2015 James Beard Book, Broadcast & Journalism Award Winners
Correction/update: got a note from friend at the Tribune Monday afternoon that this story was covered in paper and online. Apologies for lumping them in.
Matthias Merges gets a new sous chef. Bill Kim adds a hot dog to his menu at Belly Shack. The team at Longman & Eagle is proposing to open something up, somewhere, at some point. These are the kinds of stories Chicago’s food media love to cover in great detail, obsessing over “exclusives” and who mentioned it first. But bring Chicago’s first-and-only James Beard Award home in 2015? Nada. I find it puzzling that more than 60 hours after Rick Bayless and I were called to the stage at Chelsea Piers in New York City to accept the Beard Award for Best Food Podcast, a search for “Beard Awards” on the websites of Eater, The Chicago Reader, WBEZ, red eye and Chicago Magazine turns up nothing about any of the Book, Broadcast or Journalism winners from Friday night. Fellow Chicagoans Mike Sula at the Reader and Kevin Pang from the Tribune (for a piece he wrote for Lucky Peach) were nominated. I wonder if their respective publications would have turned a blind eye had they won.
So here you go, a recap of the winners from this year’s Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards:
Book Awards
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Barbara Kafka
Cookbook of the Year:
Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
David Sterling
(University of Texas Press)
American Cooking
Heritage
Sean Brock
(Artisan)
Baking and Dessert
Flavor Flours: A New Way to Bake with Teff, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Other Whole & Ancient Grains, Nuts & Non-Wheat Flours
Alice Medrich
(Artisan)
Beverage
Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail
Dave Arnold
(W. W. Norton & Company)
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes
Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns
(Chronicle Books)
Focus on Health
Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing
Keith Schroeder
(Oxmoor House)
General Cooking
The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking
Faith Durand and Sara Kate Gillingham
(Clarkson Potter)
International
Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
David Sterling
(University of Texas Press)
Photography
In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World
Gabriele Galimberti
(Clarkson Potter)
Reference and Scholarship
Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering
Adam Danforth
(Storey Publishing)
Single Subject
Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes
Jennifer McLagan
(Ten Speed Press)
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well
Amy Chaplin
(Roost Books)
Writing and Literature
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food
Dan Barber
(Penguin Press)
Broadcast Media Awards / Presented by Lenox Tableware and Gifts
Podcast
The Feed Podcast
Hosts: Rick Bayless and Steve Dolinsky
Producers: Matt Cunningham and Steve Dolinsky
Airs on: soundcloud.com/thefeedpodcast
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
Hidden Kitchens World
Producers: The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva)
Airs on: NPR
Special/Documentary
Food Chains
Host: Forest Whitaker
Director: Sanjay Rawal
Producers: Hamilton Fish, Smriti Keshari, Eva Longoria, Sanjay Rawal, and Eric Schlosser
Airs: iTunes and Netflix
Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
Host: Martha Stewart
Producers: Greta Anthony, Kimberly Miller Olko, Martha Stewart, Calia Brencsons-Van Dyk, and Lisa Wagner
Airs On: PBS
Television Program, on Location
The Mind of a Chef
Host: Anthony Bourdain
Producers: Jared Andrukanis, Anthony Bourdain, Joe Caterini, Chris Collins, Michael Steed, and Lydia Tenaglia
Airs on: PBS
Television Segment
CBS This Morning’s “The Dish”
Host: Anthony Mason and Vinita Nair
Producers: Brian Applegate, Greg Mirman, and Marci Waldman
Airs on: CBS
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional
ChefSteps
Host: Grant Lee Crilly and Chris Young
Producer: Richard B. Wallace
Airs on: chefsteps.com
Video Webcast, on Location
food.curated
Host: Liza de Guia
Producer: Liza de Guia
Airs on: foodcurated.com
Visual and Technical Excellence
Wall of Fire: A ChefSteps Story
Director: Sandy Smolan
Photographer and Editor: Reva Keller
Producers: Grant Crilly and Chris Young
Airs on: chefsteps.com
Outstanding Personality/Host
Host: Ina Garten
Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics
Airs on: Food Network
Journalism Awards
Publication of the Year
Gravy
Dining and Travel
The India Issue
The Editors of Saveur
Saveur
Food and Culture
“The Toxic, Abusive, Addictive, Supportive, Codependent Relationship Between Chefs and Yelpers”
Rebecca Flint Marx
San Francisco Magazine
Food and Health
“Against the Grain”
Michael Specter
The New Yorker
Food-Related Columns
“Unearthed”
Tamar Haspel
The Washington Post
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication
GQ
The Editors of GQ
Food Politics, Policy, and the Environment
“The Quinoa Quarrel: Who Owns the World’s Greatest Superfood?”
Lisa M. Hamilton
Harper’s with the Food & Environment Reporting Network
Group Food Blog
Grub Street
Home Cooking
“Cabbage Craft”
Kathy Gunst
EatingWell
Humor
“Giving & Thanking”
Ben Schott with the Bon Appétit Editors
Bon Appétit
Individual Food Blog
Orangette
Molly Wizenberg
Personal Essay
“Life in Chains: Finding Home at Taco Bell”
John DeVore
Eater
Profile
“Élite Meat”
Dana Goodyear
The New Yorker
Visual Storytelling
“Make”
Gillian Duffy
New York
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages
“Into the Vines”
Gabrielle Hamilton
AFAR
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
“Artisanal-Everything Roberta’s Defies the Stereotypes,” “Once an Icon, Per Se is Showing its Age,” “Six Reasons Why Cosme is One of NYC’s Most Relevant New Restaurants”
Ryan Sutton
Eater
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
“Life in Chains: Finding Home at Taco Bell”
John DeVore
Eater
