa's New Mexican Table
by Roberto Santibanez
(Artisan)


        GENERAL

Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook
by Jacques Pépin
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

Cooking
by James Peterson
(Ten Speed Press)

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
by Mark Bittman
(John Wiley & Sons)


        HEALTHY FOCUS

The EatingWell Diet
by Jean Harvey-Berino with Joyce Hendley and the Editors of EatingWell
(The Countryman Press)

Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways to Incorporate Whole & Natural 
Ingredients into Your Cooking
by Heidi Swanson
(Celestial Arts)

The Wine and Food Lover's Diet: 28 Days of Delicious Weight Loss
Author: Phillip Tirman
(Chronicle Books)


        INTERNATIONAL

The Country Cooking of France
by Anne Willan
(Chronicle Books)

Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in 
Italy Lidia Loves Most
by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
(Alfred A. Knopf)

Two Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen
by Pino Luongo and Mark Strausman
(Artisan)


        REFERENCE

Food: The History of Taste
edited by Paul Freedman
(University of California Press)

A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in 
North America
by Rowan Jacobsen
(Bloomsbury)

The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
(Ten Speed Press)


        SINGLE SUBJECT

Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials
by Laura Werlin
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

The River Cottage Meat Book
by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
(Ten Speed Press)

Vegetable Harvest
by Patricia Wells
(HarperCollins Publishers)


        WINE AND SPIRITS

The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
by Julia Flynn Siler
(Gotham Books)

Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories 
and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
by David Wondrich
(Perigee)

To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for 
the Wine Bottle
by George M. Taber
(Scribner)


        WRITING ON FOOD

American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes
edited by Molly O'Neill
(The Library of America)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver
(HarperCollins Publishers)

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss-and the Myths and 
Realities of Dieting
by Gina Kolata
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)


        PHOTOGRAPHY

The Country Cooking of France
Photographer: France Ruffenach
(Chronicle Books)

Crust
Photographer: Jean Cazals
(Kyle Books)

Egg
Photographer: Grant Symon
(Éditions Flammarion)

The Cookbook of the Year and Cookbook Hall of Fame winners will be 
announced on June 8, 2008.

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      James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards

For articles published in English in 2007.


        NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS

Brett Anderson
The Times-Picayune
"Landmark Decisions: A Five-Part Series Chronicling the Ruin and 
Restoration of a Classic New Orleans Restaurant"

Eliza Strickland
SF Weekly
"Burnt Chefs"

Robb Walsh
Houston Press
"Guess Who's Making Your Dinner"


        NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING WITHOUT RECIPES

Fuchsia Dunlop
Financial Times
"Blind Tasting"

Janet Rausa Fuller
Chicago Sun-Times
"Fish Fraud: The Menus Said Snapper, but it Wasn't!"

David Leite
The New York Times
"In a '64 T-Bird, Chasing a Date With a Clam"


        NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING WITH RECIPES

Ronni Lundy
Santa Fe New Mexican
"At One With Bees"

Katy McLaughlin
The Wall Street Journal
"A New Taste Sensation"

Jill Wendholt Silva
The Kansas City Star
"Food Stamp Challenge: One Week, Four People and a Tight Budget"


        MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS

Dave Gardetta
Los Angeles Magazine
"The 800th Plate"

Howie Kahn
GQ
"The Wandering Chef"

John Powers
Departures
"Dim Sumptuous"


        MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITH RECIPES

Betty Fussell
Saveur
"American Prime"

Barbara Kafka
Saveur
"Toss and Serve"

Zak Pelaccio
Food & Wine
"An American Chef's Malaysian Love Story"


        MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITHOUT RECIPES

Manny Howard
New York Magazine
"My Empire of Dirt"

Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld; Michael Idov; Emma Rosenblum
New York Magazine
"Cartography: The Complete Road Map to New York City Street Food"

Alan Richman
GQ
"Year of the Pig"


        RESTAURANT REVIEWS

Colman Andrews
Gourmet
"Super Tuscan", "Next Mex", "Savoy Fare"

Brad A. Johnson
Angeleno
"Hampton's", "Sona", "The Penthouse"

Jason Sheehan
Westword
"Lost and Found", "Holiday", "After Dark"


        REPORTING ON NUTRITION OR FOOD-RELATED CONSUMER ISSUES

Brandon Bailey
San Jose Mercury News
"Where Does Your Food Really Come From?"

