The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States.[1] The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists each year, and are generally scheduled around James Beard's May birthday.[2]
Annually since 1998, the foundation has awarded the designation of America's Classic for local independently-owned restaurants that reflect the character of the community.[3]
Multimedia Food Feature: Michael Gebert and Julia Thiel, The Chicago Reader, Key Ingredient: "Kluwak Kupas," "Chinese Black Beans," "Geraniums"
Personal Essay: Tom Junod, Esquire, "My Mom Couldn't Cook"
Profile: Benjamin Wallace, New York, "The Restaurant Auteur"
Wine and Spirits: Jon Fine, Food & Wine, "Natural Wine: Weird or Wonderful?"
2012 awards
The James Beard Awards were presented on May 7, 2012, at New York's Lincoln Center.[12] The book, broadcast, and journalism winners were announced at Gotham Hall on May 4, 2012.[12]
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction: Anna Thomas, EatingWell, "The Soup for Life"
Environment, Food Politics, and Policy: Ben Paynter, Fast Company, "The Sweet Science"
Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication: Saveur, James Oseland
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication: Lesley Bargar Suter, Los Angeles, "Chinese Food in L.A.," "It's Time for Breakfast in L.A," "Food Lovers Guide"
Food Culture and Travel: Fuchsia Dunlop, The Financial Times, "Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink"
Food-Related Columns: Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal, On Wine: Lettie Teague: "Drink, Memory: How to Remember that Wine"; "In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch"; "May I recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers"
Group Food Blog: The Salt: NPR's Food Blog, Maria Godoy
Health and Well-Being: Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, "Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids' Diet"
Visual Storytelling: Landon Nordeman, Saveur, "Soul of Sicily," "BBQ Nation," "Heart of the Valley"
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: Sarah Karnasiewicz, Imbibe, "Fizzy Business"
Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Alan Richman, GQ, "The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris," "I Heart SF," "Diner for Schmucks"
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: John T. Edge, Saveur, "BBQ Nation"
Broadcast Media Awards
Radio Show/Audio Webcast: Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares, Host: Nina Barrett, WBEZ, Producer: Jason Marck
Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast): A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt, HBO, Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oman
Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location: Chopped, Host: Ted Allen, Food Network, Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll, and Vivian Sorenson
Television Segment: CBS News Sunday Morning, Host: Martha Teichner, CBS, Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee, and David Small
Video Webcast: eatTV with Jamie Tiampo, Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy, and Jamie Tiampo
The James Beard Awards were presented on May 6, 2013, at New York's Lincoln Center.[15] The book, broadcast, and journalism winners were announced at Gotham Hall on May 3, 2013.[15]
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional: Merry Edwards, Merry Edwards Winery, Sebastopol, CA
Outstanding Wine Program: Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO
Restaurant Design and Graphics: 75 Seats and Under: Isa, Taavo Somer, Brooklyn, NY.
