2012 JBF Award Nominees
2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards
Presented by Green & Black’s® Organic Chocolate
For cookbooks published in English in 2011. Winners will be announced May 4, 2012.
American Cooking
A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen
by Hugh Acheson
(Clarkson Potter)
American Flavor
by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman
(Ecco)
Masala Farm: Stories and Recipes from an Uncommon Life in the Country
by Suvir Saran with Raquel Pelzel and Charlie Burd
(Chronicle Books)
Baking and Dessert
Baking Style: Art, Craft, Recipes
by Lisa Yockelson
(John Wiley & Sons)
Cooking with Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques
edited by Frédéric Bau
(Flammarion)
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home
by Jeni Britton Bauer
(Artisan)
Beverage
An Ideal Wine: One Generation’s Pursuit of Perfection–and Profit–in California
by David Darlington
(Harper)
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas
by Brad Thomas Parsons
(Ten Speed Press)
The Oxford Companion to Beer
edited by Garrett Oliver
(Oxford University Press)
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts
by Meredith Erickson, David McMillan, and Frédéric Morin
(Ten Speed Press)
Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook
by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara
(Little, Brown and Company)
Modernist Cuisine
by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
(The Cooking Lab)
General Cooking
My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking
by John Besh
(Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Ruhlman’s Twenty
by Michael Ruhlman
(Chronicle Books)
The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Weekends
by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift
(Clarkson Potter)
Focus on Health
Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy
by Ellie Krieger
(John Wiley & Sons)
The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food without Gluten & Lactose
by Barbara Kafka
(Artisan)
Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen
by Heidi Swanson
(Ten Speed Press)
International
The Country Cooking of Italy
by Colman Andrews
(Chronicle Books)
The Food of Morocco
by Paula Wolfert
(Ecco)
The Food of Spain
by Claudia Roden
(Ecco)
Photography
The Cheesemonger’s Kitchen
Photographer: Joseph De Leo
(Chronicle Books)
Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession
Artist/Photographer: Jeff Scott
(Tatroux)
Rustica: A Return to Spanish Home Cooking
Photographer: Alan Benson
(Chronicle Books)
Reference and Scholarship
The Art of Beef Cutting: A Meat Professional’s Guide to Butchering and Merchandising
by Kari Underly
(John Wiley & Sons)
The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine
by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg
(Little, Brown and Company)
Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880–1920
by Andrew P. Haley
(The University of North Carolina Press)
Single Subject
All About Roasting
by Molly Stevens
(W.W. Norton & Company)
Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal
by Jennifer McLagan
(Ten Speed Press)
Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi
by Yotam Ottolenghi
(Chronicle Books)
Writing and Literature
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
by Gabrielle Hamilton
(Random House)
Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War
by Annia Ciezadlo
(Free Press)
Extra Virginity
by Tom Mueller
(W.W. Norton & Company)
The winner of the Cookbook of the Year Award and the Cookbook Hall of Fame Inductee will be announced on May 4, 2012.
2012 James Beard Foundation Design and Graphics Awards
Winners will be announced on May 7, 2012.
Outstanding Restaurant Design
For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2009
Design Firm: Design Bureaux, Inc.
Designer: Thomas Schlesser
Project: DBGB Kitchen and Bar, New York City
Design Firm: Bentel & Bentel Architects
Project: Le Bernardin, New York City
Design Firm: Glen & Company
Designer: Glen Coben
Project: Romera, New York City
Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
For the best restaurant graphics executed in North America since January 1, 2009
Design Firm: Pandiscio Co.
Designer: Richard Pandiscio
Project: The Americano at Hôtel Americano, New York City
Design Firm: Common Space Studio
Designer: Jon Santos
Project: The Dutch, New York City
Design Firm: Air Conditioned
Designer: Clive Piercy
Project: Farmshop, Santa Monica, CA
2012 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards
For articles published in English in 2011. Winners will be announced on May 4, 2012.
