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)
CYNTHIA D. BERTELSEN 