Amy ScattergoodThe IACP, which would be the International Association of Culinary Professionals and not the International Association of Chiefs of Police — which comes up first on a Google search, proving maybe that cops can SEO better than writers — yesterday announced the finalists for both the 2011 Cookbook Awards and the Bert Greene Awards for Food Journalism. Winners will be announced and recognized at the awards ceremony on June 2nd in Austin, Texas, as part of IACP's annual conference.
Jonathan Gold made the cut, as he does most years, for the journalism awards. Patrick Comiskey was also nominated for a piece written for Zester Daily. Local writers nominated in the cookbook category include Barbara Fairchild, for Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful, and this writer, who co-authored Good to the Grain with former Spago pastry chef Kim Boyce. This year also marks the debut of a new award, the IACP Culinary Classics Award, to honor culinary works that have become true classics in the field. Think Julia Child and Harold McGee. For a complete list, turn the page.
2011 Cookbook Award Finalists:
American
“The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern”
Author(s): Matt Lee, Ted Lee
Editor: Rica Allanic
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
“The Winemaker Cooks”
Author(s): Christine Hanna
Editor: Bill LeBlond, Sarah Billingsley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Photographer: Sheri Giblin
“Fried Chicken & Champagne: A Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro”
Author(s): Lisa Dupar
Editor: Miriam Bulmer
Publisher: Southern Accents, Inc.
Photographer: Kathryn Barnard
Stylist: Alicia Nammacher
Baking: Savory or Sweet
“Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-your-Mouth Cookies”
Author(s): Alice Medrich
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan
“Good to the Grain”
Author(s): Kim Boyce, Amy Scattergood
Editor: Natalie Karie
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
“Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful”
Author(s): Barbara Fairchild
Editor: Jean Lucas
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Culinary History
“Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History”
Author(s): William Woys Weaver
Editor: Sheila Levine
Publisher: University of California Press
“97 Orchard”
Author(s): Jane Ziegelman
Editor: Bill Strachan
Publisher: Smithsonian/Harper Collins
“Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms”
Author(s): Greg Marley
Editor: Brianne Goodspeed
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Compilations
“The Essential New York Times Cookbook”
Author(s): Amanda Hesser
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Co.
“Southern Living 1,001 Ways to Cook Southern”
Author(s): Editors of Southern Living
Editor: Susan Hernandez Ray
Publisher: Oxmoor House
“The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook”
Author(s): Sara Roahen, John T. Edge
Editor: Erika Stevens/Laura Sutton
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Chefs and Restaurants
“Flying Pans Two Chefs, One World”
Author(s): Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver
Editor: Maria Montana/Mark Wisehkaemper
Publisher: Cabin Fever Press
Photographer: Gregory Bertolini
Stylist: Cindy Epstein, Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver
“Michael Chiarello's Bottega”
Author(s): Michael Chiarello
Editor: Bill LeBlond, Sarah Billingsley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Photographer: Frankie Frankeny
“Fiesta at Rick's”
Author(s): Rick Bayless, Deann Bayless
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Co.
Children, Youth and Family
“Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners”
Author(s): Sara Moulton
Editor: Molly Lindley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Photographer: Jamie Tiampo
“Italian Home Cooking”
Author(s): Julia Della Croce
Editor: Anja Schmidt
Publisher: Kyle Books
“The Baby & Toddler Cookbook”
Author(s): Karen Ansel, Charity Ferreira
Editor: Kim Laidlaw
Publisher: Weldon Owen, Inc.
First Book
“Fried Chicken & Champagne: A Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro”
Author(s): Lisa Dupar
Editor: Miriam Bulmer
Publisher: Southern Accents, Inc.
Photographer: Kathryn Barnard
Stylist: Alicia Nammacher
“Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes”
Author(s): Mark Bitterman
Editor: Melissa Moore
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
“Cooking with Italian Grandmothers: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily”
Author(s): Jessica Theroux
Editor: Katrina Fried
Publisher: Welcome Books
Photographer: Jessica Theroux
Food Matters
“American Wasteland”
Author(s): Jonathan Bloom
Editor: Renee Sedliar
Publisher: Da Capo Press
“Good Meat”
Author(s): Deborah Krasner
Editor: Natalie Karie
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
“What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets”
Author(s): Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio
Editor: Julie Bennett
Publisher: Material World/Ten Speed Press
“The Wild Table”
Author(s): Connie Green, Sarah P. Scott
Editor: Lucia Watson
Publisher: Avery Books
Food Photography and Styling
“Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine”
Author(s): Rene Redzepi
Editor: Emilia Terragni
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Photographer: Ditte Isager
“Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours”
Author(s): Dorie Greenspan
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Photographer: Alan Richardson
Stylist: Karen Tack
“Flying Pans Two Chefs, One World”
Author(s): Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver
Editor: Maria Montana/Mark Wisehkaemper
Publisher: Cabin Fever Press
Photographer: Gregory Bertolini
Stylist: Cindy Epstein, Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver
General
“Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours”
Author(s): Dorie Greenspan
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Photographer: Alan Richardson
Stylist: Karen Tack
“The Country Cookbook”
Author(s): Belinda Jeffery
Editor: Alison Cowan
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
“Forgotten Skills of Cooking”
Author(s): Darina Allen
Editor: Jenny Wheatley
Publisher: Kyle Cathie Ltd.
