Cookbooks Nominated for the 2007 James Beard Foundation Awards
I’m always on the lookout for new cookbooks. I like referrals from friends, magazines and blogs. I also love top ten lists and editor’s picks. So naturally I am very interested in the cookbooks nominated for the 2007 James Beard Foundation Awards. There are thirteen book categories plus cookbook of the year. Many nominees are cookbooks I have not heard — and maybe some new ones to buy! I only own four on the entire list.
Established in 1990, The James Beard Foundation Awards recognizes outstanding achievement within the fine food and beverage industry. The Awards honor professionals including book authors, chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, journalists, broadcasters and restaurant and graphic designers in the United States.
The nominees were announced by the James Beard Foundation on March 19th. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at Lincoln Center’s legendary Avery Fisher Hall, New York City on Monday, May 7, 2007. Cookbook of the year will be announced on May 7th. The James Beard Foundation Awards is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. All of the cookbooks on the list were published in the United States during 2006.
Category: Asian Cooking
Cradle of Flavor by James Oseland ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £14.52 at Amazon.co.uk)
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Tresured Foodways, Modern Flavors by Andrea Nguyen ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £22.99 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Sushi Experience by Hiroko Shimbo ($26.40 at Amazon.com, £19.07 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Baking and Dessert
Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan ($26.40 at Amazon.com, £18.33 at Amazon.co.uk)
Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn Brass and Shelia Brass ($18.87 at Amazon.com, £13.98 at Amazon.co.uk)
King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking by The Bakers at King Arthur Flour ($23.10 at Amazon.com, £18.37 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
Alain Ducasse’s Desserts and Pastries by Frederic Robert ($122.85 at Amazon.com, £71.50 at Amazon.co.uk)
Happy in the Kitchen by Michel Richard with Susie Heller and Peter Kaminsky ($29.70 at Amazon.com, £19.80 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Professional Chef, 8th Edition by The Culinary Institute of America ($44.10 at Amazon.com, not available at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Entertaining
The Big Book of Appetizers by Meredith Deeds and Carla Snyder ($13.57 at Amazon.com, £7.91 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining by Cheryl Alters Jamison (16.47 at Amazon.com, £11.45 at Amazon.co.uk)
Opera Lover’s Cookbook by Francine Segan ($23.10 at Amazon.com, £13.16 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Food of the Americas
Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert: Norteño Cooking of South Texas by Melissa Guerra ($21.86 at Amazon.com, £13.72 at Amazon.co.uk)
Kathy Casey’s Northwest Table by Kathy Casey ($23.10 at Amazon.com, £14.85 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt Lee and Ted Lee ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £15.17 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: General
The Family Kitchen by Debra Ponzek ($16.50 at Amazon.com, £11.81 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Improvisational Cook by Sally Schneider ($22.02 at Amazon.com, £16.01 at Amazon.co.uk)
Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Everyday by Roy Finamore ($19.80 at Amazon.com, £14.17 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Healthy Focus
The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Delicious Special-Occasion Recipes for Family and Friends by Barbara Scott-Goodman and Kalia Doner ($21.86 at Amazon.com, £13.19 at Amazon.co.uk)
EatingWell Serves Two by Jim Romanoff ($15.72 at Amazon.com, £12.74 at Amazon.co.uk)
Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass ($20.48 at Amazon.com, £14.96 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: International
Arabesque by Claudia Roden ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £16.50 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Soul of a New Cuisine by Marcus Samuelsson ($26.40 at Amazon.com, £17.15 at Amazon.co.uk)
Spice by Ana Sortun ($23.07 at Amazon.com, £16.30 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Reference
Culinary Biographies: A Dictionary of the World’s Great Historic Chefs, Cookbook Authors and Collectors, Farmers, Gourmets, Home Economists, Nutritionists, Restauranteurs, Philosophers, Physicians, Scientists, Writers, and Others Who Influenced the Way We Eat Today by Alice Arndt ($48.00 at Amazon.com, not available at Amazon.co.uk)
The Organic Cook’s Bible by Jeff Cox ($26.40 at Amazon.com, £19.79 at Amazon.co.uk)
What to Eat by Marion Nestle ($18.90 at Amazon.com, £15.56 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Single Subject
Braise by Daniel Boulud ($20.48 at Amazon.com, £14.89 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Essence of Chocolate by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £16.08 at Amazon.co.uk)
Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen by Deborah Madison ($13.57 at Amazon.com, £10.99 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Wine and Spirits
Keys to the Cellar: Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting by Peter D. Meltzer ($19.77 at Amazon.com, £13.19 at Amazon.co.uk)
Romancing the Vine by Alan Tardi ($17.13 at Amazon.com, £11.91 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Wines of France: The Essential Guide for Savvy Shoppers by Jacqueline Friedrich ($13.57 at Amazon.com, £13.99 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Writing on Food
Heat by Bill Buford ($16.35 at Amazon.com, £11.87 at Amazon.co.uk)
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan ($16.17 at Amazon.com, £7.43 at Amazon.co.uk)
The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation by David Kamp ($16.38 at Amazon.com, £11.92 at Amazon.co.uk)
Category: Photography
Kaiseki: The Exquisite Cuisine of Kyoto’s Kikanoi Restaurant photographed by Masashi Kuma ($29.70 at Amazon.com, £16.49 at Amazon.co.uk)
Michael Mina photographed by Karl Petzke ($31.50 at Amazon.com, £22.89 at Amazon.co.uk)
Tartine photographed by France Ruffenach ($22.05 at Amazon.com, £14.85 at Amazon.co.uk)