Restaurant Design and Graphics: 76 Seats and Over: Juvia, Alejandro Barrios Carrero Designs, Miami Beach
Broadcast and New Media Awards
Radio Show/Audio Webcast: Fear of Frying; Host: Nina Barrett; Area: WBEZ; Producer: Lynette Kalsnes
Special/Documentary, Television or Video Webcast: The Restaurateur; Network: PBS; Producer: Roger Sherman (filmmaker)
Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location: CBS Sunday Morning: "Eat, Drink and Be Merry"; Host: Charles Osgood; Network: CBS; Producers: Gavin Boyle, Amol Mhatre, Rand Morrison, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca, and Robin Sanders
Television Program, On Location: The Mind of a Chef; Host: Anthony Bourdain; Network: PBS; Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Joe Caterini, Alexandra Chaden, Jonathan Cianfrani, Christopher Collins, Peter Meehan, Michael Steed, and Lydia Tenaglia
Television Segment: Friday Arts, Art of Food; Network: WHYY-TV TV; Producer: Monica Rogozinski
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional: Liquor.com Presents How to Cocktail; Producers: Kit Codik, Scott Kritz and Noah Rothbaum
Video Webcast, On Location: Theperennialplate.com presents The Perennial Plate: Real Food World Tour; Hosts and Producers: Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine
Photography: What Katie Ate: Recipes and Other Bits & Pieces, Photographer: Katie Quinn Davies
Reference and Scholarship: The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World by Sandor Ellix Katz
Single Subject: Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard by Nigel Slater
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian: Roots: The Definitive Compendium with More Than 225 Recipes by Diane Morgan
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction: Matt Goulding, Matthew Kadey with Tamar Adler, and Paul Kita, Men's Health, "The Butcher Is Back!," "The Six-Pack Foods of Summer," "Southern Food Rises Again"
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Tejal Rao, Village Voice, "Bangkok Pop, No Fetishes," "The Sweet Taste of Success," "Enter the Comfort Zone at 606 R&D"
Food and Culture: Ann Taylor Pittman, Cooking Light, "Mississippi Chinese Lady Goes Home to Korea"
Food and Travel: Adam Sachs, Travel + Leisure, "The Best Little Eating Town in Europe"
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication: Men's Health, Adina Steiman
Food Politics, Policy, and the Environment: Tracie McMillan, The American Prospect with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, "As Common As Dirt"
Food-Related Columns: Adam Sachs, Bon Appétit, The Obsessivore: "I'm Big On Japan," "Everyone's a Critic," "The Tradition Starts Here"
Group Food Blog: Dark Rye, darkrye.com
Health and Well-Being: Rachael Moeller Gorman, EatingWell, "Solving the Sugar Puzzle"
Humor: Alice Laussade, Dallas Observer, "The Cheap Bastard's Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas"
Wine, Spirits, and other Beverages: Michael Steinberger, vanityfair.com, "A Vintage Crime"
2014 awards
The James Beard Awards were presented on May 5, 2014, at New York's Lincoln Center.[19] The book, broadcast, and journalism winners were announced at Gotham Hall on May 2, 2014.[19][20]
Chef and Restaurant Awards
Outstanding Chef: Nancy Silverton, Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles, CA
Special/Documentary: Eating Alabama; Network: PBS; Producers: Andrew Beck Grace and Bartley Powers
Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location: Martha's Stewart's Cooking School; Host: Martha Stewart; Network: CBS; Producers: Greta Anthony, Christina Deyo, Michael Morrison, Olivia Schneider, Martha Stewart, Calia Van Dyk, and Lisa Wagner
Television Program, On Location: The Mind of a Chef; Host: Anthony Bourdain; Network: PBS; Producers: Jared Andrukanis, Anthony Bourdain, Joe Caterini, Chris Collins, Michael Steed, and Lydia Tenaglia
Television Segment: Friday Arts, Art of Food; Network: WHYY-TV TV; Producer: Monica Rogozinski
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional: Thirsty For...; Producers: Jay Holzer and Eric Slatkin
Video Webcast, On Location: Theperennialplate.com presents The Perennial Plate: Europe and South Asia; Hosts and Producers: Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine
Beverage: The Cocktail Lab: Unraveling the Mysteries of Flavor and Aroma in Drink, with Recipes by Tony Conigliaro
Cooking from a Professional Point of View: Historic Heston by Heston Blumenthal
Focus on Health: Gluten-Free Girl Every Day by Shauna James Ahern with Daniel Ahern
General Cooking: Smoke: New Firewood Cooking by Tim Byres
International: Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking by Fuchsia Dunlop
Photography: Historic Heston, Photographer: Romas Foord; Rene Redzepi: A Work in Progress, Photographer: Ali Kurshat Altinsoy, Ditte Isager, René Redzepi, Lars Williams, and the Noma Team
Reference and Scholarship: Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller
Single Subject: Culinary Birds: The Ultimate Poultry Cookbook by John Ash with James O. Fraioli
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian: Vegetable Literacy by Deborah Madison
Cooking, Recipes or Instruction: Andy Ricker, Saveur, "The Star of Siam"
Distinguished Restaurant Review: Alan Richman, GQ, "Alan Richman Walks Into a Jewish Deli...", "The Elm: Is Brooklyn Ready for Sophisticated Dining?", "ZZ's, the Most Expensive 58 Minutes in New York Dining"
Food and Culture: John Birdsall, Lucky Peach, "America, Your Food Is So Gay"
Food and Travel: Nick Paumgarten, Bon Appétit, "Lunch at 8,500 Ft."
