2011 Award Winners

Congrats to our 2011 honorees in cookbook writing, food journalism, food photography, and other areas of the culinary arts.

For past winners and finalists in recent Cookbook and Bert Greene Awards, see the listing of winners under each awards program. And to view or purchase the winning cookbooks, please visit our Amazon bookstore or the featured books area on our homepage.

Cookbook

Cookbook of the Year

Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
Author: Dorie Greenspan
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

American

The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern
Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Editor: Rica Allanic
Publisher: Random House, Inc.

Baking: Savory or Sweet

Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies
Author: Alice Medrich
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan

Chefs and Restaurants

Flying Pans: Two Chefs, One World
Authors: Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver
Editors: Maria Montana and Mark Wischkaemper
Publisher: Cabin Fever Press
Photographer: Gregory Bertolini
Stylists: Cindy Epstein, Bernard Guillas, and Ron Oliver

Children, Youth, and Family

Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners
Author: Sara Moulton
Editor: Molly Lindley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Photographer: Jamie Tiampo

Compilations

The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Author: Amanda Hesser
Editor: Jill Bialosky
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Culinary History

Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History
Author: William Woys Weaver
Editor: Sheila Levine
Publisher: University of California Press

First Book: The Julia Child Award
The KitchenAid Award

Fried Chicken & Champagne: A Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro
Author: Lisa Dupar
Publisher: Southern Accents Inc.
Photographer: Kathryn Barnard
Design: Alicia Nammacher
Creative Director: Callie Meyer
Copy Editor and Indexer: Miriam Bulmer

Food and Beverage Reference/Technical

Food Styling: The Art of Preparing Food for the Camera
Author: Delores Custer
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Photographer: Dennis Gottlieb, Jim Scherzi, Colin Cooke, and other contributors
Stylist: Delores Custer

Food Matters

American Wasteland
Author: Jonathan Bloom
Editor: Renee Sedliar
Publisher: Da Capo Press

and

Good Meat
Author: Deborah Krasner
Editor: Natalie Kaire
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Photographer: Marcus Nilsson

Food Photography and Styling

NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
Author: René Redzepi
Editor: Emilia Terragni
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Photographer: Ditte Isager
Stylist: Christine Rudolph

General
The Eat Your Books Award

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours
Author: Dorie Greenspan
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Photographer: Alan Richardson
Stylist: Karen Tack

Health and Special Diet

Essentials of Nutrition for Chefs
Authors: Catharine Powers and Mary Abbott Hess
Editor: Jane Grant Tougas
Publisher: Culinary Nutrition Publishing, LLC

International
Le Cordon Bleu Award

The Country Cooking of Ireland
Author: Coleman Andrews
Editors: Bill LeBlond and Sarah Billingsley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Photographer: Christopher Hirsheimer

Literary Food Writing
The Cuisinart Award

As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child & Avis DeVoto
Author: Joan Reardon
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Professional Kitchens

Wedding Cake Art and Design: A Professional Approach
Author: Toba Garrett
Editor: Christine McKnight
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Single Subject

Meat: A Kitchen Education
Author: James Peterson
Editors: Dawn Yanagihara and Clancy Drake
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Wine, Beer, or Spirits

Asian Palate
Author: Jeannie Cho Lee
Editor: Arleen Chipongian-Perez
Publisher: Asset Publishing and Research, Ltd.
Photographer: Timon Wehrli for food photography; Vincent Tsang for cover and portraits
Food Stylist: Riana Chow

Design Award

NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
Author: René Redzepi
Editor: Emilia Terragni
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Photographer: Ditte Isager
Stylist: Christine Rudolph

Jane Grigson Awards

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
Author: Greg Marley
Editor: Brianne Goodspeed
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

and

What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Authors: Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
Editor: Julie Bennett
Publisher: Material World/Ten Speed Press

People's Choice Award

Culinary Classics

A Book of Mediterranean Food
Elizabeth David

On Food & Cooking
Harold McGee

The Classic Italian Cook Book
Marcella Hazan

Mastering the Art of French Cooking (two volumes)
Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle

Joy of Cooking (1975 edition)
Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker

Bert Greene

Culinary Blog

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Hank Shaw
honest-food.net

Culinary Writing: Restaurant and/or Chef with or without Recipes

"Spirit of the Bistro"
Alexander Lobrano
SAVEUR

Culinary Writing about Beer, Wine, and/or Spirits

"Drinking in Islamabad"
Lawrence Osborne
Playboy

Culinary Writing with Recipes

"Roots of the Deli"
David Sax
SAVEUR

Culinary Writing without Recipes

"Grecian Formula"
Alan Richman
enRoute

Culinary Writing That Makes a Difference

"The Future of Milk"
David Goodman
Recipes by Jim Romanoff
EatingWell: Where Good Taste Meets Good Health

Awards of Excellence

Avocational Cooking School

Tim Donnely
Corporate Chef, Publix Aprons Cooking Schools

Consumer Educational and Communication Materials

"Ogres and Onions: Shrek Forever After, Vidalias Forever Sweet!"
Wendy Brannen
Executive Director, Vidalia Onion Committee
Campaign Overview and Media Kit

Corporate Marketing Campaign

Launch of Celery Sensations' Red Celery
Kyle Rosenbaum
Account Executive, Lewis & Neale
Campaign Overview and Media Kit

Culinary Tour Operator

Judith Von Prockl
Founder/Managing Editor, Gourmet on Tour

Entrepreneur or Business Person

Rick Smilow
President/CEO, Institute of Culinary Education

Marketing Communicator

Wendy Brannen
Executive Director, Vidalia Onion Committee

Wine Steward or Sommelier

Albert Schmid
Professor/Chair, Beverage Management, Hotel-Restaurant Management, & Hospitality Management, Sullivan University National Center for Hospitality Studies