2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards Presented by Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate
For cookbooks published in English in 2011. Winners will be announced May 4, 2012.
American Cooking Cooking from a Professional Point of View
A New Turn in the South: The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen by Meredith Erickson, David McMillan, and Frédéric Morin by Hugh Acheson (Ten Speed Press) (Clarkson Potter) Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook American Flavor by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman (Little, Brown and Company) (Ecco) Modernist Cuisine Masala Farm: Stories and Recipes from by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet an Uncommon Life in the Country (The Cooking Lab) by Suvir Saran with Raquel Pelzel and Charlie Burd (Chronicle Books) General Cooking
Baking and Dessert My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking by John Besh Baking Style: Art, Craft, Recipes (Andrews McMeel Publishing) by Lisa Yockelson (John Wiley & Sons) Ruhlman’s Twenty by Michael Ruhlman Cooking with Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques (Chronicle Books) edited by Frédéric Bau (Flammarion) The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Weekends by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home (Clarkson Potter) by Jeni Britton Bauer (Artisan) Focus on Health
Beverage Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy by Ellie Krieger An Ideal Wine: One Generation’s Pursuit (John Wiley & Sons) of Perfection–and Profit–in California by David Darlington The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten & Lactose (Harper) by Barbara Kafka (Artisan) Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-all, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural by Brad Thomas Parsons Foods Kitchen (Ten Speed Press) by Heidi Swanson (Ten Speed Press) The Oxford Companion to Beer edited by Garrett Oliver (Oxford University Press)
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees International Writing and Literature
The Country Cooking of Italy Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education by Colman Andrews of a Reluctant Chef (Chronicle Books) by Gabrielle Hamilton (Random House) The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War (Ecco) by Annia Ciezadlo (Free Press) The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden Extra Virginity (Ecco) by Tom Mueller (W.W. Norton & Company)
Photography The winner of Cookbook of the Year and the Cookbook Hall of Fame The Cheesemonger’s Kitchen inductee will be announced on May 4, 2012. Photographer: Joseph De Leo (Chronicle Books) 2012 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession Presented by Lenox Tableware and Gifts Artist/Photographer: Jeff Scott (Tatroux) For television, webcast, and radio programs aired in 2011. Winners will be announced on May 4, 2012 Rustica: A Return to Spanish Home Cooking Photographer: Alan Benson Radio Show/Audio Webcast (Chronicle Books) Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares Host: Nina Barrett Reference and Scholarship Area: WBEZ Producer: Aurora Aguilar The Art of Beef Cutting: A Meat Professional’s Guide to Butchering and Merchandising From Bread Lines to Revolution: The Role of Food by Kari Underly in the Arab Uprisings (John Wiley & Sons) Host: Jerome McDonnell Area: WBEZ The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine Producers: Alexandra Salomon and Joe Linstroth by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg (Little, Brown and Company) The Sporkful Hosts: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Area: Online Middle Class, 1880–1920 Producers: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison by Andrew P. Haley (The University of North Carolina Press) Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast) Single Subject A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt All About Roasting Network: HBO by Molly Stevens Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman (W.W. Norton & Company) Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal Network: PBS by Jennifer McLagan Producers: Lidia Bastianich, Laurie Donnelly, Joshua Seftel, and (Ten Speed Press) Caroline Suh Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi (Chronicle Books)
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Sky Full of Bacon Video Webcast Host: Michael Gebert Network: Skyfullofbacon.com eatTV with Jamie Tiampo Producer: Michael Gebert eatTV.com Host: Jamie Tiampo Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy, and Jamie Tiampo
Chopped Food. Curated. Host: Ted Allen Foodcurated.com Network: Food Network Host: Liza Mosquito de Guia Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll, and Vivian Sorenson Producer: Liza Mosquito De Guia
Essential Pépin Paul Willis Host: Jacques Pépin chipotle.com/en-us/fwi/videos/videos.aspx?v=3 Network: PBS Producers: Lyn Jenkins and Sarah Rosenberg Producer: Tina Salter
