Award Winning Cookbooks

Join in the celebration of outstanding food and beverage books as various industry organizations honor the top titles with an array of prestigious awards. Here are some of the winners from recent years.

James Beard Awards

• Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, Peter Menzel (2006)
• Rick Stein's Complete Seafood Cookbook, (2005)
• The King Arthur Flour Baker´s Companion, (2004)
• The Zuni Café Cookbook, Judy Rodgers (2003)
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread, Peter Reinhart (2002)

The Guild of Food Writers UK Awards

• Culinary Pleasures, Nicola Humble (2006)
• Eating Up Italy, Michael Fort (2005)
• Indulgence: Around the World in Search of Chocolate, Paul Richardson (2004)
• Thai Food, David Thompson (2003)
• A Cook's Tour, Anthony Bourdain (2002)

Cuisine Canada Awards

• Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home: Recipes for Everyday and Every Occasion, (2006)
• A Matter of Taste: Inspired Seasonal Menus with Wines and Spirits to Match, Lucy Waverman and James Chatto (2005)
• Hungry for Comfort: The Pleasures of Home Cooking, Rose Murray (2004)
• Out To Brunch at Mildred Pierce Restaurant, Donna Dooher and Claire Stubbs with Lianne George (2003)
• High Plains: The Joy of Alberta Cuisine, Cinda Chavich (2002)

International Association of Culinary Professionals

• Dough: Simple Contemporary Bread, Richard Bertinet (2006)
• Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food: An Opinionated History and More Than 100 Legendary Recipes, (2005)
• Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate, Alice Medrich (2004)
• Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference, Elizabeth Schneider (2003)
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread, Peter Reinhart (2002)

Glenfiddich Food and Wine Awards - Best Food Book

• Arabesque, Claudia Roden (2006)
• Shopped: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets, Joanna Blythman (2005)
• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger, Nigel Slater (2004)
• Thai Food, David Thompson and Earl Carter (2003)
• The River Cottage Cookbook, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (2002)

Glenfiddich Food and Wine Awards - Best Wine Book

• The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass, Jamie Goode (2006)
• Phylloxera: How Wine Was Saved for the World, Christy Campbell (2005)
• Rum, David Broom and Jason Lowe (2004)
• Africa Uncorked: Travels in Extreme Wine Territory , John Platter (2003)
• Drink! Never Mind the Peanuts, Susy Atkins and David Broom (2002)