James Beard Award Winners 2012
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: May 8, 2012

The James Beard award winners for 2012 are:
COOKBOOK AWARDS
Cookbook of the Year:
“Modernist Cuisine” by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
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” by Jeff Scott and Blake Beshore
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
 
JOURNALISM AWARDS
Publications of the Year:
Amanda Hesser (Food52) and Darra Goldstein (Gastronomica)
 Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction:
Anna Thomas, EatingWell magazine, “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, npr.org/blogs/thesalt
Health and Wellbeing:
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”
 
BROADCAST JOURNALISM 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
 
RESTAURANT AND CHEF AWARDS:
Best New Restaurant:
	Next, Chicago
 Outstanding Chef:
	Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park in New York
 Outstanding Pastry Chef
	Mindy Segal of Mindy's Hot Chocolate in Chicago
 Outstanding Restaurant:
	Boulevard in San Francisco
 Outstanding Restaurateur:
	Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants in Seattle
 Outstanding Service:
	La Grenouille in New York
 Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional:
	Paul Grieco of Terroir in New York
 Outstanding Wine Program:
	No. 9 Park in Boston
 Outstanding Bar Program:
	PDT in New York
  Rising Star Chef Of The Year:
	Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York
 Regional Chef Awards:
 Great Lakes
	Bruce Sherman of North Pond in Chicago
 Mid-Atlantic
	Maricel Presilla of Cucharamama in Hoboken, N.J.
 Midwest
	Tory Miller of L'Etoile in Madison, Wisc.
 New York City
	Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern in New York
 Northeast
	Tim Cushman of O Ya in Boston
 Northwest
	Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce in Seattle
 Pacific
	Matt Molina of Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles
 South
	Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Ala.
 Southeast (tie)
	Hugh Acheson of Five and Ten in Athens, Ga. & Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta
 Southwest
	Paul Qui of Uchiko in Austin, Texas
 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award:
	Wolfgang Puck
 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year:
	Charlie Trotter
James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees:
	Grant Achatz, chef and author, Chicago
	Mark Bittman, journalist and author, New York
	Dana Cowin, editor-in-chief at Food and Wine magazine, New York
	Emily Luchetti, pastry chef and author, San Francisco
	Marvin Shanken, publisher, New York
 James Beard Foundation America's Classics:
	- The Fry Bread House in Phoenix
	Owner: Cecelia Miller
	- Nora's Fish Creek Inn in Wilson, Wyo.
	Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum and Kathryn Tygum Taylor
	- St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis
	Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse
	- Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark.
	Owners: James and Betty Jones
	- Shady Glen in Manchester, Conn.
	Owners: William and Annette Hoch