James Beard Awards 2012: Finalists Announced

The nominations for James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 nominations for best book awards, journalism, design and graphics, broadcast and media, restaurant and chefs has been finally declared. It is a very long list. There were also awards given for lifetime achievement and humanitarian of the year, in addition to a list of inductees into the Who's Who of food and beverage.

As for the L.A. highlights, Jonathan Gold was nominated for a Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for pieces written for this publication; Lesley Bargar Suter was nominated for her work in Los Angeles magazine.

In the Mozza category, Nancy Silverton (outstanding chef), Matt Molina (best chef, Pacific) and Dahlia Narvaez (outstanding pastry chef) all picked up nominations. For outstanding service, both Piero Selvaggio of Valentino and Caroline Styne of Lucques, A.O.C. and Tavern were nominated. Clive Piercy of Air Conditioned was nominated for outstanding restaurant graphics for his work at Farmshop.

Winners will be announced in May. For a complete list of nominees and awards, look below:

2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards:

American Cooking 
A New Turn in the South: 
Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen
by Hugh Acheson
(Clarkson Potter)

American Flavor
by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman
(Ecco)

Masala Farm: Stories and Recipes from 
an Uncommon Life in the Country
by Suvir Saran with Raquel Pelzel and Charlie Burd
(Chronicle Books)

Baking and Dessert
Baking Style: Art, Craft, Recipes
by Lisa Yockelson
(John Wiley & Sons)

Cooking with Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques
edited by Frederic Bau
(Flammarion)

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home
by Jeni Britton Bauer
(Artisan)

Beverage
An Ideal Wine: One Generation's Pursuit 
of Perfection -- and Profit -- in California
by David Darlington
(Harper)

Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-all, 
with Cocktails, Recipes & Formulas
by Brad Thomas Parsons
(Ten Speed Press)

The Oxford Companion to Beer
edited by Garrett Oliver
(Oxford University Press)

Cooking From a Professional Point of View 
The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts
by Meredith Erickson, David McMillan and Frédéric Morin
(Ten Speed Press)

Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook
by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara
(Little, Brown and Company)

Modernist Cuisine
by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet
(The Cooking Lab)

General Cooking
My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking
by John Besh
(Andrews McMeel Publishing)

Ruhlman's Twenty
by Michael Ruhlman
(Chronicle Books)

The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends
by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift
(Clarkson Potter)

Focus on Health
Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy
by Ellie Krieger
(John Wiley & Sons)

The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten & Lactose 
by Barbara Kafka
(Artisan)

Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural 
Foods Kitchen
by Heidi Swanson
(Ten Speed Press)

2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees

International 
The Country Cooking of Italy
by Colman Andrews
(Chronicle Books)

The Food of Morocco
by Paula Wolfert
(Ecco)

The Food of Spain
by Claudia Roden
(Ecco)

Photography 
The Cheesemonger's Kitchen
Photographer: Joseph De Leo
(Chronicle Books)

Notes From a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession
Artist/Photographer: Jeff Scott
(Tatroux)

Rustica: A Return to Spanish Home Cooking
Photographer: Alan Benson
(Chronicle Books)

Reference and Scholarship
The Art of Beef Cutting: A Meat Professional's Guide to Butchering 
and Merchandising
by Kari Underly
(John Wiley & Sons)

The Food Lover's Guide to Wine
by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg
(Little, Brown and Company)

Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American 
Middle Class, 1880-1920
by Andrew P. Haley
(The University of North Carolina Press)

Single Subject 
All About Roasting
by Molly Stevens
(W.W. Norton & Company)

Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal
by Jennifer McLagan
(Ten Speed Press)

Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes From London's Ottolenghi
by Yotam Ottolenghi
(Chronicle Books)

Writing and Literature 
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education 
of a Reluctant Chef
by Gabrielle Hamilton
(Random House)

Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love and War
by Annia Ciezadlo
(Free Press)

Extra Virginity
by Tom Mueller
(W.W. Norton & Company)

2012 James Beard Foundation 
Broadcast Media Awards

Radio Show/Audio Webcast
Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares
Host: Nina Barrett
Area: WBEz
Producer: Carrie Shepherd

