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2010 Cookbook Awards

2010 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)

Listed below are the 2010 finalists in each category.

American

Guas, David and Raquel Pelzel
DamGoodSweet
The Taunton Press, Inc.

 
 
Samuelsson, Marcus and Heidi Walters
New American Table
TX715.S14523 2009
 
Link, Donald and Paula Disbrowe
Real Cajun
 
 

Baking: Savory or Sweet

 
Lahey, Jim and Rick Flaste
My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method
TX769.L256 2009
 
Beranbaum, Rose Levy
Rose's Heavenly Cakes
TX771.B464 2009x
 
 

Chefs & Restaurants

Keller, Thomas and Dave Cruz
Ad Hoc at Home
q TX715.K29164 2009
Based on the food served at his less formal Ad Hoc restaurant, Thomas Keller of The French Laundry shares family-style recipes and comfort food that you can make at home.
 
Stitt, Frank
Bottega Favorita
q TX723.S7984 2009
"A Southern chef's love affair with Italian food"
Bottega Restaurant is located in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Psilakis, Michael
How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking
TX723.5.G74 P75 2009
Co-owner of Kefi Restaurant in New York City.
 
 

Children, Youth and Family

Mushet, Cindy and Sur La Table
Baking Kids Love
 
Quinn, Lucinda Scala
Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys - Recipes, Strategies and Survival Techniques
TX714.S3154 2009
Quinn is a television host for Everyday Food and Martha Stewart Living's Executive Food Director.
 
 
 

Compilations

 
Reichl, Ruth (editor)
Gourmet Today: More Than 1,000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen
TX725.A1 R444 2009
Although Gourmet magazine has ceased publication, you can still peruse their recipes in this 1000 page collection.
 
Editors of Southern Living
Southern Living Comfort Food: A Delicious Trip down Memory Lane
Real Southern Comfort...
 
 

Culinary History

Grivetti, Louis and Howard-Yana Shapiro
Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
 
 
Quinzio, Jeri
Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making
 
 

First Book/The Julia Child Award
The KitchenAid Award

Pizarro, Jose
Seasonal Spanish Food
 
Roberts, Yara Castro and Richard Roberts
The Brazilian Table
TX716.B6 R62 2009
Yara Castro Roberts is the first Brazilian chef to write about its cuisine in English.
 
Leite, David
The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
TX723.5.P7 L44 2009
Leite is a three-time James Beard-award winner and proprietor of the blog LeitesCulinaria.com.
 
 

Food Photography & Styling

Hastings, Chris and Idie Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Family, and Traditions
The Hot and Hot Fish Club Restaurant is another Birmingham, Alabama restaurant.
 
Harary, Nicholas and Peter Zuorick
Nicholas: The Cookbook
 
Attenborough, Alison and Jamie Kimm
(Williams-Sonoma) Cooking for Friends
 
 

Food Reference & Technical

Herbst, Ron
The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion
 
The French Culinary Institute
The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts
 
Kostioukovitch, Elena
Why Italians Love to Talk About Food
TX723.K6813 2009
 
 

General
The Eat Your Books Award

 
Alexander, Stephanie
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion
 
 
 

Health and Special Diet

Rucker, Dean and Marah Stets
Golden Door Cooks at Home: Favorite Recipes from the Celebrated Spa
TX741.R8185 2009
 
Shafia, Louisa
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
TX741.S493 2009
Any cookbook with rhubarb on the cover and a recipe using gingko nuts gets my vote!
 
 
 

International
The Le Cordon Bleu Award

 
Mallmann, Francis and Peter Kaminsky
Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way
Thick steaks and chimichurri sauce.
 
Nguyen, Luke
The Songs of Sapa: Stories and Recipes from Vietnam
 
 

Literary Food Writing
The Cuisinart Award

Grimes, William
Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York
GT2853.U5 G75 2009
 
 
Stuart, Tristram
Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal
TD899.F585 S78 2009
Since European and American food manufacturers, supermarkets and consumers throw away between 30% and 50% of their food supply, the solution to feeding the world's population might be to end the waste rather than to produce more.
 
 

Professional Kitchens

The Culinary Institute of America
Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft (2nd Edition)
 
Kalanty, Michael
How To Bake Bread: The Five Families of Bread
Chef Mike Kalanty teaches bread baking at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco
 
The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes
International Cuisine
 
 

Single Subject

 
Brown, Al
Go Fish
Al Brown is a New Zealand fisherman.
 
Mallmann, Francis and Peter Kaminsky
Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way
Thick steaks and chimichurri sauce.
 
 

Wine, Beer and Spirits

Edwards, Michael
The Finest Wines of Champagne: A Guide to the Best Cuvees, Houses, and Growers
 
 
Maclean, Charles
World Whiskey
"a long overdue visual bible of over 700 worldwide whiskeys"