The James Beard Foundation Award Winners For 2012
Here is the complete list of all the James Beard Foundation Award winners for 2012, including Book and Journalism Awards below. Check out our snapshot video interviews with four winners (including Outstanding Chef Daniel Humm), as well as our interview with Christina Tosi and Hugh Acheson's response to his tie with Linton Hopkins.
Outstanding Chef: Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Outstanding Restaurant: Boulevard, San Francisco
Outstanding Restaurateur: Tom Douglas, Tom Douglas Restaurants, Seattle
Outstanding Pastry Chef: Mindy Segal, Mindy's Hot Chocolate, Chicago
Best New Restaurant: Next, Chicago
Outstanding Service: La Grenouille, NYC
Outstanding Restaurant Design: Bentel & Bentel Architects, Le Bernardin, NYC
Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: Pandiscio Co., The Americano at Hôtel Americano, NYC
Rising Star Chef of the Year: Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar, NYC
Outstanding Bar Program: PDT, NYC
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional: Paul Grieco, Terroir, NYC
Outstanding Wine Program: No. 9 Park, Boston
Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America Inductees:
Grant Achatz, Chef and Author, Chicago
Mark Bittman, Journalist and Author, NYC
Dana Cowin, Editor and Journalist, NYC
Emily Luchetti, Pastry Chef and Author, San Francisco
Marvin Shanken, Publisher, NYC
Lifetime Achievement: Wolfgang Puck
Humanitarian of the Year: Charlie Trotter
Best Chef
Northwest: Matt Dillon, Sitka & Spruce, Seattle
Pacific: Matt Molina, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
Northeast: Tim Cushman, O Ya, Boston
South: Chris Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, Ala.
Southeast: (TIE) Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten, Athens, Ga., AND Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta
Southwest: Paul Qui, Uchiko, Austin, Texas
Great Lakes: Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Chicago
Mid-Atlantic: Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken, N.J.
Midwest: Tory Miller, L'Etoile, Madison, Wis.
NYC: Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern, NYC
America's Classics
Nora's Fish Creek Inn, Wilson, Wy.
Shady Glen, Manchester, Conn.
The Fry Bread House, Phoenix
Jones B-B-Q Diner, Marianna, Ark.
St. Elmo Steakhouse, Indianapolis
2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards
Cookbook of the Year
Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Home Cooking and More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
American Cooking
A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen by Hugh Acheson
Baking and Dessert
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer
Beverage
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, & Formulas by Brad Thomas Parsons
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
General Cooking
Ruhlman's Twenty by Michael Ruhlman
Focus on Health
Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen by Heidi Swanson
International
The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert
Photography
Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession
Artist/Photographer: Jeff Scott
Reference and Scholarship
Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880–1920 by Andrew P. Haley
Single Subject
All About Roasting by Molly Stevens
Writing and Literature
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
2012 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards
Publications of the Year
Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs; Food52
Darra Goldstein; Gastronomica
Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction
Anna Thomas
EatingWell; "The Soup for Life"
Environment, Food Politics, and Policy
Ben Paynter
Fast Company; "The Sweet Science"
Food Coverage in a Food-Focused Publication
Saveur; James Oseland
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication
Lesley Bargar Suter
Los Angeles; "Chinese Food in L.A.," "It's Time for Breakfast in L.A," "Food Lovers Guide"
Food Culture and Travel
Fuchsia Dunlop
The Financial Times; "Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink"
Food-Related Columns
Lettie Teague
The Wall Street Journal; On Wine: Lettie Teague: "Drink, Memory: How to Remember that Wine;" "In Praise of the One-Cabernet Lunch;" "May I recommend: Lessons of Great Sommeliers"
Group Food Blog
The Salt: NPR's Food Blog
Maria Godoy
Health and Well-Being
Maureen O'Hagan
The Seattle Times; "Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids' Diet"
Humor
Brett Martin
GQ; "The Hangover Part III"
Individual Food Blog
Poor Man's Feast
Elissa Altman; Poormansfeast.com; "Craving the Food of Depravity"
Personal Essay
Cal Fussman
Esquire.com; "Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom"
Profile
Susan Choi
Food & Wine; "The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz"
Visual Storytelling
Landon Nordeman
Saveur; "Soul of Sicily," "BBQ Nation," "Heart of the Valley"
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Imbibe; "Fizzy Business"
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
Alan Richman
GQ; "The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris," "I Heart SF," "Diner for Schmucks"
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
John T. Edge
Saveur; "BBQ Nation"
2012 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares
Host: Nina Barrett; Area: WBEZ; Producer: Jason Marck
Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Network: HBO; Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills, and Alan Oxman
Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location
Chopped
Host: Ted Allen; Network: Food Network; Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll, and Vivian Sorenson
Television Program, On Location
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Host: Andrew Zimmern; Network: Travel Channel; Producer: Andrew Zimmern
Television Segment
CBS News Sunday Morning
Host: Martha Teichner; Network: CBS; Producers: Lauren Barnello, Jon Carras, Edward Forgotson, Patrick Lee, and David Small
Video Webcast
eatTV with Jamie Tiampo
Eattv.com; Host: Jamie Tiampo; Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy, and Jamie Tiampo
Media Personality/Host (Television or Video Webcast)
Host: Ted Allen
Show: Chopped; Network: Food Network