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication: The Wall Street Journal, "Off Duty" Section, Beth Kracklauer
Food-Related Columns: Adam Sachs, Bon Appétit, The Obsessivore
Group Food Blog: First We Feast
Health and Well-Being: Rachael Moeller Gorman, EatingWell, "The Whole-Grain, Reduced-Fat, Zero-Calorie, High-Fiber, Lightly Sweetened Truth about Food Labels"
Humor: Lisa Hanawalt, Lucky Peach, "On the Trail with Wylie"
Visual Storytelling: James Maikowski, Sara Parks, Patricia Sanchez, Stephen Scoble, and Fredrika Stjärne, Food & Wine, "Best New Chef All Stars", "Oysters & Gumbo: A Chef's New Orleans Party", "Vegetables Now"
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: Besha Rodell, Punch, "40 Ounces to Freedom"
2015 awards
The 2015 James Beard Awards were presented on May 4, 2015, at the Civic Opera House.[22] The Book, Broadcast and Journalism Award winners were announced in New York on April 24.[23]
Chef and Restaurant Awards
Outstanding Chef: Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY
Baking and Dessert: Flavor Flours: A New Way to Bake with Teff, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Other Whole & Ancient Grains, Nuts & Non-Wheat Flours by Alice Medrich
Beverage: Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave Arnold
Cooking from a Professional Point of View: Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes by Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns
Focus on Health: Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing by Keith Schroeder
General Cooking: The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking by Faith Durand and Sara Kate Gillingham
International: Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition by David Sterling
Photography: In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World by Gabriele Galimberti
Reference and Scholarship: Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering by Adam Danforth
Single Subject: Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian: At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well by Amy Chaplin
Writing and Literature: The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber
Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location: Martha Stewart's Cooking School; Host: Martha Stewart; Producers: Greta Anthony, Kimberly Miller Olko, Martha Stewart, Calia Brencsons-Van Dyk, and Lisa Wagner
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional: ChefSteps; Hosts: Grant Lee Crilly and Chris Young; Producer: Richard B. Wallace
Video Webcast, on Location: food.curated; Host: Liza de Guia; Producer: Liza de Guia
Visual and Technical Excellence: Wall of Fire: A ChefSteps Story; Director: Sandy Smolan; Photographer and Editor: Reva Keller; Producers: Grant Crilly and Chris Young
Food and Culture: "The Toxic, Abusive, Addictive, Supportive, Codependent Relationship Between Chefs and Yelpers," Rebecca Flint Marx, San Francisco Magazine
Food and Health: "Against the Grain," Michael Specter, The New Yorker
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: "Into the Vines," Gabrielle Hamilton, AFAR, The Washington Post
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: "Artisanal-Everything Roberta's Defies the Stereotypes" "Once an Icon, Per Se is Showing its Age," "Six Reasons Why Cosme is One of NYC's Most Relevant New Restaurants," Ryan Sutton, Eater
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: "Life in Chains: Finding Home at Taco Bell," John DeVore, Eater
2016 awards
The 2016 James Beard Awards were presented on May 2, 2016, at the Civic Opera House, hosted by Carla Hall.[26] The Book, Broadcast and Journalism Award winners were presented at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City, hosted by Ming Tsai.[26]
Chef and Restaurant Awards
Outstanding Chef: Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles, CA
Food Reporting: Martha Mendoza, Margie Mason, and Robin McDowell, "Seafood From Slaves - An AP Investigation Helps Free Slaves in the 21st Century", Associated Press
Home Cooking: Adam Rapoport, "Cook Like a Pro!", Bon Appétit
