Winners of James Beard awards announced
The winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation book, broadcast and journalism awards are:
Cookbook awards
Cookbook Hall of Fame: "Home Cooking" and "More Home Cooking" by Laurie Cowin
Cookbook of the Year: "Modernist Cuisine" by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
American Cooking: A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen" by Hugh Acheson
Baking and Dessert: "Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home" by Jeni Britton Bauer
Beverage: "Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas" by Brad Thomas Parsons
Cooking from a Professional Point of View: "Modernist Cuisine" by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
General Cooking: "Ruhlman's Twenty" by Michael Ruhlman
Focus on Health: "Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen" by Heidi Swanson
International: "The Food of Morocco" by Paula Wolfert
Photography: "Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession" by Jeff Scott and Blake Beshore
Reference and Scholarship: "Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920" by Andrew P. Haley
Single Subject: "All About Roasting" by Molly Stevens
Writing and Literature: "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef" by Gabrielle Hamilton
Journalism Awards
Publications of the Year: Amanda Hesser (Food52) and Darra Goldstein (Gastronomica)
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction: Anna Thomas, EatingWell magazine, "The Soup for Life"
Environment, Food Politics and Policy: Ben Paynter, Fast Company, "The Sweet Science"
Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication: Saveur, James Oseland
Food Coverage in a General-interest Publication: Lesley Bargar Suter, Los Angeles, "Chinese Food in L.A.," "It's Time for Breakfast in L.A," "Food Lovers Guide"
Food Culture and Travel: Fuchsia Dunlop, The Financial Times, "Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink"
Food-Related Columns: Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal, On Wine: Lettie Teague: "Drink, Memory: How to Remember that Wine;" "In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch;" "May I recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers"
Group Food Blog: The Salt: NPR's Food Blog, Maria Godoy, npr.org/blogs/thesalt
Health and Wellbeing: Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, "Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids' Diet"
Humor: Brett Martin, GQ, "The Hangover Part III"
Individual Food Blog: Poor Man's Feast, Elissa Altman, Poormansfeast.com, "Craving the Food of Depravity"
Personal Essay: Cal Fussman, Esquire.com, "Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom"
Profile: Susan Choi, Food & Wine, "The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz"
Visual Storytelling: Landon Nordeman, Saveur, "Soul of Sicily," "BBQ Nation," "Heart of the Valley"
Wine, Spirits and Other Beverages: Sarah Karnasiewicz, Imbibe, "Fizzy Business"
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Alan Richman, GQ, "The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris," "I Heart SF," "Diner for Schmucks"
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: John T. Edge, Saveur, "BBQ Nation"
Radio Show/Audio Webcast: "Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares." Host: Nina Barrett. WBEZ. Producer: Jason Marck
Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast): A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt. HBO. Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman
Television Program, In-studio or Fixed Location: "Chopped." Host: Ted Allen. Food Network. Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll and Vivian Sorenson
Television Program, On-location: "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. " Host: Andrew Zimmern. Travel Channel. Producer: Andrew Zimmern
Television Segment: "CBS News Sunday Morning." Host: Martha Teichner. CBS. Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee and David Small
Video Webcast: "eatTV with Jamie Tiampo." Host Jamia Tiampo. Eattv.com. Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy and Jamie Tiampo
Media Personality/Host (Television or Video Webcast) : Host: Ted Allen, "Chopped." Food Network