IACP Announces 2011 Cookbook Award Winners

IACP Announces 2011 Cookbook Award Winners

The International Association of Culinary Professionals has announced the 2011 cookbook award winners. The biggest winner overall was Dorie Greenspan for Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours, the recipient of the award for both General Cookbook and the Book Of The Year Award. Other notable winners include The Lee Brothers for The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern (American Cookbook Award) and Amanda Hesser for The Essential New York Times Cookbook (Compilation Cookbook Award). Here's the full list of winners:

Cookbook Awards

American
The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern
Matt Lee, Ted Lee

Baking: Savory or Sweet
Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies
Alice Medrich

Culinary History
Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History
William Woys Weaver

Compilations
The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Amanda Hesser

Chefs and Restaurants
Flying Pans: Two Chefs, One World
Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver

Children, Youth and Family
Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners
Sara Moulton

First Book
Fried Chicken & Champagne: A Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro
Lisa Dupar

Food Matters: TIE
American Wasteland
Jonathan Bloom

Good Meat
Deborah Krasner

Food Photography and Styling
Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
René Redzepi

General
Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours
Dorie Greenspan

Health and Special Diet
Essentials of Nutrition for Chefs
Catharine Powers, Mary Abbott Hess

International
The Country Cooking of Ireland
Coleman Andrews

Literary Food Writing
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child & Avis DeVoto
Joan Reardon

Professional Kitchens
Wedding Cake Art and Design: A Professional Approach
Toba Garrett

Food and Beverage Reference/Technical
Food Styling: The Art of Preparing Food for the Camera
Delores Custer

Single Subject
Meat: A Kitchen Education
James Peterson

Wine, Beer or Spirits
Asian Palate
Jeannie Cho Lee

The Design Award
Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
René Redzepi

The Jane Grigson Award: TIE
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
Greg Marley

What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio

The People's Choice Award
Flying Pans: Two Chefs, One World
Bernard Guillas, Ron Oliver

Book of the Year Award
Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes From My Home To Yours
Dorie Greenspan

Bert Greene Award Winners

Culinary Writing about Beer, Wine, and/or Spirits
Drinking in Islamabad
Lawrence Osborne
Playboy Magazine

Blog
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Hank Shaw
www.honest-food.net

Culinary Writing That Makes a Difference
The Future of Milk
David Goodman
EatingWell

Culinary Writing: Restaurant and/or Chef with or without Recipes
Spirit of the Bistro
Alexander Lobrano
SAVEUR Magazine

Culinary Writing with Recipes
Roots of the Deli
David Sax
SAVEUR Magazine

Culinary Writing without Recipes
Grecian Formula
Alan Richman
enRoute

Photography and Food Styling Contest Winners

Best in Show
Supper Club
Jody Horton

People's Choice
Supper Club
Jody Horton

Awards of Excellence Recipients

Avocational Cooking School of the Year
Tim Donnely
Corporate Chef, Publix Aprons Cooking Schools

Consumer Educational and Communication Materials of the Year
Wendy Brannon
Executive Director, Vidalia Onion Committee
Ogres and Onions: Shrek Forever After, Vidalias Forever Sweet!

Corporate Marketing Campaign of the Year
Kyle Rosenbaum
Account Executive, Lewis & Neale
Launch of Celery Sensations' Red Celery

Culinary Tour Operator of the Year
Judith Von Prockl
Founder/Managing Editor, Gourmet on Tour

Entrepreneur or Business Person of the Year
Rick Smilow
President/CEO, Institute of Culinary Education

Marketing Communicator of the Year
Wendy Brannon
Executive Director, Vidalia Onion Committee

Wine Steward or Sommelier of the Year
Albert Schmid
Professor/Chair, Beverage Management, Hotel-Restaurant Management & Hospitality Management, Sullivan University's National Center for Hospitality Studies

Special Recognition Award Recipients

Humanitarian Award
Michel Nischan
Chef/Owner, Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant/President and CEO, Wholesome Wave Foundation

Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Yan
Master Chef and Television Host, Yan Can Cook

Volunteer of the Year Award
Carla Snyder
Writer, Cookbook Author, Culinary Instructor

Community Service Award
Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler, Boggy Creek Farm

In honor of IACP's 25th anniversary, the Culinary Classics award was created to recognize works that have altered the way food is thought about and contributed in a meaningful way to the field of culinary literature. The five inaugural Culinary Classics recipients are:

A Book of Mediterranean Food
Elizabeth David

On Food & Cooking
Harold McGee

The Classic Italian Cook Book
Marcella Hazan

Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 volumes)
Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle

Joy of Cooking (1975 edition)
Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker

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