Simply Ming Media Personality/Host Host: Ming Tsai (Television or Video Webcast) Network: PBS Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Julia Harrison, and Ming Tsai Host: Ted Allen Show: Chopped Network: Food Network Television Program, On Location Host: Sara Moulton A Taste of History Show: Sara’s Weeknight Meals Host: Walter Staib Network: PBS Network: PBS Producer: Multi Media Productions, inc. Host: Ina Garten Show: Barefoot Contessa Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Network: Food Network Host: Andrew Zimmern Network: Travel Channel 2012 James Beard Foundation Design Producer: Andrew Zimmern and Graphics Awards The Wild Within Winners will be announced on May 7, 2012. Host: Steven Rinella Network: Travel Channel Producers: Christopher Collins, Steven Rinella, Outstanding Restaurant Design Travis Shakespeare, Craig Shepherd, and Lydia Tenaglia For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2009 Television Segment Design Firm: Design Bureaux, Inc. Designer: Thomas Schlesser ABC News Nightline Project: DBGB Kitchen and Bar, New York City Hosts: John Berman and Neal Karlinsky Network: ABC Design Firm: Bentel & Bentel Architects Producer: Sarah Rosenberg Project: Le Bernardin, New York City CBS News Sunday Morning Design Firm: Glen & Company Host: Martha Teichner Designer: Glen Coben Network: CBS Project: Romera, New York City Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee, and David Small
The Hungry Hound Host: Steve Dolinsky Network: WLS-TV (ABC 7) Chicago, Online Producer: Badriyyah Waheed
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Outstanding Restaurant Graphics Food Coverage In a Food-Focused Publication
For the best restaurant graphics executed in North America Bon Appétit since January 1, 2009 Adam Rapoport
Design Firm: Pandiscio Co. Gilt Taste Designer: Richard Pandiscio Jennifer Pelka Project: The Americano at Hôtel Americano, New York City Saveur Design Firm: Common Space Studio James Oseland Designer: Jon Santos Project: The Dutch, New York City Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication Design Firm: Air Conditioned Designer: Clive Piercy Lesley Bargar Suter Project: Farmshop, Santa Monica, CA Los Angeles “Chinese Food in L.A.,” “Breakfast In L.A.,” “Food Lovers Guide”
2012 James Beard Foundation Kendra Nordin Journalism Awards The Christian Science Monitor “The Big Stir” For articles published in English in 2011. Winners will be announced on May 4, 2012. Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld New York “Taxonomy: A Falafel in Every Pita,” “Butternut’s Just the Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction Beginning,” “The Greatest Thing Since …”
Mary Allen Perry Food Culture and Travel Southern Living Collection of Best Southern Recipes, 2011: “Nuts about Pecans,” Lauren Collins “The Ultimate Southern Thanksgiving Cookbook,” “12 Ways to Food & Wine Show your Holiday Hospitality” “Lyon Tamer”
Stephen Scoble Fuchsia Dunlop Food & Wine The Financial Times “Art of Summer Cooking: Best Recipes & Style” “Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink”
Anna Thomas Jason Sheehan EatingWell Gilt Taste “The Soup for Life” “The Birth of the Atomic Cheeseburger”
Environment, Food Politics, and Policy Food-Related Columns
Brett Anderson Josh Ozersky The Times-Picayune Time.com “New Orleans Family Oyster Company Sees Only Dark Days “The Tyranny of Meals,” “Why the Demise of Friendly’s is Bad for Ahead,” “One Year After Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Collins Family America,” “A Good Mozzarella is Hard to Find” Tries to Hang Onto 90-Year-Old Oyster Business” Kevin Pang Barry Estabrook Chicago Tribune Gastronomica “Hole in My Heart,” “Supper Club Culture,” “So Sue Me” “The Other Side of the Valley” Lettie Teague Ben Paynter The Wall Street Journal Fast Company On Wine: Lettie Teague: “Drink, Memory: How to Remember “The Sweet Science” That Wine;” “In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch;” “May I Recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers”
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Group Food Blog Poor Man’s Feast Elissa Altman The Epi-Log Poormansfeast.com Tanya Steel “Craving the Food of Depravity” Epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor
Nona Brooklyn - What’s Good Today? Personal Essay Peter Hobbs Nonabrooklyn.com Cal Fussman Esquire.com The Salt: NPR’s Food Blog “Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom” Maria Godoy NPR.org/blogs/thesalt Gabrielle Hamilton Bon Appétit “Blood, Bones & Baked Eggplant” Health and Well-Being Anna Stoessinger Janet Rausa Fuller The New York Times Chicago Sun-Times “I Won’t Have the Stomach for This” “Starting from Scratch”
Maureen O’Hagan Profile The Seattle Times “Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids’ Diet” Susan Choi Food & Wine Melinda Wenner Moyer “The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz” EatingWell “Going Clean” Adam Sachs Bon Appétit “Fäviken Rising” Humor Emily Kaiser Thelin Christopher Boffoli San Francisco The Kitchn “Cornering the Market” “Disparity”
