The winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation book, broadcast and journalism awards announced Friday are:
The winners
The winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation book, broadcast and journalism awards announced Friday are:
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COOKBOOK AWARDS
— Cookbook Hall of Fame
“Home Cooking” and “More Home Cooking” by Laurie Cowin
— Cookbook of the Year
“Modernist Cuisine” by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
— American Cooking
“A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen” by Hugh Acheson
— Baking and Dessert
“Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home” by Jeni Britton Bauer
— Beverage
“Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas” by Brad Thomas Parsons
— Cooking from a Professional Point of View
“Modernist Cuisine” by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
— General Cooking
“Ruhlman’s Twenty” by Michael Ruhlman
— Focus on Health
“Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen” by Heidi Swanson
— International
“The Food of Morocco” by Paula Wolfert
— Photography
“Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession” by Jeff Scott and Blake Beshore
— Reference and Scholarship
“Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920” by Andrew P. Haley
— Single Subject
“All About Roasting” by Molly Stevens
— Writing and Literature
“Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef” by Gabrielle Hamilton
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JOURNALISM AWARDS
— Publications of the Year
Amanda Hesser (Food52) and Darra Goldstein (Gastronomica)
— Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction
Anna Thomas, EatingWell magazine, “The Soup for Life”
— Environment, Food Politics and Policy
Ben Paynter, Fast Company, “The Sweet Science”
— Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication
Saveur, James Oseland
— Food Coverage in a General-interest Publication
Lesley Bargar Suter
Los Angeles, “Chinese Food in L.A.,” ”It’s Time for Breakfast in L.A,” ”Food Lovers Guide”
— Food Culture and Travel
Fuchsia Dunlop, The Financial Times, “Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink”
— Food-Related Columns
Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal, On Wine: Lettie Teague: “Drink, Memory: How to Remember that Wine;” ”In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch;” ”May I recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers”
— Group Food Blog
The Salt: NPR’s Food Blog, Maria Godoy, npr.org/blogs/thesalt
— Health and Wellbeing
Maureen O’Hagan, The Seattle Times, “Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids’ Diet”
— Humor
Brett Martin, GQ, “The Hangover Part III”
— Individual Food Blog
Poor Man’s Feast, Elissa Altman, Poormansfeast.com, “Craving the Food of Depravity”
— Personal Essay
Cal Fussman, Esquire.com, “Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom”
— Profile
Susan Choi, Food & Wine, “The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz”
— Visual Storytelling
Landon Nordeman, Saveur, “Soul of Sicily,” ”BBQ Nation,” ”Heart of the Valley”
— Wine, Spirits and Other Beverages
Sarah Karnasiewicz, Imbibe, “Fizzy Business”
— Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
Alan Richman, GQ, “The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris,” ”I Heart SF,” ”Diner for Schmucks”
— MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
John T. Edge, Saveur, “BBQ Nation”
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BROADCAST JOURNALISM AWARDS
— Radio Show/Audio Webcast
“Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares”
Host: Nina Barrett
Area: WBEZ
Producer: Jason Marck
— Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Network: HBO
Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman
— Television Program, In-studio or Fixed Location
“Chopped”
Host: Ted Allen
Network: Food Network
Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll and Vivian Sorenson
— Television Program, On-location
“Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern”
Host: Andrew Zimmern
Network: Travel Channel
Producer: Andrew Zimmern
— Television Segment
“CBS News Sunday Morning”
Host: Martha Teichner
Network: CBS
Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee and David Small
— Video Webcast
“eatTV with Jamie Tiampo”
Eattv.com
Host: Jamie Tiampo
Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy and Jamie Tiampo
— Media Personality/Host (Television or Video Webcast)
Host: Ted Allen
Show: “Chopped”
Network: Food Network