Health and Special Diet
“Essentials of Nutrition for Chefs”
Author(s): Catharine Powers, Mary Abbott Hess
Editor: Jane Grant Tougas
Publisher: Culinary Nutrition Publishing, LLC
“Food Matters Cookbook”
Author(s): Mark Bittman
Editor: Priscilla Painton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
“Seriously Good! Gluten-Free Baking”
Author(s): Phil Vickery
Editor: Jenny Wheatley
Publisher: Kyle Cathie Ltd.
International
“The Country Cooking of Ireland”
Author(s): Coleman Andrews
Editor: Bill LeBlond, Sarah Billingsley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Photographer: Christopher Hirsheimer
“Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge”
Author(s): Grace Young
Editor: Michelle Rorke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
“My Calabria”
Author(s): Rosetta Constantino, Janet Fletcher
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Co.
Literary Food Writing
“As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child & Avis DeVoto”
Author(s): Joan Reardon
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“A Food Lover's Pilgramage to Santiago de Compostela”
Author(s): Dee Nolan
Editor: Nicola Young
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
“Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits”
Author(s): Jason Wilson
Editor: Sara Golski
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Professional Kitchens
“Wedding Cake Art and Design: A Professional Approach”
Author(s): Toba Garrett
Editor: Christine McKnight
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
“Essentials of Nutrition for Chefs”
Author(s): Catharine Powers, Mary Abbott Hess
Editor: Jane Grant Tougas
Publisher: Culinary Nutrition Publishing, LLC
“Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Cookbook”
Author(s): Bruce Bromberg, Eric Bromberg
Editor: Rica Allannic
Publisher: Randon House, Inc.
Food and Beverage Reference/Technical
“Food Styling: The Art of Preparing Food for the Camera”
Author(s): Delores Custer
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
“Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes”
Author(s): Mark Bitterman
Editor: Melissa Moore
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
“Mastering Cheese”
Author(s): Max McCalman, David Gibbons
Editor: Rica Allanic
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Single Subject
“Meat: A Kitchen Education”
Author(s): James Peterson
Editor: Dawn Yanagihara, Clancy Drake
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
“Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-your-Mouth Cookies”
Author(s): Alice Medrich
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan
“Salades”
Author(s): Damien Pignolet
Editor: Kathleen Gandy
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Wine, Beer or Spirits
“Asian Palate”
Author(s): Jeannie Cho Lee
Editor: Arleen Chipongian-Perez
Publisher: Asset Publishing and Research, Ltd.
“Taste Buds and Molecules”
Author(s): Francois Chartier
Editor: Erin Kern
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
“Exploring Wine: The Culinary Institute of America's Guide to Wines of the World, Third Edition”
Author(s): Steven Kolpan, Michael Weiss, The Culinary Institute of America
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2011 Bert Greene Finalists:
Culinary Writing about Beer, Wine, and/or Spirits
“Drinking in Islamabad”
Lawrence Osborne
Playboy Magazine
“Revolutionary Spirit”
David Wondrich
SAVEUR Magazine
“Divide & Conquer: Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Dish by Dish”
Patrick Comiskey
www.zesterdaily.com
Blog
“Hunter Angler Gardener Cook”
Hank Shaw
www.honest-food.net
“Politics of the Plate”
Barry Estabrook
Politics of the Plate
“You Fed a Baby Chili?”
Benjamin Rhau
You fed a baby chili?
Culinary Writing That Makes a Difference
“A Tale of Two Daries”
Barry Estabrook
Gastronomica
“The (Surprising) Truth About Salt”
Rachael Moeller Gorman
Good Housekeeping
“The Future of Milk”
David Goodman
EatingWell: Where Good Taste Meets Good Health
Culinary Writing: Restaurant and/or Chef with or without Recipes
“Eternal Pleasures”
Anya von Bremzen
SAVEUR Magazine
Recipes: Jim Romanoff
“Lafayette and the Revolution: Manning the Barricades with Jean-Georges”
Alan Tardi
Food Arts
“Spirit of the Bistro
Alexander Lobrano
SAVEUR Magazine
Culinary Writing with Recipes
“A Thing of Beauty”
Sara Dickerman
SAVEUR Magazine
“Fig – Heaven”
Georgia Pellegrini
Food Heroes
“Roots of the Deli”
David Sax
SAVEUR Magazine
Culinary Writing without Recipes
“Grecian Formula”
Alan Richman
enRoute
“The Catch”
Barry Estabrook
New York Times Magazine
“The Hungry Metropolis”
Jonathan Gold
SAVEUR Magazine
2011 Culinary Classics Nominees
“American Heritage Cookbook”
American Heritage Publishing
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1964
“A Book of Mediterranean Food”
Elizabeth David
Publisher: John Lehmann Ltd., 1950
“The Classic Italian Cook Book”
Marcella Hazan
Publisher: Harper's Magazine Press, 1973, Alfred A. Knopf, 1977
“Delights and Prejudices”
James Beard
Publisher: Konecky & Konecky, 1964
“The Gastronomical Me”
M.F.K.Fisher
Publisher: Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1943
“Joy of Cooking” (1975 edition)
Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, 1975
“Mastering the Art of French Cooking” (2 volumes)
Julie Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Vol 1, 1961; Vol 2, 1970
“On Food & Cooking”
Harold McGee
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984
“Oxford Companion to Food”
Alan Davidson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999
“Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen”
Paul Prudhomme
Publisher: William Morrow, 1984
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