James Beard 2016 Cookbook and Media Winners
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: May 2, 2016

Winning a James Beard Award is the equivalent to winning an Oscar or Tony for a food writer or chef.  This prestigious award recognizes the best and the brightest in the food industry.  Check out the winners of the book, broadcast and journalism winners below.  The restaurant and chef awards will be announced tonight.
American Cooking
The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook 
	Chris Fischer with Catherine Young (Little, Brown and Company)
 Baking and Dessert 
Sourdough: Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More 
	Sarah Owens (Roost Books)
 Beverage 
The Oxford Companion to Wine 
	Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding (Oxford University Press)
 Cooking from a Professional Point of View 
NOPI: The Cookbook 
	Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully (Ten Speed Press)
 Focus on Health
Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome 
	Virginia Willis (Ten Speed Press)
 General Cooking The Food Lab
Better Home Cooking Through Science 
	Kenji López-Alt (W. W. Norton & Company)
 International 
Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking 
	Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook (Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
 Photography
Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel
	Photographer: Heidi Swanson (Ten Speed Press)
 Reference and Scholarship
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
	Toni Tipton-Martin (University of Texas Press)
 Single Subject
A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood 
	Diana Henry (Mitchell Beazley)
 Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
V Is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques for Home Cooks 
	Michael Anthony (Little, Brown and Company)
 Writing and Literature
Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) 
	Marion Nestle (Oxford University Press)
 Book of the Year
Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking 
	Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook (Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
 Cookbook Hall of Fame
	Deborah Madison
 2016 James Beard Foundation Broadcast and New Media Awards
	Presented by Breville® and Lenox Tableware and Gifts
	For television, web, and radio programs aired in 2015.
 Documentary
	The Starfish Throwers
	Director: Jesse Roesler
	Producers: Jesse Roesler and Melody Gilbert
	Airs on: DirecTV Audience Network and iTunes
 Outstanding Personality/Host Host
	Vivian Howard
	A Chef’s Life Airs on: PBS
 Podcast 
	Gravy
	Host: Tina Antolini
	Producer: Tina Antolini
	Airs on: southernfoodways.org/gravy
 Radio Show/Audio Webcast
	The Food Chain: Chinatown
	Host: Dan Saladino
	Producers: Kent DePinto, Sarah Stolarz, and Dan Saladino
	Airs on: NPR Stations/BBC World Service
 Special
	Lidia Celebrates America: Home for the Holidays
	Host: Lidia Bastianich 
	Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Anne Adams, and Shelly Burgess Nicotra
	Airs on: PBS
 Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location
	Extra Virgin
	Hosts: Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos
	Producers: Gordon Elliott, Mark Schneider, Dan Connell, Sara Porter, Debi Mazar, and Gabriele Corcos​
	Airs on: Cooking Channel
 Television Program, on Location
	I’ll Have What Phil’s Having
	Host: Phil Rosenthal
	Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Phil Rosenthal, Richard Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd, and David Beebe
	Airs on: PBS
 Television Segment 
	PBS NewsHour’s “Food4Thought”
	Host: Allison Aubrey Producer: Mary Beth Durkin
	Airs on: PBS
 Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional
	Indian Curries: The Basics & Beyond
	Host: Raghavan Iyer
	Producer: Jared Maher
	Airs on: craftsy.com
 Video Webcast, On Location
	The Sushi Chef: Oona Tempest and Toshio Oguma
	Producer: Elana Schulman
	Airs on: munchies.vice.com
 Visual and Technical Excellence Chef’s Table
	Directors: David Gelb, Clay Jeter, Brian McGinn, and Andrew Fried
	Photographers: Will Basanta and Adam Bricker
	Editors: Brad Grossman, J. Santos, Eric Freidenberg, Ravi Subramanian, Adrienne Gits, and Jesse Overman
	Airs on: Netflix 2016
 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards For articles published in English in 2015
 Dining and Travel
	“America’s Best Food Cities”
	Tom Sietsema
	The Washington Post
 Food and Culture
	“Straight-Up Passing”
	John Birdsall
	Jarry
 Food and Health
	“The Healthy Cook’s Guide to Fat”
	Sidney Fry and Robin Bashinsky
	Cooking Light
 Food Blog
	Lucky Peach
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication
	Los Angeles Magazine
	Lesley Bargar Suter and Bill Esparza
 Food-Related Columns
	“Eat”
	Francis Lam
	New York Times Magazine
 Food Reporting
	“Seafood From Slaves – An AP Investigation Helps Free Slaves in the 21st Century”
	Martha Mendoza, Margie Mason, and Robin McDowell
	Associated Press
 Home Cooking
	“Cook Like a Pro!”
	Adam Rapoport
	Bon Appétit
 Humor
	@Freshcutgardenhose
	Maryse Chevriere
	Instagram
 Personal Essay
	“On Chicken Tenders”
	Helen Rosner
	Guernica
 Profile
	“Christiane Lauterbach: The Woman Who Ate Atlanta”
	Wendell Brock
	The Bitter Southerner
 Visual Storytelling
	“One Night: Kachka”
	Erin DeJesus, Danielle Centoni, Jen Stevenson, Dina Avila, and McGraw Wolfman
	Eater
 Wine, Spirits, and other Beverages
	“There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why.”
	Dave Infante
	Thrillist
 Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
	“A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds,” “Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution,” “Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd”
	Tejal Rao
	Bloomberg Pursuits
 MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
	“Pork Life”
	Todd Kliman
	Lucky Peach
 Publication of the Year
	Lucky Peach