CYNTHIA D. BERTELSEN

Brad Pitt and Angelina weren’t there, but a lot of other people walked up to podium anyway.

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) held its annual meeting in Denver this year. As usual, judges perused a roster of last year’s cookbooks and came up with the following winners in the traditional categories. Some of these might be American classics someday:

Cookbook of the Year: A16: Food & Wine, by Ed Anderson and Nate Appleman (Ten Speed Press)

American: Arthur Schwartz’s Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited, by Arthur Schwartz (Ten Speed Press, 2008)

Baking: The Art and Soul of Baking, by Cindy Mushet (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008)

Chefs & Restaurants: Chanterelle, by David Waltuck and Andrew Friedman (Taunton Press, 2008)

Compilations: The Bon Appetit Cookbook: Fast, Easy, Fresh, by Barbara Fairchild (John Wiley & Sons)

First Book/The Julia Child Award: A16: Food & Wine, by Ed Anderson and Nate Appleman (Ten Speed Press) ,

Food Photography & Styling: Chanterelle, by David Waltuck and Andrew Friedman (Taunton Press, 2008)

Food Reference & Technical: The Science of Good Food, by David Joachim, Andrew Schloss, and Philip Handel (Robert Rose)

General: Do It For Less! Weddings: How to Create Your Dream Wedding Without Breaking the Bank, by Denise Vivaldo (Sellers Publishing)

Health and Special Diet: The Food You Crave, by Ellie Krieger (Taunton Press)

International: Beyond the Great Wall, by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (Artisan Books)

Literary Food Writing: Bottomfeeder, by Taras Grescoe (Harper Collins)

Single Subject: Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, by Jennifer McLagan (Ten Speed Press)

Wine, Beer and Spirits: Ciderland, by James Crowden (Birlinn Limited) [Apparently this book is not yet available in the US; published in the UK)