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction
Mary Allen Perry
Southern Living
Collection of Best Southern Recipes, 2011: “Nuts about Pecans,” “The Ultimate Southern Thanksgiving Cookbook,” “12 Ways to Show Your Holiday Hospitality”
Kate Heddings
Food & Wine
“Art of Summer Cooking: Best Recipes & Style”
Anna Thomas
EatingWell
“The Soup for Life”
Environment, Food Politics, and Policy
Brett Anderson
The Times-Picayune
“New Orleans Family Oyster Company Sees Only Dark Days Ahead,” “One Year After Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Collins Family Tries to Hang Onto 90-Year-Old Oyster Business”
Barry Estabrook
Gastronomica
“The Other Side of the Valley”
Ben Paynter
Fast Company
“The Sweet Science”
Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication
Bon Appétit
Adam Rapoport
Gilt Taste
Jennifer Pelka
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”
Kendra Nordin
The Christian Science Monitor
“The Big Stir”
Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
New York
"Taxonomy: A Falafel in Every Pita," "Butternut’s Just the Beginning," "The Greatest Thing Since …"
Food Culture and Travel
Lauren Collins
Food & Wine
“Lyon Tamer”
Fuchsia Dunlop
The Financial Times
“Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink”
Jason Sheehan
Gilt Taste
“The Birth of the Atomic Cheeseburger”
Food-Related Columns
Josh Ozersky
Time.com
“The Tyranny of Meals,” “Why the Demise of Friendly's Is Bad For America,” “A Good Mozzarella Is Hard to Find”
Kevin Pang
Chicago Tribune
"Hole In My Heart," "Supper Club Culture," "So Sue Me"
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 Epi-Log
Tanya Steel
epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor
Nona Brooklyn - What’s Good Today?
Peter Hobbs
nonabrooklyn.com
The Salt: NPR’s Food Blog
Maria Godoy
npr.org/blogs/thesalt
Health and Well-Being
Janet Rausa Fuller
Chicago Sun-Times
“Starting from Scratch”
Maureen O’Hagan
The Seattle Times
“Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids’ Diet”
Melinda Wenner Moyer
EatingWell
“Going Clean”
Humor
Christopher Boffoli
The Kitchn
“Disparity”
Ann Hodgman
EatingWell
“The E-mail Home”
Brett Martin
GQ
“The Hangover Part III”
Individual Food Blog
Bunkycooks
Gwen Pratesi
Bunkycooks.com
"The Hot Brown at The Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky," "Meeting the Master Distiller at Woodford Reserve and Bourbon Sweet Potato Biscuits"
Cannelle Et Vanille
Aran Goyoaga
cannellevanille.com
"What We Crave on a Rainy Day," "There is Always Chocolate in the Summer," "The Day We Went Fishing"
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”
Gabrielle Hamilton
Bon Appétit
“Blood, Bones & Baked Eggplant”
Anna Stoessinger
The New York Times
“I Won’t Have the Stomach for This”
Profile
Susan Choi
Food & Wine
“The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz”
Adam Sachs
Bon Appétit
“Fäviken Rising”
Emily Kaiser Thelin
San Francisco
“Cornering the Market”
Visual Storytelling
Alex Grossman
Bon Appétit
"The Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Henderson," "The Michelin Garden," "Fäviken Rising"
Landon Nordeman
Saveur
“Soul of Sicily,” “BBQ Nation,” “Heart of the Valley”
Michael Harlan Turkell
Edible Manhattan
Back of the House: “Keens,” “Savoy,” “Craft”
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages
Ellen Cushing
East Bay Express
“How Peet’s Starbucked Itself”
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Imbibe
“Fizzy Business”
Adam Sachs
Travel + Leisure
“Provence: La Vie en Rosé”
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
Alison Cook
Houston Chronicle
“Melange Creperie Cart is an Only-in-Houston Treasure,” “Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar,” “Pondicheri”
Jonathan Gold
LA Weekly
“Red Medicine,” “Yoon Moves Beyond Burgers,” “Back to Yu”
Alan Richman
GQ
“The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris,” “I Heart SF,” “Diner for Schmucks”
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
Tamar Adler
Gilt Taste
“Sibling Rivalry at the Stove”
John T. Edge
Saveur
“BBQ Nation”
Todd Kliman
Lucky Peach
“The Problem of Authenticity”
The winner of the Publication of the Year Award will be announced on May 4, 2012.
2012 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards
Presented by Lenox Tableware and Gifts
For television, webcast, and radio programs aired in 2011. Winners will be announced on May 4, 2012
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares
Host: Nina Barrett
Area: WBEZ
Producer: Jason Marck
From Bread Lines to Revolution: The Role of Food in the Arab Uprisings
Host: Jerome McDonnell
Area: WBEZ
Producers: Alexandra Salomon and Joe Linstroth
The Sporkful
Hosts: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison
Area: Online
Producers: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison
Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Network: HBO
Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman
Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions
Network: PBS
Producers: Lidia Bastianich, Laurie Donnelly, Joshua Seftel, and Caroline Suh
Sky Full of Bacon
Host: Michael Gebert
Network: skyfullofbacon.com
Producer: Michael Gebert
Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location
Chopped
Host: Ted Allen
Network: Food Network
Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll, and Vivian Sorenson
Essential Pépin
Host: Jacques Pépin
Network: PBS
Producer: Tina Salter
Simply Ming
Host: Ming Tsai
Network: PBS
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Julia Harrison, and Ming Tsai
Television Program, On Location
A Taste of History
Host: Walter Staib
Network: PBS
Producer: Multi Media Productions, Inc.