Ann Hodgman Visual Storytelling Eatingwell “The E-mail Home” Alex Grossman Bon Appétit Brett Martin “The Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Henderson,” “The Michelin Garden,” GQ “Fäviken Rising” “The Hangover Part III” Landon Nordeman Saveur Individual Food Blog “Soul of Sicily,” “Nation,” “Heart of the Valley”
Bunkycooks Michael Harlan Turkell Gwen Pratesi Edible Manhattan Bunkycooks.com Back of the House: “Keens,” “Savoy,” “Craft” “On the Road Culinary Adventure Goes to Kentucky”
Cannelle Et Vanille Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages Aran Goyoaga Cannellevanille.com Ellen Cushing “What We Crave on a Rainy Day,” “There is Always Chocolate in East Bay Express the Summer,” “The Day We Went Fishing” “How Peet’s Starbucked Itself”
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Sarah Karnasiewicz 2012 James Beard Foundation Imbibe Restaurant and Chef Awards “Fizzy Business” Winners will be announced on May 7, 2012. Adam Sachs Travel + Leisure “Provence: La Vie En Rosé” Best Chefs In America
Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant their respective regions. Each candidate may be employed by any Review Award kind of dining establishment and must have been a working chef for at least the past 5 years. The 3 most recent years must have been Alison Cook spent in the region where the chef is presently working. Houston Chronicle “Melange Creperie Cart is an Only-in-Houston Treasure,” “Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar,” “Pondicheri” Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) Jonathan Gold Michael Carlson LA Weekly Schwa “Red Medicine,” “Yoon Moves Beyond Burgers,” “Back to Yu” Chicago Alan Richman Stephanie Izard GQ Girl & the Goat “The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris,” “I Heart SF,” “Diner for Chicago Schmucks” Anne Kearney Rue Dumaine MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award Dayton, OH
Tamar Adler Bruce Sherman Gilt Taste North Pond “Sibling Rivalry at the Stove” Chicago
John T. Edge Andrew Zimmerman Saveur Sepia “BBQ Nation” Chicago Todd Kliman
Lucky Peach “The Problem of Authenticity” Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA) The winner of Publication of the Year Award will be announced on May 4, 2012. Cathal Armstrong Restaurant Eve Alexandria, VA
Johnny Monis Komi Washington, D.C.
Peter Pastan Obelisk Washington, D.C.
Maricel Presilla Cucharamama Hoboken, NJ
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Best Chef: Northeast Vikram Sunderam (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT) Rasika Washington, D.C. Jamie Bissonnette Coppa Boston Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI) Tim Cushman O Ya Justin Aprahamian Boston Sanford Milwaukee Gerry Hayden The North Fork Table & Inn Gerard Craft Southold, NY Niche St. Louis Matt and Kate Jennings La Laiterie Colby Garrelts Providence, RI Bluestem Kansas City, MO Eric Warnstedt Hen of the Wood Tory Miller Waterbury, VT L’ Etoile Madison, WI Best Chef: Northwest Lenny Russo (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market St. Paul, MN Matt Dillon Sitka & Spruce Seattle Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs) Jason Franey Canlis Michael Anthony Seattle Gramercy Tavern Christopher Israel April Bloomfield Gruner The Spotted Pig Portland, OR
Wylie Dufresne Naomi Pomeroy wd-50 Beast Portland, OR Mark Ladner Del Posto Cathy Whims Nostrana Michael White Portland, OR Marea
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Best Chef: Pacific Best Chef: Southeast (CA, HI) (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Michael Chiarello Hugh Acheson Bottega Five and Ten Yountville, CA Athens, GA
Chris Cosentino Craig Deihl Incanto Cypress San Francisco Charleston, SC
Christopher Kostow Linton Hopkins The Restaurant at Meadowood Restaurant Eugene St. Helena, CA Atlanta
Matt Molina Edward Lee Osteria Mozza 610 Magnolia Los Angeles Louisville
Daniel Patterson Joseph Lenn Coi The Barn at Blackberry Farm San Francisco Walland, TN
Best Chef: South Best Chef: Southwest (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS) (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Justin Devillier Bruce Auden La Petite Grocery Biga on the Banks New Orleans San Antonio
John Harris Kevin Binkley Lilette Binkley’s Restaurant New Orleans Cave Creek, AZ
Chris Hastings Bruno Davaillon Hot and Hot Fish Club Mansion Restaurant at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Birmingham, AL Dallas
Tory McPhail Jennifer Jasinski Commander’s Palace Rioja New Orleans Denver
Alon Shaya Hugo Ortega Domenica Hugo’s New Orleans Houston
Paul Qui
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Uchiko Mad Rose Group Austin, TX Pine Plains, NY
Best New Restaurant Outstanding Wine Program Presented by Mercedes-Benz A restaurant that displays and encourages excellence in wine service A restaurant opened in 2011 that already displays excellence in through a well-presented wine list, a knowledgeable staff, and food, beverage, and service and is likely to have a significant impact efforts to educate customers about wine. Candidates must have on the industry in years to come. been in operation for at least 5 years.