Profile: Wendell Brock, "Christiane Lauterbach: The Woman Who Ate Atlanta", The Bitter Southerner
Visual Storytelling: Erin DeJesus, Danielle Centoni, Jen Stevenson, Dina Avila, McGraw Wolfman, "One Night: Kachka", Eater
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: Dave Infante, "There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here's Why.", Thrillist
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Tejal Rao, "A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds," "Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution," "Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd", Bloomberg Pursuits
The 2017 James Beard Awards were presented on May 1, 2017, at the Civic Opera House, hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.[31] The Book, Broadcast and Journalism Award winners were announced in New York on April 25, hosted by Andrew Zimmern.[31]
Documentary: The Birth of Saké, Director: Erik Shirai, Producer: Masako Tsumura
Outstanding Personality/Host: Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern's Bucket List; Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food; Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Travel Channel
Podcast: The Four Top, Katherine Cole and Morgan Holm. NPR
Radio Show/Audio Webcast: Hidden Kitchens: War & Peace & Food, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, NPR
Special (on TV or Web): Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday for Heroes, Lidia Bastianich PBS
Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location: Fish the Dish, Spencer Watts, Gusto
Television Program, on Location: Chef's Table, Netflix
Television Segment: Harvesting Alaska, Heather Hintze and Lauren Maxwell, KTVA
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional:Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph, Samantha Schutz and Greta Anthony, marthastewart.com
Video Webcast, on Location: Working 24 Hours at..., Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appétit
Visual and Technical Excellence: Uncharted, James Mann, tastemade.com
Journalism Awards
Dining and Travel: "I Want Crab. Pure Maryland Crab." Bill Addison, Eater
Food and Culture: "A Last Dinner in the Jungle," Shane Mitchell, Roads & Kingdoms
Food and Health: "Brain Food", Hunter Lewis, Carolyn Williams, Sidney Fry, and Peggy Knickerbocker, Cooking Light
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication: The New Yorker Food Issue, David Remnick, Lauren Collins, Dana Goodyear, and Carolyn Kormann
Columns: "Eat": "A Haitian Grandmother's Home-Cooked Porridge"; "Kimchi Fried Rice, Korean Comfort Food"; and "Casa Calamari", Francis Lam, The New York Times Magazine
Food Reporting: "Exploited in Paradise" series, Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason, Associated Press
Home Cooking: "How to Cook, Smoke, Crumble, Grind, Pickle, Candy, Milk, Slow Cook, Toast, Pulverize, and Fry a Nut", Hunter Lewis, Cheryl Slocum, and Robin Bashinsky, Cooking Light
The 2018 James Beard Awards were presented on May 7, 2018, at the Civic Opera House, hosted by Carla Hall.[37] The Media Awards were presented on April 27 at Chelsea Piers in New York City.[38]
Innovative Storytelling: "The New Essentials of French Cooking," Melissa Clark, Emily Weinstein, Barbara deWilde, and Alexandra Eaton, The New York Times
Investigative Reporting: "'The Only Good Muslim' " and "Compromised," Ted Genoways, The New Republic
Local Impact: "Farm to Chapel"; "They Ditched Vienna Sausages for Porterhouse Steaks and Lobster at West Grove Cookout"; and "How a Secular Jewish Baker Became Miami's Kosher King," Carlos Frías, Miami Herald
Personal Essay: "Dear Women: Own Your Stories," Lisa Donovan, Foodandwine.com
Profile: "She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared," Mayukh Sen, Food52
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: "The Pu-Erh Broker," Max Falkowitz, Saveur
