IACP Cookbook Award Finalists

Louisville, KY (March 19, 2007) – The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) released the finalists for the 2007 IACP Cookbook Awards today. The awards honor the best writing and publishing in the food and beverage industry.

All food and beverage books copyrighted and published in English during the 2006 calendar year were eligible for the awards. This year, more than 400 books were entered in the awards program, which is considered the country's premier awards competition for recognition of excellence in cookbook writing and publishing.  A jury of 39 culinary professionals, including food writers, cookbook authors, and newspaper and magazine food editors, evaluated the books against a detailed list of criteria and tested scores of recipes before arriving at the list of finalists.

Three finalists were announced for each of the 13 categories; a complete list is below. On April 14 at the annual IACP Awards Gala in Chicago, one finalist in each category will receive the IACP Cookbook Award as the best book for that category. One of the category winners will also have the distinction of being named "Cookbook of the Year.

Founded in 1978, IACP 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.

Also released today, the finalists for the Bert Greene Food Journalism Awards
IACP Awards of Excellence

IACP Cookbook Award Finalists

American Category
Cookbooks that focus on ethnic, cultural, historic, or regional cooking in the United States.

Dishes From the Wild Horse Desert: Norteño cooking of South Texas
Author: Melissa Guerra
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Editor: Anne Ficklen

The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: stories and recipes for southerners
and would-be southerners
Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli

Sharing the Table at Garland's Lodge
Authors: Amanda Stine and Mary Garland
Publisher: Garland's Oak Creek Lodge
Editor: Carol Haralson

Bread, Other Baking and Sweets Category
Cookbooks that focus on break making, desserts, confections and sweet or savory pastries or doughs.

About Professional Baking
Author: Gail Sokol
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Editor: Matthew Hart

Baking: from my home to yours
Author: Dorie Greenspan
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Editor: Rux Martin

Bread Matters: The State of Modern Bread and a Definitive Guide to Baking Your Own
Author: Andrew Whitley
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Editor: Louise Haines

Chefs and Restaurants Category
The California Table Grape Commission Award
Cookbooks by or about chefs, collections of recipe's from chefs, or books that focus on the cuisine of specific restaurants.

Allegra McEvedy's Colour Cookbook
Authors: Allegra McEvedy and Fred Dickieson
Publisher: Kyle Cathie Ltd.
Editor: Sophie Allen

Happy in the Kitchen
Authors: Michel Richard, Susie Heller and Peter Kaminsky
Publisher: Artisan
Editor: Ann Bramson

Heston Blumenthal: in search of perfection; reinventing kitchen classics
Author: Heston Blumenthal
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Editor: Nick Trautwein

Compilations Category
Cookbooks comprised of material previously published in another format, or compiled by a staff of writers or editors.

The 150 Best American Recipes:  Indispensable Dishes
from Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks
Author: Fran McCullough
Molly Stevens
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Editor: Rux Martin

All-New Complete Cooking Light Cookbook
Publisher: Oxmoor House
Editor: Anne C. Cain

The Professional Chef/the Culinary Institute of America-8th Edition
Author: The Culinary Institute of America
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Editor: Pam Chirls

First Book:
The Julia Child Award
Cookbooks by writers who have not previously authored, co-authored, or significantly contributed to a food or beverage related book.

Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: treasured foodways, modern flavors
Author: Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Aaron Wehner

The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: stories and recipes for southerners
and would-be southerners
Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli

Memories of Philippine Kitchens: stories and recipes from far and near
Authors: Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Editor: Marisa Bulzone

Food Photography and Styling Category
Awarded to a photographer and stylist for food photography and styling that clearly, accurately and artistically represents the book's recipes or cooking techniques, enhances the text with stimulating visual images and reflects the overall tone of the book.

The Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate
Author: Deborah Jones
Susie Heller
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Editor: Leslie Wells

Secret Destinations: Asian spa cuisine
Author: Edmond Ho
Susie Donald
Publisher: Foodstyle Editions
Editor: Poppy Fields

Simple Chinese Cooking
Author: Earl Carter
Publisher: Penguin Group - Australia
Editor: Alison Cowan

Food Reference/Technical Category
Reference books of culinary terms, histories, techniques or ingredients.

Culinary Biographies
Author: Alice Arndt
Publisher: Yes Press, Inc
Editor: Alice Arndt

Modern Garde Manger
Author: Robert Garlough
Angus Campbell
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Editor: Matthew Hart

The Spice and Herb Bible, Second Edition
Author: Ian Hemphill
Publisher: Robert Rose Inc.
Editor: Sue Sumeraj

General Category
Multiple-subject recipe books, including all-purpose cookbooks and personal recipe collections.

The Filipino-American Kitchen: traditional recipes, contemporary flavors
Author: Jennifer M. Aranas
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, a member of the Periplus Publishing Group
Editor: Holly Jennings

The Improvisational Cook
Author: Sally Schneider
Publisher: HarperCollins
Editor: Harriet Bell

Opera Lovers Cookbook: menus for elegant entertaining
Author: Francine Segan
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Editor: Leslie Stoker

Health and Special Diets Category
Cookbooks and diet books that focus on healthful eating, nutrition, dietary concerns and special or restrictive diets.

Lunch Lessons: changing the way we feed our children
Authors: Ann Cooper and Lisa M. Holmes
Publisher: HarperCollins
Editor: Mary Ellen O'Neill

Spa Cuisine by Charlie Trotter
Author: Charlie Trotter
Editor: Sari Zernich

William-Sonoma New Healthy Kitchen: Desserts
Author: Annabel Langbein
Publisher: Free Press
Editor: Suzanne Donahue

International Category
The Le Cordon Bleu Award
Cookbooks that focus on foods of a particular geographical region or cultural identity outside the United States.

Cradle of Flavor: home cooking from the spice islands of Indonesia,
Malaysia, and Singapore
Author: James Oseland
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli

Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: treasured foodways, modern flavors
Author: Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Aaron Wehner

The Soul of a New Cuisine: a discovery of the food and flavors of Africa
Author: Marcus Samuelsson
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Editor: Pam Chirls

Literary Food Writing Category
The Cuisinart Award
Non-fiction or fiction food or beverage books that are distinguished by the quality of their prose. These books may or may not include recipes.

The Kitchen Diaries: a year in the kitchen with Nigel Slater
Author: Nigel Slater
Publisher: Gotham Books
Editor: Erin Moore

My Life in France
Authors: Julia Child Alex Prud'homme
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Editor: Judith Jones

The United States of Arugula: how we became a gourmet nation
Author: David Kamp
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Charlie Conrad

Single Subject Category
Cookbooks that focus on specific foods, cooking methods, techniques or appliances.

Hot Chocolate: 50 heavenly cups of comfort
Author: Fred Thompson
Publisher: The Harvard Common Press
Editor: Valerie Cimino

A Passion for Ice Cream: 95 recipes for fabulous desserts
Author: Emily Luchetti
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Editor: Bill LeBlond

Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen
Author: Deborah Madison
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Wine, Beer or Spirits Category
Books on the history, evaluation or production of alcoholic beverages; mixology; serving or pairing with food.

Perfect Pairings: a master sommelier's practical advice for partnering wine with food
Authors: Evan Goldstein and Joyce Goldstein
Publisher: University of California Press
Editor: Blake Edgar

The Ultimate Bar Book: the comprehensive guide to over 1,000 cocktails
Author: Mittie Hellmich
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Editor: Bill LeBlond

What to Drink with What You Eat: the definitive guide to pairing food
with wine, beer, spirits, coffee, tea - even water - based on expert advice from America's best sommeliers
Authors: Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Editor: Michael Sand