Books

James Beard Foundation Book Award (awards)

This award was given to 277 books.


  1. The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    by Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg

    Year: 2012
    Category: Reference & Scholarship
    Finalist
  2. The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking

    by Joseph Earl Dabney

    Year: 2011
    Category: American Cooking
    Finalist
  3. The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion and Cooking Manual

    by Frank Falcinelli

    Year: 2011
    Category: American Cooking
    Finalist
  4. Pig: King of the Southern Table

    by James Villas

    Year: 2011
    Category: American Cooking
    Rank: Winner
  5. My Sweet Mexico

    Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats

    by Fany Gerson

    Year: 2011
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Finalist
  6. Sarabeth's Bakery

    From My Hands to Yours

    by Sarabeth Levine, Rick Rodgers

    Year: 2011
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Finalist
  7. Good to the Grain

    Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

    by Kim Boyce

    Year: 2011
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Rank: Winner
  8. Reading Between the Wines

    by Terry Theise

    Year: 2011
    Category: Beverage
    Finalist
  9. Opus Vino

    by DK Publishing

    Year: 2011
    Category: Beverage
    Finalist
  10. Secrets of the Sommeliers

    How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals

    by Rajat Parr, Jordan Mackay, Rajat Parr

    Year: 2011
    Category: Beverage
    Rank: Winner
  11. Oaxaca al Gusto

    An Infinite Gastronomy

    by Diana Kennedy

    Year: 2011
    Category: Cookbook of the Year
    Rank: Winner
  12. The Modern Cafe

    by Francisco J. Migoya

    Year: 2011
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Finalist
  13. Bottega

    by Michael Chiarello

    Year: 2011
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Finalist
  14. Noma

    Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine

    by René Redzepi, René Redzepi

    Year: 2011
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Rank: Winner
  15. Radically Simple

    Brilliant Flavors with Breathtaking Ease

    by Rozanne Gold

    Year: 2011
    Category: General Cooking
    Finalist
  16. Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys

    by David Tanis

    Year: 2011
    Category: General Cooking
    Finalist
  17. The Essential New York Times Cookbook

    Classic Recipes for a New Century

    by Amanda Hesser

    Year: 2011
    Category: General Cooking
    Rank: Winner
  18. The Very Best of Recipes for Health

    by Martha Rose Shulman

    Year: 2011
    Category: Healthy Focus
    Finalist
  19. Clean Start

    Inspiring You to Eat Clean and Live Well with 100 New Clean Food Recipes

    by Terry Walters

    Year: 2011
    Category: Healthy Focus
    Finalist
  20. The Simple Art of EatingWell

    400 Easy Recipes, Tips and Techniques for Delicious, Healthy Meals

    by Jessie Price

    Year: 2011
    Category: Healthy Focus
    Rank: Winner
  21. Cook Italy

    More Than 400 Authentic Recipes and Techniques from Every Region of Italy

    by Katie Caldesi

    Year: 2011
    Category: International
    Finalist
  22. Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge

    The Ultimate Guide to Mastery, with Authentic Recipes and Stories

    by Grace Young

    Year: 2011
    Category: International
    Rank: Winner
  23. The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook

    by Rachel Saunders

    Year: 2011
    Category: Photography
    Finalist
  24. Tartine Bread

    by Chad Robertson

    Year: 2011
    Category: Photography
    Finalist
  25. Encyclopedia of Jewish Food

    by Gil Marks

    Year: 2011
    Category: Reference and Scholarship
    Finalist
  26. What I Eat

    Around the World in 80 Diets

    by Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio

    Year: 2011
    Category: Reference and Scholarship
    Finalist
  27. Salted

    A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, With Recipes

    by Mark Bitterman

    Year: 2011
    Category: Reference and Scholarship
    Rank: Winner
  28. Good Meat

    The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat

    by Deborah Krasner

    Year: 2011
    Category: Single Subject
    Finalist
  29. Ham

    An Obsession with the Hindquarter

    by Mark Scarbrough, Bruce Weinstein

    Year: 2011
    Category: Single Subject
    Finalist
  30. Meat

    A Kitchen Education

    by James Peterson

    Year: 2011
    Category: Single Subject
    Rank: Winner
  31. Empires of Food

    Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

    by Evan D. G. Frase

    Year: 2011
    Category: Writing and Literature
    Finalist
  32. Peace Meals

    Candy-Wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories

    by Anna Badkhen

    Year: 2011
    Category: Writing and Literature
    Finalist
  33. Four Fish

    The Future of the Last Wild Food

    by Paul Greenberg

    Year: 2011
    Category: Writing and Literature
    Rank: Winner
  34. The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern

    Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor

    by Matt Lee, Ted Lee, Ted Lee

    Year: 2010
    Category: American Cooking
    Finalist
  35. My New Orleans

    The Cookbook

    by John Besh

    Year: 2010
    Category: American Cooking
    Finalist
  36. Real Cajun

    Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana

    by Donald Link

    Year: 2010
    Category: American Cooking
    Rank: Winner
  37. DamGoodSweet

    Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style

    by David Guas

    Year: 2010
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Finalist
  38. Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

    Fast and Easy Recipes for World-Class Breads

    by Peter Reinhart

    Year: 2010
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Finalist
  39. Baking

    by James Peterson

    Year: 2010
    Category: Baking and Dessert
    Rank: Winner
  40. World Whisky

    by Charles MacLean

    Year: 2010
    Category: Beverage
    Finalist
  41. Been Doon So Long

    A Randall Grahm Vinthology

    by Randall Grahm

    Year: 2010
    Category: Beverage
    Rank: Winner
  42. The King of Vodka

    The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire

    by Linda Himelstein

    Year: 2010
    Category: Beverages
    Finalist
  43. The Country Cooking of Ireland

    by Colman Andrews

    Year: 2010
    Category: Cookbook of the Year
    Rank: Winner
  44. Araxi

    Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant

    by James Walt

    Year: 2010
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Finalist
  45. Momofuku

    by David Chang, Peter Meehan

    Year: 2010
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Finalist
  46. The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts

    by Judith Choate

    Year: 2010
    Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View
    Rank: Winner
  47. Salt to Taste

    The Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking

    by Marco Canora

    Year: 2010
    Category: General Cooking
    Finalist
  48. The Pleasures of Cooking for One

    by Judith Jones

    Year: 2010
    Category: General Cooking
    Finalist
  49. Ad Hoc at Home

    by Thomas Keller

    Year: 2010
    Category: General Cooking
    Rank: Winner
  50. EatingWell's Comfort Foods Made Healthy

    The Classic Makeovers Cookbook

    by Jessie Price

    Year: 2010
    Category: Healthy Focus
    Finalist

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