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Counter Intelligence: "The World's Best Restaurant Opens a Pop-Up in Mexico"; "At Vespertine, Jonathan Gold Makes Contact with Otherworldly Cooking"; "Jonathan Gold Finds Delight in the Secretive Santa Monica Restaurant Dialogue," Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times
75 Seats and Under: Studio Writers, Atomix, New York City
76 Seats and Over: Parts and Labor Design, Pacific Standard Time, Chicago, Illinois
Design Icon: Canlis, Seattle, Washington
Book Awards
American Cooking Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day by JJ Johnson and Alexander Smalls with Veronica Chambers (Flatiron Books)
Baking and Dessert SUQAR: Desserts & Sweets from the Modern Middle East by Greg Malouf and Lucy Malouf (Hardie Grant Books)
Beverage Wine Folly: Magnum Edition by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack (Avery)
General Cooking Milk Street: Tuesday Nights by Christopher Kimball (Little, Brown and Company)
Health and Special Diets Eat a Little Better by Sam Kass (Clarkson Potter)
International Feast: Food of the Islamic World by Anissa Helou (Ecco)
Photography Tokyo New Wave by Andrea Fazzari (Ten Speed Press)
Reference, History, and Scholarship Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry by Anna Zeide (University of California Press)
Restaurant and Professional Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird, Hong Kong by Matt Abergel (Phaidon Press)
Single Subject Goat: Cooking and Eating by James Whetlor (Quadrille Publishing)
Vegetable-Focused Cooking Saladish by Ilene Rosen (Artisan Books)
Writing Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee (chef) (Artisan Books)
Book of the Year Cocktail Codex by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, and David Kaplan, with Devon Tarby (Ten Speed Press)
Visual and Technical Excellence: Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown, CNN
Journalism Awards
Columns: What We Talk About When We Talk About American Food: "The Pickled Cucumbers That Survived the 1980s AIDS Epidemic"; "A Second Look at the Tuna Sandwich's All-American History"; and "Freedom and Borscht for Ukrainian-Jewish Émigrés" by Mari Uyehara, Taste
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award: Counter Intelligence: "The Hearth & Hound, April Bloomfield's New Los Angeles Restaurant, Is Nothing Like a Gastropub"; "There's Crocodile and Hog Stomach, but Jonathan Gold Is All About the Crusty Rice at Nature Pagoda"; and "At Middle Eastern Restaurants, It All Starts with Hummus. Jonathan Gold says Bavel's Is Magnificent" by Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times
Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication: New York Magazine by Robin Raisfeld, Rob Patronite, Maggie Bullock, and the Staff of New York Magazine
Health and Wellness: "Clean Label's Dirty Little Secret" by Nadia Berenstein, The New Food Economy
Home Cooking: "The Subtle Thrills of Cold Chicken Salad" by Cathy Erway, Taste
Innovative Storytelling: "In Search of Water-Boiled Fish" by Angie Wang, Eater
Investigative Reporting: "A Killing Season" by Boyce Upholt, The New Republic
Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award: "Yes Indeed, Lord: Queen's Cuisine, Where Everything Comes from the Heart"; "Top 10 New Orleans Restaurants for 2019"; and "Sexual Harassment Allegations Preceded Sucré Co-Founder Tariq Hanna's Departure" by Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune
M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: "What Is Northern Food?" by Steve Hoffman, Artful Living
Personal Essay, Long Form: "I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali's Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter" by Geraldine DeRuiter, Everywhereist.com
Personal Essay, Short Form: "I'm a Chef with Terminal Cancer. This Is What I'm Doing with the Time I Have Left" by Fatima Ali, Bon Appétit
Profile: "The Short and Brilliant Life of Ernest Matthew Mickler" by Michael Adno, The Bitter Southerner
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: "'Welch's Grape Jelly with Alcohol': How Trump's Horrific Wine Became the Ultimate Metaphor for His Presidency" by Corby Kummer, Vanity Fair