The James Beard Journalism Awards were announced today. Portland Chef Joshua McFadden’s collaboration with Martha Holmberg won an award for Vegetable-Focused Cooking:
Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables
Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg (this is an outstanding book in my opinion)
(Artisan Books)
Here is the complete list of winners for the 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Awards Winners
2018 James Beard Foundation Book Awards: For books published in English in 2017:
American
The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen – Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley (University of Minnesota Press)
Baking and Desserts
BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts – Stella Parks (W. W. Norton & Company)
Beverage
Meehan’s Bartender Manual – Jim Meehan (Ten Speed Press)
General
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat – Samin Nosrat (Simon and Schuster)
Health and Special Diets
Deepa’s Secrets – Deepa Thomas (Skyhorse)
International
Nopalito – Gonzalo Guzman and Stacy Adimando (Ten Speed Press)
Photography
Cook Beautiful – Johnny Miller (Abrams)
Reference, History, and Scholarship
Champagne – Peter Liem (Ten Speed Press)
Restaurant and Professional
Modernist Bread – Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya (The Cooking Lab)
Single Subject
The Pho Cookbook – Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press)
Vegetable-Focused Cooking
Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables – Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg (Artisan Books)
Writing
The Cooking Gene – Michael W. Twitty (Amistad)
Book of the Year
The Cooking Gene – Michael W. Twitty (Amistad)
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Betty Fussell
2018 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards
For radio, television broadcasts, podcasts, webcasts, and documentaries appearing in 2017.
Documentary
Barbecue – Director: Matthew Salleh, Producers: Daniel Joyce and Rose Tucker. Airs on: Netflix
Outstanding Personality/Host
Pati Jinich – Pati’s Mexican Table. Airs on: WETA Washington; Distributed Nationally by American Public Television
Podcast
The Sporkful – Host: Dan Pashman, Producers: Dan Pashman, Anne Noyes Saini, and Dan Charles. Airs on: Stitcher and iTunes
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese – Host: Melissa Block, Producer: Elissa Nadworny. Airs on: NPR
Special (on TV or Web)
Lidia Celebrates America: Homegrown Heroes – Host: Lidia Bastianich, Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Anne Adams, and Shelly Burgess Nicotra. Airs on: PBS
Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro – Host: Ina Garten, Producers: Rachel Purnell, Olivia Ball, and Bridget Lumley. Airs on: Food Network
Television Program, on Location
Chef’s Table: Jeong Kwan – Producers: David Gelb, Brian McGinn, and Andrew Fried. Airs on: Netflix
Television Segment
PBS NewsHour – Reporters: Allison Aubrey and Paul Solman, Producer: Mary Beth Durkin. Airs on: PBS
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional
Panna Cooking: Black Bean-Glazed Salmon with Ginger Cabbage – Host: Vivian Howard, Producers: David Ellner, Amy Currie, and Stephanie Roush. Airs on: pannacooking.com
Video Webcast, on Location
Working 24 Hours at… – Host: Andrew Knowlton, Director: Vincent Cross, Producer: Matt Duckor. Airs on: YouTube and Bon Appétit Video
Visual and Technical Excellence
Food Talkies – Director, Photographer, Editor: Andrew Gooi. Airs on: foodtalkies.com
2018 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards
For articles published in English in 2017.
Columns
Missed Cues: “Get Help”; “Distilled Identity”; and “Destination, Small Town” – Osayi Endolyn. Gravy
Dining and Travel
“In Pursuit of Perfect Hummus” – J.M. Hirsch. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Magazine
Feature Reporting
“The NBA’s Secret Addiction” – Baxter Holmes. ESPN The Magazine
Food and Health
“The Great Nutrient Collapse” – Helena Bottemiller Evich. Politico
Food Section
Roads & Kingdoms – Nathan Thornburgh, Matt Goulding, Cara Parks, and the Roads & Kingdoms Team
Foodways
“The Teenage Whaler’s Tale” – Julia O’Malley. High Country News
Home Cooking
“Thanksgiving Lessons” – Adam Rapoport and the Bon Appétit Editorial Team. Bon Appétit
Humor
“Pumpkin Spice Life” – Maura Judkis. The Washington Post
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 with The Food & Environment Reporting Network. 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
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
“Who Owns Uncle Ben?” – Shane Mitchell. The Bitter Southerner
Publication of the Year
The Salt
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