From Bread Lines to Revolution: The Role of Food 
in the Arab Uprisings
Host: Jerome McDonnell
Area: WBEz
Producers: Alexandra Salomon and Joe Linstroth

The Sporkful
Hosts: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison
Area: Online
Producers: Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison

Special/Documentary (Television or Video 
Webcast)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Network: HBO
Producers: Sally Rowe, Rachel Mills and Alan Oxman

Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions
Network: PBS
Producers: Lidia Bastianich, Laurie Donnelly, Joshua Seftel and
Caroline Suh

Sky Full of Bacon
Host: Michael Gebert
Network: Skyfullofbacon.com
Producer: Michael Gebert

Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location
Chopped
Host: Ted Allen
Network: Food Network
Producers: Linda Lea, Dave Noll and Vivian Sorenson

Essential Pepin
Host: Jacques Pepin
Network: PBS
Producer: Tina Salter

Simply Ming
Host: Ming Tsai
Network: PBS
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Julia Harrison and Ming Tsai

Television Program, on Location 
A Taste of History
Host: Walter Staib
Network: PBS
Producer: Multi Media Productions

Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern
Host: Andrew Zimmern
Network: Travel Channel
Producer: Andrew Zimmern

The Wild Within
Host: Steven Rinella
Network: Travel Channel
Producers: Christopher Collins, Steven Rinella,
Travis Shakespeare, Craig Shepherd and Lydia Tenaglia

Television Segment 
ABC News Nightline
Hosts: John Berman and Neal Karlinsky
Network: ABC
Producer: Sarah Rosenberg

Good Enough to Eat
Host: Martha Teichner
Network: CBS
Producers: Lauren Barnello and Jon Carras

The Hungry Hound
Host: Steve Dolinsky
Network: WLS-TV (ABC 7) Chicago, Online
Producer: Badriyyah Waheed

Video Webcast 
eatTV with Jamie Tiampo
eatTV.com
Host: Jamie Tiampo
Producers: Suzanne Glickstein, Jimmy McCoy and Jamie Tiampo

Food. Curated.
Foodcurated.com
Host: Liza Mosquito de Guia
Producer: Liza Mosquito de Guia

Paul Willis 
chipotle.com/en-us/fwi/videos/videos.aspx?v=3
Producers: Lyn Jenkins and Sarah Rosenberg

Media Personality/Host 
(Television or Video Webcast)
Host: Ted Allen
Show: Chopped
Network: Food Network

Host: Sara Moulton
Show: Sara's Weeknight Meals
Network: PBS

Host: Ina Garten
Show: Barefoot Contessa
Network: Food Network

2012 James Beard Foundation Design 
and Graphics Awards

Outstanding Restaurant Design
Design Firm: Design Bureaux
Designer: Thomas Schlesser
Project: DBGB Kitchen and Bar, New York City

Design Firm: Bentel & Bentel Architects
Project: Le Bernardin, New York City

Design Firm: Glen & Company
Designer: Glen Coben
Project: Romera, New York City

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
Design Firm: Pandiscio Co.
Designer: Richard Pandiscio
Project: The Americano at Hôtel Americano, New York City

Design Firm: Common Space Studio
Designer: Jon Santos
Project: The Dutch, New York City

Design Firm: Air Conditioned
Designer: Clive Piercy
Project: Farmshop, Santa Monica

2012 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards

Cooking, Recipes or Instruction
Mary Allen Perry
Southern Living
Collection of Best Southern Recipes, 2011: "Nuts About Pecans,"
"The Ultimate Southern Thanksgiving Cookbook," "12 Ways to
Show Your Holiday Hospitality"

Stephen Scoble
Food & Wine
"Art of Summer Cooking: Best Recipes & Style"

Anna Thomas
EatingWell 
"The Soup for Life"

Environment, Food Politics, and Policy
Brett Anderson
The Times-Picayune
"New Orleans Family Oyster Company Sees Only Dark Days
Ahead," "One Year After Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Collins Family
Tries to Hang Onto 90-Year-Old Oyster Business"

Barry Estabrook
Gastronomica
"The Other Side of the Valley"

Ben Paynter
Fast Company
"The Sweet Science"

Food Coverage In a Food-Focused Publication
Bon Appétit
Adam Rapoport

Gilt Taste
Jennifer Pelka

Saveur
James Oseland

Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication
Lesley Bargar Suter
Los Angeles
"Chinese Food in L.A.," "Breakfast In L.A.," "Food Lovers Guide"

Kendra Nordin
The Christian Science Monitor
"The Big Stir"

Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
New York
"Taxonomy: A Falafel in Every Pita," "Butternut's Just the
Beginning," "The Greatest Thing Since ..."