Sasha Chapman
Toronto Life
"Sitting Ducks"

Peter Jaret
EatingWell Magazine
"The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet"


        FOOD-RELATED COLUMNS

Anya von Bremzen
Travel + Leisure
"Best New Restaurants 2007", "Tastes of Europe", "Viva la Tapa"

Corby Kummer
The Atlantic
"The Rise of the Sardine", "The Art of Aging Well", "The Magic Brewing 
Machine"

Julia M. Usher
Sauce Magazine
"Prep School" ("Braising: A Magical Transformation from Tough to 
Tender," "Quick-Process and Refrigerator are Two Pickles You'll Want to 
Be In," "In the Game of Pâte à Choux, the Classical Method Wins")


        WRITING ON SPIRITS, WINE, OR BEER

David Darlington
Wine & Spirits Magazine
"Postmodern Deliciousness: The World According to Clark Smith"

Lyn Farmer
Wine News
"Something Old, Something New: A Global Thirst for Champagne Ushers in 
Refashioned Cuvées"

Richard Nalley
ForbesLife
"Witchy Wines"


        WEBSITE FOCUSING ON FOOD, BEVERAGE, RESTAURANT, OR NUTRITION

Chow.com
Jane Goldman

Epicurious.com
Tanya Steel

Starchefs.com
Antoinette F. Bruno


        MULTIMEDIA WRITING ON FOOD

Sara Dickerman
Slate Magazine
"A Chef's So-Called Life: What Movies Get Right-and Wrong-About Life in 
the Kitchen"

Natalie MacLean
NatalieMacLean.com
"When Food Fights with Wine"

Josh Ozersky and Daniel Maurer
nymag.com
"Grub Street"


        M.F.K. FISHER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD

Junot Díaz
Gourmet
"He'll Take El Alto"

Francine Prose
Saveur
"Religion Found"

Alan Richman
GQ
"The Seven Temples of the Food World"

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      James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards

Presented by Viking Range Corporation
For television, webcast, and radio programs aired in 2007.


        TELEVISION FOOD SEGMENT, NATIONAL OR LOCAL

Today's Kitchen: Ed Deitch on Wine
Host: Ed Deitch
Network: NBC
Producers: Robert Ciridon and Amy Chiaro

Table for Two
Host: Vince Gerasole
Network: CBS2 Chicago
Producer: Vince Gerasole

The Victory Garden
Host: Michel Nischan
Network: PBS
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Hilary Finkel Buxton, Deborah Hurley, Craig 
Rogers, Cheryl Carlesimo, and John McCally


        TELEVISION FOOD SPECIAL

Bocuse d'Or 2007
Network: Shaw Cable, Victoria, BC, Canada
Producer: Nick Versteeg

Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History
Host: Geoffrey Baer
Network: WTTW
Producer: Dan Protess

Top Chef Holiday Special
Hosts: Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi
Network: Bravo
Producers: Andy Cohen, Dave Serwatka, Frances Berwick, Shauna Minoprio, 
Dan Cutforth, and Jane Lipsitz


        TELEVISION FOOD SHOW, NATIONAL AND LOCAL

The Best Recipes in the World with Mark Bittman
Host: Mark Bittman
Network: American Public Television
Producer: Charlie Pinsky
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_Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
Network: American Public Television
Producers: Ruth Reichl, Laurie Donnelly, Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins, 
Giulio Capua, and Robert Curran

Top Chef Season 3
Hosts: Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi
Network: Bravo
Producers: Andy Cohen, Dave Serwatka, Frances Berwick, Shauna Minoprio, 
Dan Cutforth, and Jane Lipsitz


        RADIO FOOD SHOW

Hidden Kitchens Texas
Hosts: Willie Nelson, Robin Wright Penn, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Area: National, NPR and PRX
Producers: The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva)

Mouthful, the Wine Country's Most Delicious Hour
Host: Michele Anna Jordon
Area: Sonoma County, CA, KRCB-FM
Producers: Michele Anna Jordon, Robin Pressman, and Wendy Nicholson

The Splendid Table
Host: Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Area: National, American Public Media
Producers: Sally Swift and Jennifer Russell


        WEBCAST

Obsessives: Innard Workings
www.chow.com
Producers: Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin

Spatulatta.com
Hosts: Olivia Gerasole and Isabella Gerasole
www.spatulatta.com
Producers: Gaylon Emerzian and Heidi Umbhau

Stewards of the Land
Hosts: Jay Selman, Brian Clark, and Eric Anderson
www.graperadio.com
Producer: Mark Ryan, Jay Selman

Rest of awards for restaurants and chefs are at
http://jbfawards.com/content/2008-nominees

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