American Category:
Cookbooks that focus on ethnic, cultural or regional cooking in
the United States of America.
"American Home Cooking"
Author: Cheryl Alters Jamison & Bill Jamison
Publisher: Broadway Books. Editor: Harriet Bell
Contact: Tammy Blake - 212-782-8370 Price: $30.00
Bread, Other Baking and Sweets Category: KitchenAid
Award Cookbooks that focus on desserts, confections and sweets
or savory pastries or doughs. "Simply Sensational Desserts"
Author: Francois Payard Publisher: Broadway Books. Editor: Harriet
Bell Contact: Tammy Blake - 212-782-8370 Price: $30.00
Chef and Restaurant Category: California Table Grape
Association Award Cookbooks by or about chefs, collections of
recipes from chefs, or books that focus on the cuisine of a
specific restaurant. "Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook" Author: Alice
Waters Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Editor: Susan Friedland
Contact: Karole Riippa - 212-207-7570 Price: $34.00
First
Book Category: The Julia Child Award "The French Laundry
Cookbook" Author: Thomas Keller with Susie Heller and Michael
Ruhlman Publisher: Artisan Editor: Ann Bramson & Deborah Weiss;
212-614-7510 Contact: Elizabeth Hermann; 212-614-7503 Price:
$50.00
Food Reference/Technical Category Reference books of
culinary terms, histories, techniques, or ingredients. "The
Oxford Companion to Food" Author: Alan Davidson Publisher: Oxford
University Press Editor: Steve Maikowski; 212-726-6116 Contact:
Kathryn Hamilton; 212-726-6142 Price: $60.00
General Category Multiple-subject books, all purpose
cookbooks and personal recipe collections. "Julia and Jacques
Cooking at Home" Author: Julia Child & Jacques Pepin Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Editor: Judith Jones; 212-572-2121 Contact:
Sarah Russo; 212-572-2299 Price: $40.00
Health and Special Diet Category: Bertolli Olive Oil
Award Cookbooks that focus on healthy eating, nutrition, dietary
concerns and special or restrictive diets. "A Spoonful of Ginger"
Author: Nina Simonds Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Editor: Judith
Jones; 212-572-2121 Contact: Sarah Russo; 212-572-2299 Price:
$30.00
International Category Cookbooks that focus on particular
geographical regions or cultural identities outside the United
States of America. "The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen" Author:
Grace Young Publisher: Simon & Schuster Editor: Janice Easton
Contact: Mary Ellen Briggs - 212-698-7157 Price: $27.50
Literary Food Category: Gourmet Magazine Award Non-fiction
or fiction food and beverage books that are distinguished by
the quality of their prose. "The Cook and the Gardener: A Year
of Recipes and Writings from the French Countryside" Author:
Amanda Hesser Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Editor: John
Barstow Contact: Louise Brockett - 212-790-4266 Price: $32.50
Single Subject Category Cookbooks that focus on specific,
cooking methods, techniques or appliances. "Martha Stewards
Hors d' oeuvres Handbook" Author: Martha Stewart with Susan
Spungen Publisher: Clarkson Potter Editor: Lauren Shakely &
Kathleen Hachett; 212-572-6162 Contact: Leigh Anne Ambrosi;
212-572-2542 Price: $35.00
Wine, Beer or Spirits Category: Geyser Peak Winery Award
Books on the history, evaluation, or production of alcoholic
beverages; mixology; serving or pairing with food. "Italian
Wines 1998" Editor: Daniele Cernilli and Carlo Petrini, eds
Publisher: Gambero Rosso, Inc. Contact: Fabio Parasecoli - 212-253-5653
Price: $24.95