AQ A16 San Francisco San Francisco
Fiola The Barn at Blackberry Farm Washington, D.C. Walland, TN
Isa Frasca Food and Wine NYC Boulder, CO
Next Emeril’s New Orleans Chicago No. 9 Park Tertulia Boston NYC
Outstanding Bar Program Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional Presented by Campari Presented by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York A restaurant that displays and encourages excellence in cocktail, A winemaker, brewer, or spirits professional who has had a spirit, and/or beer service through a well-presented drink list, significant impact on the wine and spirits industry nationwide. a knowledgeable staff, and efforts to educate customers about Candidates must have been in the profession for at least 5 years. beverages.
Sam Calagione The Aviary Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Chicago Milton, DE Bar Agricole Merry Edwards San Francisco Merry Edwards Winery Sebastopol, CA Pegu Club NYC Paul Grieco Terroir PDT NYC NYC
Garrett Oliver The Violet Hour Brooklyn Brewery Chicago NYC
Neal Rosenthal Outstanding Service Presented by Stella Artois
A restaurant that demonstrates high standards of hospitality and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least the past 5 years.
Cyrus
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Healdsburg, CA Tom Douglas La Grenouille Tom Douglas Restaurants NYC Seattle
Michael Mina Piero Selvaggio San Francisco Valentino Restaurant Group Santa Monica, CA Spiaggia Chicago Caroline Styne Lucques/A.O.C./Tavern Topolobampo Los Angeles Chicago Phil Suarez Suarez Restaurant Group Outstanding Pastry Chef NYC
A chef or baker who prepares desserts, pastries, or breads and who serves as a national standard-bearer for excellence. Candidates must Rising Star Chef of the Year have been pastry chefs or bakers for at least the past 5 years. Presented by Jade Range
Joanne Chang A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who Flour Bakery + Café is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years Cambridge, MA to come.
Melissa Chou Dave Beran Aziza Next San Francisco Chicago
Hedy Goldsmith Daniel Bowien Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Mission Chinese Food Miami San Francisco
Dahlia Narvaez Thomas McNaughton Osteria Mozza Flour + Water Los Angeles San Francisco
Ghaya Oliveira Christina Tosi Boulud Sud Momofuku Milk Bar NYC NYC
Mindy Segal Sue Zemanick Mindy’s Hot Chocolate Gautreau’s Chicago New Orleans
Outstanding Restaurateur Outstanding Restaurant
A working restaurateur who sets high national standards in A restaurant in the united states that serves as a national standard- restaurant operations and entrepreneurship. Candidates must have bearer for consistent quality and excellence in food, atmosphere, been in the restaurant business for at least 10 years. Candidates and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least 10 must not have been nominated for a James Beard Foundation chef or more consecutive years. award in the past 10 years. Balthazar Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg NYC Blue Ribbon Restaurants NYC Blue Hill NYC
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Emily Luchetti Boulevard Pastry Chef and Author San Francisco San Francisco
Highlands Bar and Grill Marvin Shanken Birmingham, AL Publisher NYC Vetri Philadelphia 2012 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Presented by Coca-Cola Outstanding Chef Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters The Fry Bread House 4140 North 7Th Avenue, Phoenix A working chef in america whose career has set national industry Owner: Cecelia Miller standards and who has served as an inspiration to other food professionals. Candidates must have been working as chefs for at Nora’s Fish Creek Inn least the past 5 years. 5600 West Highway 22, Wilson, WY Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum, and Kathryn Tygum Taylor David Chang Momofuku Ssam Bar St. Elmo Steak House NYC 127 South Illinois St., Indianapolis Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse Gary Danko Restaurant Gary Danko Jones Bar-B-Q Diner San Francisco 219 West Louisiana St., Marianna, AR Owners: James and Betty Jones Daniel Humm Eleven Madison Park Shady Glen NYC 840 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT Owners: William and Annette Hoch Paul Kahan Blackbird Chicago 2012 James Beard Foundation Donald Link Lifetime Achievement Award Herbsaint New Orleans Wolfgang Puck Chef and Restaurateur Nancy Silverton Los Angeles Pizzeria Mozza Los Angeles 2012 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
2012 James Beard Foundation Charlie Trotter Who’s Who of Food & Beverage Chef and Restaurateur in America Inductees Chicago
Grant Achatz Chef and Author Chicago
Mark Bittman Journalist and Author NYC
Dana Cowin Editor and Journalist NYC
2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees