Special Feature: Products Sally Recommends

2003 International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award Finalists

by Sally Bernstein

For Books Copyrighted and Published in 2002

AMERICAN CATEGORY
Cookbooks that focus on ethnic, cultural or regional cooking in the United States of America.

"A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day"
Author: Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison
Publisher: William Morrow
Editor: Harriet Bell
Contact: Karole Rippa
Price: $34.95

"American Classics"
Author: The Editors of Cook's Illustrated
Publisher: Boston Common Press
Editor: Jack Bishop
Contact: Barbara Bourassa
Price: $29.95

"Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America's Farmers' Markets"
Author: Deborah Madison
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy
Contact: Jenny Danquist
Price: $39.95



BREAD, OTHER BAKING AND SWEETS CATEGORY
Cookbooks that focus on desserts, confections, and sweet or savory pastries or doughs.

"Baking by Flavor"
Author: Lisa Yockelson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Contact: Pamela Chirls
Price: $45.00

"Baking In America"
Author: Greg Patent
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Editor: Rux Martin
Contact: Deborah DeLosa
Price: $35.00

"Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts From the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague"
Author: Rick Rodgers
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Editor: Roy Finamore
Contact: Leigh Ann Ambrosi
Price: $37.50


CHEF & RESTAURANTS CATEGORY: The Fresh California Grapes Award
Cookbooks by or about chefs, collections of recipes from chefs, or books that focus on the cuisine of a specific restaurant.

"In the Hands of a Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams"
Author: Jody Adams, Ken Rivard
Publisher: William Morrow
Editor: Harriet Bell
Contact: Karole Rippa
Price: $34.95

"The Anatomy of a Dish"
Author: Diane Forley, Catherine Young
Publisher: Artisan
Editor: Ann Bramson, Deborah Weiss Geline
Contact: Joy Gotthardt
Price: $35.00

"Zuni Café Cookbook"
Author: Judy Rodgers
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Contact: Amanda Erickson
Price: $35.00



FOOD REFERENCE / TECHNICAL CATEGORY
Reference books of culinary terms, histories, techniques, or ingredients.

"The Professional Chef, 7th edition"
Author: The Culinary Institute of America
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Contact: Pamela Chirls
Price: $65.00

"Vegetables From Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference"
Author: Elizabeth Schneider
Publisher: William Morrow
Editor: Harriet Bell
Contact: Karole Rippa
Price: $60.00

"What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained"
Author: Robert L. Wolke, Marlene Parrish
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Contact: Amanda Erickson
Price: $25.95

GENERAL CATEGORY
Multiple-subject books, all purpose cookbooks and personal recipe collections.

"Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking"
Author: Michael Chiarello, Janet Fletcher
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Editor: Bill LeBlond
Contact: Bill LeBlond
Price: $35.00

"Passionate Vegetarian"
Author: Crescent Dragonwagon
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Editor: Jennifer Griffin
Contact: Jim Eber
Price: $35.00

"The Pleasures of Slow Food: Celebrating Authentic Traditions, Flavors and Recipes"
Author: Corby Kummer
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Editor: Leslie Jonath
Contact: Bill LeBlond
Price: $40.00

 

HEALTH AND SPECIAL DIET CATEGORY
Cookbooks that focus on healthy eating, nutrition, dietary concerns and special or restrictive diets.

"Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer"
Author: Betty Crocker Editors
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Editor: Anne Ficklen
Contact: Pamela Adler
Price: $24.95

"Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health"
Author: Marion Nestle
Publisher: University of California Press
Editor: Stan Holwitz
Contact: Yoonhyung Lee
Price: $29.95

"Simply Sensational: Fresh, Healthy and Seasonal: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Cookbook No. 3"
Author: Sally James
Publisher: ACP Publishing Pty Ltd.
Editor: Philip Gore
Contact: Stephen Balme
Price: $20.00


INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY
: The Le Cordon Bleu Award
Cookbooks that focus on particular geographical regions or cultural identities outside the United States of America

"1,000 Indian Recipes"
Author: Neelam Batra
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
Editor: Linda Ingroia
Contact: Pamela Adler
Price: $35.00

"Glorious French Food"
Author: James Peterson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Contact: Pamela Chirls
Price: $45.00

"Savoring Provence"
Author: Diane Holuigue
Publisher: Oxmore House
Editor: Judith Dunham
Contact: Donita Boles
Price: $39.95


LITERARY FOOD CATEGORY
Fiction or non-fiction food or beverage books that are distinguished by the quality of their prose. These books may include recipes.

"Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver: Stories of Dinner as a Work of Art"
Author: Carolin C. Young
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Editor: Denise Roy
Contact: Victoria Meyer
Price: $35.00

"From Hardtack to Homefries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals"
Author: Barbara Haber
Publisher: The Free Press
Editor: Bruce Nichols
Contact: Carisa Hays
Price: $25.00

"Near a Thousand Tables: The History of Food"
Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher: The Free Press
Editor: Bill Rosen
Contact: Carisa Hays
Price: $25.00
SINGLE SUBJECT CATEGORY
Cookbooks that focus on specific ingredients, cooking methods, techniques or appliances.

"Chez Panisse Fruit"
Author: Alice Waters
Publisher: HarperCollins
Editor: Susan Friedland
Contact: Karole Rippa
Price: $34.95

"Italian Classics"
Author: The Editors of Cook's Illustrated
Publisher: Boston Common Press
Editor: Jack Bishop
Contact: Barbara Bourassa
Price: $29.95

"The Cheese Plate"
Author: Max McCalman, David Gibbons
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Editor: Christopher Pavone
Contact: Leigh Ann Ambrosi
Price: $32.50


WINE, BEER OR SPIRITS CATEGORY
Books on the history, evaluation or production of alcoholic beverages; mixology; serving or pairing with food.

"Oz Clarke's New Wine Atlas"
Author: Oz Clarke
Publisher: Harcourt Trade Publishers
Editor: Walter Bode
Contact: Patty Berg
Price: $60.00

"The New France: A Complete Guide to Contemporary French Wine"
Author: Andrew Jefford
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Editor: Hilary Lumsden
Contact: Meg Parsont
Price: $45.00

"Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy"
Author: Joseph Bastianich, David Lynch
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Editor: Christopher Pavone
Contact: Leigh Ann Ambrosi
Price: $35.00


FIRST BOOK CATEGORY: THE JULIA CHILD AWARD

The first cookbook by a writer who has not previously authored or co-authored a cookbook

"A Year of Russian Feasts"
Author: Catherine Cheremeteff Jones
Publisher: Jellyroll Press
Editor: Susan Derecskey, Jim Wade
Contact: Catherine Jones
Price: $16.95

"The Craft of the Cocktail"
Author: Dale DeGroff
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Editor: Christopher Pavone
Contact: Leigh Ann Ambrosi
Price: $35.00

"Zuni Café Cookbook"
Author: Judy Rodgers
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Contact: Amanda Erickson
Price: $35.00



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