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Host: Andrew Zimmern
Network: Travel Channel
Producer: Andrew Zimmern
The Wild Within
Host: Steven Rinella
Network: Travel Channel
Producers: Jared Andrukanis, Nick Brigde, Christopher Collins, Steven Rinella, Travis Shakespeare, Craig Shepherd, and
Lydia Tenaglia
Television Segment
ABC News Nightline
Hosts: John Berman and Neal Karlinsky
Network: ABC
Producer: Sarah Rosenberg
CBS News Sunday Morning
Host: Martha Teichner
Network: CBS
Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee, and David Small
The Hungry Hound
Host: Steve Dolinsky
Network: WLS-TV (ABC 7) Chicago, Online
Producer: Badriyyah Waheed
Video Webcast
eatTV with Jamie Tiampo
Eattv.com
Host: Jamie Tiampo
Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy, and Jamie Tiampo
Food. Curated.
Foodcurated.com
Host: Liza Mosquito de Guia
Producer: Liza Mosquito de Guia
Paul Willis
chipotle.com/en-US/fwi/videos/videos.aspx?v=3
Producers: Lyn Jenkins and Sarah Rosenberg
Media Personality/Host (Television or Video Webcast)
Host: Ted Allen
Show: Chopped
Network: Food Network
Host: Sara Moulton
Show: Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Network: PBS
Host: Ina Garten
Show: Barefoot Contessa
Network: Food Network
2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Winners will be announced on May 7, 2012.
Best Chefs in America
Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions. Each candidate may be employed by any kind of dining establishment and must have been a working chef for at least the past 5 years. The 3 most recent years must have been spent in the region where the chef is presently working.
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Michael Carlson
Schwa
Chicago
Stephanie Izard
Girl & the Goat
Chicago
Anne Kearney
Rue Dumaine
Dayton, OH
Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago
Andrew Zimmerman
Sepia
Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Alexandria, VA
Johnny Monis
Komi
Washington, D.C.
Peter Pastan
Obelisk
Washington, D.C.
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ
Vikram Sunderam
Rasika
Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Justin Aprahamian
Sanford
Milwaukee
Gerard Craft
Niche
St. Louis
Colby Garrelts
Bluestem
Kansas City, MO
Tory Miller
L’Etoile
Madison, WI
Lenny Russo
Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market
St. Paul, MN
Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern
April Bloomfield
The Spotted Pig
Wylie Dufresne
wd-50
Mark Ladner
Del Posto
Michael White
Marea
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Jamie Bissonnette
Coppa
Boston
Tim Cushman
O Ya
Boston
Gerry Hayden
The North Fork Table & Inn
Southold, NY
Matt Jennings
La Laiterie
Providence, RI
Eric Warnstedt
Hen of the Wood
Waterbury, VT
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Matt Dillon
Sitka & Spruce
Seattle
Jason Franey
Canlis
Seattle
Christopher Israel
Gruner
Portland, OR
Naomi Pomeroy
Beast
Portland, OR
Cathy Whims
Nostrana
Portland, OR
Best Chef: Pacific (CA, HI)
Michael Chiarello
Bottega
Yountville, CA
Chris Cosentino
Incanto
San Francisco
Christopher Kostow
The Restaurant at Meadowood
St. Helena, CA
Matt Molina
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles
Daniel Patterson
Coi
San Francisco
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Justin Devillier
La Petite Grocery
New Orleans
John Harris
Lilette
New Orleans
Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Birmingham, AL
Tory McPhail
Commander’s Palace
New Orleans
Alon Shaya
Domenica
New Orleans
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens, GA
Craig Deihl
Cypress
Charleston, SC
Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta
Edward Lee
610 Magnolia
Louisville
Joseph Lenn
The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Walland, TN
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Bruce Auden
Biga on the Banks
San Antonio
Kevin Binkley
Binkley’s Restaurant
Cave Creek, AZ
Bruno Davaillon
Mansion Restaurant at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Dallas
Jennifer Jasinski
Rioja
Denver
Hugo Ortega
Hugo’s
Houston
Paul Qui
Uchiko
Austin, TX
Best New Restaurant
Presented by Mercedes-Benz
A restaurant opened in 2011 that already displays excellence in food, beverage, and service and is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come.
AQ
San Francisco
Fiola
Washington, D.C.
