Dining Out – Eating In has been showcasing favorite cookbooks that readers have mentioned on Facebook. But has the last article on “Thoughts for Buffet” mentioned, times change, eating habits change (for some people), kitchen tools change and ideas about what to try have certainly evolved. So it’s time to also see what is “cooking” now by checking out the James Beard Foundation’s 2020 media award winners.
Announced today, May 27, 2020, and presented by Capital One, they include cookbooks, broadcasts and columns. To see the awards visit 2020 James Beard Media Awards and James Beard Media Awards.
Now, take a peek at the award recipients for books related to food or beverages that came out in 2019 to see what’s trending.
American
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking
Toni Tipton-Martin
(Clarkson Potter)
Baking and Desserts
Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making
Daniel Leader and Lauren Chattman
(Avery)
Beverage with Recipes
The NoMad Cocktail Book
Leo Robitschek
(Ten Speed Press)
Beverage without Recipes
World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition
Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson
(Mitchell Beazley)
General
Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook
Carla Lalli Music
(Clarkson Potter)
Health and Special Diets
Gluten-Free Baking at Home: 102 Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Breads, Cakes, Cookies, and More
Jeffrey Larsen
(Ten Speed Press)
International
Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa
Yohanis Gebreyesus with Jeff Koehler
(Interlink Publishing)
Photography
American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta
Eric Wolfinger
(Chronicle Books)
Reference, History, and Scholarship
The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration
Chris Smith
(Chelsea Green Publishing)
Restaurant and Professional
The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think
Josh Niland
(Hardie Grant Books)
Single Subject
Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook: The Secrets of Italy’s Best Home Cooks
Vicky Bennison
(Hardie Grant Books)
Vegetable-Focused Cooking
Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
Amy Chaplin
(Artisan Books)
Writing
Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer
Bren Smith
(Knopf)
Book of the Year
The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think
Josh Niland
(Hardie Grant Books)
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Jancis Robinson
