2008 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Awards

a list by Peter, the avid reader who runs Flashlight Worthy

Deemed “the Oscars of the food world” by Time magazine, The James Beard Foundation calls their awards "the country’s most coveted honor" for chefs and authors working on food. Personally, I'm more a fan of the IACP Awards.

onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_River_Cottage_Meat_Book_Cookbook_of_the_Year_AND_Single_Subject');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580088430'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_River_Cottage_Meat_Book_Cookbook_of_the_Year_AND_Single_Subject');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580088430'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The River Cottage Meat Book (Cookbook of the Year AND Single Subject) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Amazon readers say: "Fabulous book for serious cooks. I'm in love with it." "The encyclopedia of meat." "A heartfelt ode to prime meat and good animal husbandry." "A man with respect for his food." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_River_Cottage_Meat_Book_Cookbook_of_the_Year_AND_Single_Subject');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_River_Cottage_Meat_Book_Cookbook_of_the_Year_AND_Single_Subject');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580088430'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 543 page hardcover \|$26.40 \|15 reviews This book also appears on: 6 Books You Should Read Before You Open Your Mouth The James Beard Foundation's "Cookbook of the Year"


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Couscous_and_Other_Good_Food_from_Morocco_Cookbook_Hall_of_Fame');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060913967'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Couscous_and_Other_Good_Food_from_Morocco_Cookbook_Hall_of_Fame');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060913967'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco (Cookbook Hall of Fame) by Paula Wolfert onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Couscous_and_Other_Good_Food_from_Morocco_Cookbook_Hall_of_Fame');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Couscous_and_Other_Good_Food_from_Morocco_Cookbook_Hall_of_Fame');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060913967'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 368 page paperback \|$13.87 \|30 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/My_Bombay_Kitchen_Traditional_and_Modern_Parsi_Home_Cooking_Asian_Cooking');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0520249607'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/My_Bombay_Kitchen_Traditional_and_Modern_Parsi_Home_Cooking_Asian_Cooking');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0520249607'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking (Asian Cooking) Alice Waters, by Niloufer Ichaporia King onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/My_Bombay_Kitchen_Traditional_and_Modern_Parsi_Home_Cooking_Asian_Cooking');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/My_Bombay_Kitchen_Traditional_and_Modern_Parsi_Home_Cooking_Asian_Cooking');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0520249607'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 355 page hardcover \|$18.15 \|16 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Peter_Reinharts_Whole_Grain_Breads_New_Techniques_Extraordinary_Flavor_Baking_and_Dessert');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087590'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Peter_Reinharts_Whole_Grain_Breads_New_Techniques_Extraordinary_Flavor_Baking_and_Dessert');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087590'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor (Baking and Dessert) photography by Peter Reinhart onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Peter_Reinharts_Whole_Grain_Breads_New_Techniques_Extraordinary_Flavor_Baking_and_Dessert');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Peter_Reinharts_Whole_Grain_Breads_New_Techniques_Extraordinary_Flavor_Baking_and_Dessert');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087590'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 309 page hardcover \|$23.10 \|31 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Fundamental_Techniques_of_Classic_Cuisine_Cooking_From_a_Professional_Point_of_View');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/158479478X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Fundamental_Techniques_of_Classic_Cuisine_Cooking_From_a_Professional_Point_of_View');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/158479478X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine (Cooking From a Professional Point of View) by The French Culinary Institute, Judith Choate, illustrated by Glenn Wolf, photography by Matthew Septimus onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Fundamental_Techniques_of_Classic_Cuisine_Cooking_From_a_Professional_Point_of_View');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Fundamental_Techniques_of_Classic_Cuisine_Cooking_From_a_Professional_Point_of_View');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/158479478X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 496 page hardcover \|$47.25 \|6 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Dish_Entertains_Everyday_Simple_to_Special_Occasions_Entertaining');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/000200772X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Dish_Entertains_Everyday_Simple_to_Special_Occasions_Entertaining');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/000200772X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Dish Entertains: Everyday Simple to Special Occasions (Entertaining) by Trish Magwood onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Dish_Entertains_Everyday_Simple_to_Special_Occasions_Entertaining');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Dish_Entertains_Everyday_Simple_to_Special_Occasions_Entertaining');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/000200772X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 256 pages, used, starting at $29.68


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Love_Affair_with_Southern_Cooking_Recipes_and_Recollections_Americana');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060761784'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Love_Affair_with_Southern_Cooking_Recipes_and_Recollections_Americana');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060761784'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Love Affair with Southern Cooking: Recipes and Recollections (Americana) by Jean Anderson onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Love_Affair_with_Southern_Cooking_Recipes_and_Recollections_Americana');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Love_Affair_with_Southern_Cooking_Recipes_and_Recollections_Americana');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060761784'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 464 page hardcover \|$23.08 \|16 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Cooking_General');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087892'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Cooking_General');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087892'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Cooking (General) by James Peterson onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Cooking_General');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Cooking_General');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1580087892'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 534 page hardcover \|$26.40 \|14 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Super_Natural_Cooking_Five_Ways_To_Incorporate_Whole_and_Natural_Ingredients_into_Your_Cooking_Healthy_Focus');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1587612755'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Super_Natural_Cooking_Five_Ways_To_Incorporate_Whole_and_Natural_Ingredients_into_Your_Cooking_Healthy_Focus');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1587612755'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways To Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking (Healthy Focus) by Heidi Swanson onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Super_Natural_Cooking_Five_Ways_To_Incorporate_Whole_and_Natural_Ingredients_into_Your_Cooking_Healthy_Focus');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Super_Natural_Cooking_Five_Ways_To_Incorporate_Whole_and_Natural_Ingredients_into_Your_Cooking_Healthy_Focus');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1587612755'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 215 page paperback \|$13.60 \|58 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Country_Cooking_of_France_International_AND_Photography');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0811846466'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Country_Cooking_of_France_International_AND_Photography');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0811846466'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Country Cooking of France (International AND Photography) by Anne Willan, photography by France Ruffenach onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Country_Cooking_of_France_International_AND_Photography');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/The_Country_Cooking_of_France_International_AND_Photography');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0811846466'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 392 page hardcover \|$40.00 \|8 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Geography_of_Oysters_The_Connoisseurs_Guide_to_Oyster_Eating_in_North_America_Reference');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1596913258'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Geography_of_Oysters_The_Connoisseurs_Guide_to_Oyster_Eating_in_North_America_Reference');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1596913258'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America (Reference) by Rowan Jacobsen onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Geography_of_Oysters_The_Connoisseurs_Guide_to_Oyster_Eating_in_North_America_Reference');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/A_Geography_of_Oysters_The_Connoisseurs_Guide_to_Oyster_Eating_in_North_America_Reference');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1596913258'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 304 page hardcover \|$16.47 \|5 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Animal_Vegetable_Miracle_A_Year_of_Food_Life_Writing_on_Food');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060852550'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Animal_Vegetable_Miracle_A_Year_of_Food_Life_Writing_on_Food');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060852550'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Writing on Food) by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Animal_Vegetable_Miracle_A_Year_of_Food_Life_Writing_on_Food');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/2008_James_Beard_Foundation_Cookbook_Awards/Animal_Vegetable_Miracle_A_Year_of_Food_Life_Writing_on_Food');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060852550'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 384 page hardcover \|$17.79 \|262 reviews This book also appears on Time Magazine's Top 10 Books of 2007 (Non-Fiction)