Isa
NYC
Next
Chicago
Tertulia
NYC
Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional
Presented by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York
A winemaker, brewer, or spirits professional who has had a significant impact on the wine and spirits industry nationwide. Candidates must have been in the profession for at least 5 years.
Sam Calagione
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, DE
Merry Edwards
Merry Edwards Winery
Sebastopol, CA
Paul Grieco
Terroir
NYC
Garrett Oliver
Brooklyn Brewery
NYC
Neal Rosenthal
Mad Rose Group
Pine Plains, NY
Outstanding Wine Program
A restaurant that displays and encourages excellence in wine service through a well-presented wine list, a knowledgeable staff, and efforts to educate customers about wine. Candidates must have been in operation for at least 5 years.
A16
San Francisco
The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Walland, TN
Frasca Food and Wine
Boulder, CO
Emeril’s New Orleans
No. 9 Park
Boston
Outstanding Bar Program
Presented by Campari
A restaurant that displays and encourages excellence in cocktail, spirit, and/or beer service through a well-presented drink list, a knowledgeable staff, and efforts to educate customers about beverages.
The Aviary
Chicago
Bar Agricole
San Francisco
Pegu Club
NYC
PDT
NYC
The Violet Hour
Chicago
Outstanding Service
Presented by Stella Artois
A restaurant that demonstrates high standards of hospitality and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least the past 5 years.
Cyrus
Healdsburg, CA
La Grenouille
NYC
Michael Mina
San Francisco
Spiaggia
Chicago
Topolobampo
Chicago
Outstanding Pastry Chef
A chef or baker who prepares desserts, pastries, or breads and who serves as a national standard-bearer for excellence. Candidates must have been pastry chefs or bakers for at least the past 5 years.
Joanne Chang
Flour Bakery + Café
Cambridge, MA
Melissa Chou
Aziza
San Francisco
Hedy Goldsmith
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Miami
Dahlia Narvaez
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles
Ghaya Oliveira
Boulud Sud
NYC
Mindy Segal
Mindy’s Hot Chocolate
Chicago
Outstanding Restaurateur
A working restaurateur who sets high national standards in restaurant operations and entrepreneurship. Candidates must have been in the restaurant business for at least 10 years. Candidates must not have been nominated for a James Beard Foundation chef award in the past 10 years.
Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg
Blue Ribbon Restaurants
NYC
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas Restaurants
Seattle
Piero Selvaggio
Valentino Restaurant Group
Santa Monica, CA
Caroline Styne
Lucques/A.O.C./Tavern
Los Angeles
Phil Suarez
Suarez Restaurant Group
NYC
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Presented by Jade Range
A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come.
Dave Beran
Next
Chicago
Daniel Bowien
Mission Chinese Food
San Francisco
Thomas McNaughton
flour + water
San Francisco
Christina Tosi
Momofuku Milk Bar
NYC
Sue Zemanick
Gautreau’s
New Orleans
Outstanding Restaurant
A restaurant in the United States that serves as a national standard-bearer for consistent quality and excellence in food, atmosphere, and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least 10 or more consecutive years.
Balthazar
NYC
Blue Hill
NYC
Boulevard
San Francisco
Highlands Bar and Grill
Birmingham, AL
Vetri
Philadelphia
Outstanding Chef
Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters
A working chef in America whose career has set national industry standards and who has served as an inspiration to other food professionals. Candidates must have been working as chefs for at least the past 5 years.
David Chang
Momofuku Ssam Bar
NYC
Gary Danko
Restaurant Gary Danko
San Francisco
Daniel Humm
Eleven Madison Park
NYC
Paul Kahan
Blackbird
Chicago
Donald Link
Herbsaint
New Orleans
Nancy Silverton
Pizzeria Mozza
Los Angeles
2012 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
Presented by Coca-Cola
The Fry Bread House
4140 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix
Owner: Cecelia Miller
Nora’s Fish Creek Inn
5600 West Highway 22, Wilson, WY
Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum, and Kathryn Tygum Taylor
St. Elmo Steak House
127 South Illinois St., Indianapolis
Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse
Jones Bar-B-Q Diner
219 West Louisiana St., Marianna, AR
Owners: James and Betty Jones
Shady Glen
840 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT
Owners: William and Annette Hoch
2012 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees
Grant Achatz
Chef and Author
Chicago
Mark Bittman
Journalist and Author
NYC
Dana Cowin
Editor and Journalist
NYC
Emily Luchetti
Pastry Chef and Author
San Francisco
Marvin Shanken
Publisher
NYC
2012 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Wolfgang Puck
Chef and Restaurateur
Los Angeles
2012 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Charlie Trotter
Chef and Restaurateur
Chicago