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