Wednesday, March 11, 2009

IACP UNVEILS FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 COOKBOOK AWARDS Winners to be announced at Awards Ceremony in Denver on April 4, 2009

ATLANTA, GA (March 10, 2009) – The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced today finalists in the 2009 IACP Cookbook Awards, the most rigorous culinary awards program to honor cookbook authors, photographers, designers and publishers. Culled from more than 400 entries,
39 cookbooks were selected by an independent panel of 39 food and beverage professionals to compete for top honors in 16 categories.

Winners will be announced at the 2009 IACP Gala Awards Ceremony on the evening of Saturday, April 4, at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Denver. The ceremony is the grand culmination of IACP's annual conference, which begins in Denver on April 1.

The categories include: American, Baking, Chefs & Restaurants, Compilations, First Book/The Julia Child Award, Food Photography & Styling, Food Reference & Technical, General, Health and Special Diet, International, Literary Food Writing, Single Subject, Wine, Beer & Spirits. Three additional awards – Book of the Year, Design, and the Sophie Grigson Award – will also be conferred at
the ceremony.

To view a complete list of finalists, see the listing below or visit
http://iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=661

The IACP Cookbook Awards annually celebrate the year's most outstanding food and beverage publications. The awards program (originally called
Tastemaker's) was created to encourage and promote quality and creativity in cookbook writing and publishing and to expand awareness of culinary literature. The IACP Cookbook Awards have become the industry's most coveted acknowledgement of excellence in the cookbook publishing world.


2009 IACP Cookbook Award Finalists:


AMERICAN

"Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revised"
Author: Arthur Schwartz
Editor: Clancy Drake
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

"Bon Appetit, Y'all: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations"
Author: Virginia Willis
Editor: Clancy Drake
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

"Holy Smoke: The Big Book of Northern Barbecue"
Author: John Shelton Reed
Co-Author: Dale Reed
Editor: David Perry
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press


BAKING

"The Art and Soul of Baking"
Author: Sur La Table
Co-Author: Cindy Mushet
Editor: Jean Lucas
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

"Baked: New Frontiers in Baking"
Author: Matt Lewis
Co-Author: Renato Poliafito
Editor: Luisa Weiss
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang

"The Modern Baker: Time Saving Techniques for Breads, Tarts, Pies, Cakes and Cookies"
Author: Nick Malgieri
Editor: Anja Schmidt
Publisher: DK Publishing


CHEFS & RESTAURANTS

"At the Crillon and at Home"
Author: Jean Francois Piege
Editor: Katie Mascaro
Publisher: Flammarion distributed by Rizzoli

"Chanterelle"
Author: David Waltuck
Co-Author: Andrew Friedman
Editors: Pam Hoenig and Carolyn Mandarano
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc

"On the Line"
Author: Eric Ripert
Co-Authors: Shimon and Tammar Rothstein
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books


COMPILATIONS

"The Bon Appetit Cookbook: Fast, Easy, Fresh"
Author: Barbara Fairchild
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

"Cooking with Les Dames d'Escoffier: At Home with the Women Who Shape
the Way We Eat and Drink"
Authors: Marcella Rosene with Pat Mozersky
Editor: Gary Luke
Publisher: Sasquatch Books

"The Culinary Institute of America Cookbook"
Author: The Culinary Institute of America
Editor: Maria Tufts
Publisher: Lebhar-Friedman Books


FIRST BOOK / JULIA CHILD AWARD

"A16: Food & Wine"
Author: Ed Anderson
Co-Author: Nate Appleman
Editor: Aaron Wehner
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

"Puff"
Author: Martha Holmberg
Editor: Bill LeBlond
Publisher: Chronicle Books

"Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal"
Author: PierreThiam
Publisher: Lake Isle Press


FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING

"Chanterelle"
Photographer: Maria Robledo
Author: David Waltuck
Co-Author: Andrew Friedman
Editors: Pam Hoenig and Carolyn Mandarano
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc

"Karen Martini: Cooking at Home"
Author: Earl Carter
Co-Author: Anna Last
Editor: Rachel Carter
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)

"Under Pressure"
Author: Thomas Keller
Co-Author: Deborah Jones
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books


FOOD REFERENCE & TECHNICAL

"Food Wine Budapest"
Author: Carolyn Banfalvi
Editor: Angela Hederman
Publisher: The Little Bookroom

"Four Star Restaurant Marketing Cookbook"
Author: Linda Duke
Editor: Linda Duke
Publisher: Duke Marketing Publishing

"The Science of Good Food"
Author: David Joachim
Author: Andrew Schloss
Co-Author: Philip Handel, Ph.D.
Editor: Carol Sherman
Publisher: Robert Rose Inc.


GENERAL

"Do It For Less! Weddings: How to Create Your Dream Wedding Without
Breaking the Bank"
Author: Denise Vivaldo
Editor: Megan Hiller
Publisher: Sellers Publishing

"The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper"
Author: Lynne Rosetto Kasper
Co-Author: Sally Swift
Editor: Doris Cooper
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers

"Things Cooks Love"
Author: Sur La Table
Co-Author: Marie Simmons
Editor: Jean Lucas
Publisher: Andrew McMeels Publishing


HEALTH AND SPECIAL DIET

"The Food You Crave"
Author: Ellie Krieger
Editors: Pam Hoenig and Carolyn Mandarano
Publisher: Taunton Press

"The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great"
Author: Pam Anderson
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

"Techniques of Healthy Cooking, 3rd Edition"
Author: Natalie Fischer
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons


INTERNATIONAL

"Beyond the Great Wall"
Author: Jeffrey Alford
Co-Author: Naomi Duguid
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books

"Martin Yan's China"
Author: Martin Yan
Editor: Amy Treadwell
Publisher: Chronicle Books

"Olives and Oranges"
Author: Sara Jenkins
Author: Mindy Fox
Photographer: Alan Richardson
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt


LITERARY FOOD WRITING

"Bottomfeeder"
Author: Taras Grescoe
Editor: Jim Gifford
Publisher: Harper Collins

"Raising Steaks"
Author: Betty Fussell
Editor: Rebecca Saletan
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

"Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China"
Author: Fuschia Dunlop
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Publisher: W.W. Norton


SINGLE SUBJECT

"Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient"
Author: Jennifer McLagan
Photographer: Leigh Beisch
Editor: Clancy Drake
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

"Jacques Torres' A Year in Chocolate: 80 Recipes for Holidays and Special
Occasions"
Author: Jacques Torres
Editor: Luisa Weiss
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc.- Stewart Tabori & Chang

"Under Pressure"
Author: Thomas Keller
Co-Author: Jonathan Benno
Co-Author: Corey Lee
Co-Author: Sebastien Rouxel
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books


WINE, BEER, AND SPIRITS

"Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus"
Author: Scott Bettie
Editor: Julie Bennett
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

"The Beer Book"
Author: Tim Hampson
Editor: Shannon Beatty
Publisher: DK Publishing

"Ciderland"
Author: James Crowden
Publisher: Birlinn Limited

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Founded in 1978, the International Association of Culinary Professionals
(IACP) connects culinary professionals with the people, places and knowledge
they need to succeed. Its 3,500 members represent a "who's who" in the
world of food and include cooking teachers and cooking school owners;
caterers, chefs and restaurateurs; food writers and cookbook authors;
editors and publishers of the world's consumer and trade press; food stylists
and photographers; vintners; television personalities; recipe developers and
test kitchen personnel; public relations, marketing and advertising
professionals; and many others with a special interest in the culinary arts.

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