Food Culture and Travel
Lauren Collins
Food & Wine
"Lyon Tamer"

Fuchsia Dunlop
The Financial Times
"Global Menu: Kicking Up a Stink"

Jason Sheehan
Gilt Taste
"The Birth of the Atomic Cheeseburger"

Food-Related Columns
Josh Ozersky
Time.com
"The Tyranny of Meals," "Why the Demise of Friendly's Is Bad for
America," "A Good Mozzarella is Hard to Find"

Kevin Pang
Chicago Tribune
"Hole in My Heart," "Supper Club Culture," "So Sue Me"

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 Epi-Log
Tanya Steel
Epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor

Nona Brooklyn - What's Good Today?
Peter Hobbs
Nonabrooklyn.com

The Salt: NPR's Food Blog
Maria Godoy
NPR.org/blogs/thesalt

Health and Well-Being
Janet Rausa Fuller
Chicago Sun-Times
"Starting From Scratch"

Maureen O'Hagan
The Seattle Times
"Feeling the Weight: The Emotional Battle to Control Kids' Diet"

Melinda Wenner Moyer
EatingWell
"Going Clean"

Humor
Christopher Boffoli
The Kitchn
"Disparity"

Ann Hodgman
Eatingwell
"The E-mail Home"

Brett Martin
GQ
"The Hangover Part III"

Individual Food Blog
Bunkycooks
Gwen Pratesi
Bunkycooks.com
"On the Road Culinary Adventure Goes to Kentucky"

Cannelle Et Vanille
Aran Goyoaga
Cannellevanille.com
"What We Crave on a Rainy Day," "There Is Always Chocolate in
the Summer," "The Day We Went Fishing"

Poor Man's Feast
Elissa Altman
Poormansfeast.com
"Craving the Food of Depravity"

Personal Essay
Cal Fussman
Esquire.com
"Drinking at 1,300 Feet: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom"

Gabrielle Hamilton
Bon Appétit
"Blood, Bones & Baked Eggplant"

Anna Stoessinger
The New York Times
"I Won't Have the Stomach for This"

Profile
Susan Choi
Food & Wine
"The Spice Wizardry of Lior Lev Sercarz"

Adam Sachs
Bon Appétit
"Fäviken Rising"

Emily Kaiser Thelin
San Francisco
"Cornering the Market"

Visual Storytelling
Alex Grossman
Bon Appétit
"The Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Henderson," "The Michelin Garden,"
"Fäviken Rising"

Landon Nordeman
Saveur
"Soul of Sicily," "Nation," "Heart of the Valley"

Michael Harlan Turkell
Edible Manhattan
Back of the House: "Keens," "Savoy," "Craft"

Wine, Spirits and Other Beverages
Ellen Cushing
East Bay Express
"How Peet's Starbucked Itself"

Sarah Karnasiewicz
Imbibe
"Fizzy Business"

Adam Sachs
Travel + Leisure
"Provence: La Vie en Rosé"

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
Alison Cook
Houston Chronicle
"Melange Creperie Cart Is an Only-in-Houston Treasure,"
"Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar," "Pondicheri"

Jonathan Gold
L.A. Weekly
"Red Medicine," "Yoon Moves Beyond Burgers," "Back to Yu"

Alan Richman
GQ
"The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris," "I Heart SF," "Diner for
Schmucks"

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
Tamar Adler
Gilt Taste
"Sibling Rivalry at the Stove"

John T. Edge
Saveur
"BBQ Nation"

Todd Kliman
Lucky Peach
"The Problem of Authenticity"

2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards

Best Chefs In America

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Michael Carlson
Schwa
Chicago

Stephanie Izard
Girl & the Goat
Chicago

Anne Kearney
Rue Dumaine
Dayton, OH

Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago

Andrew Zimmerman
Sepia
Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic 
(D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Alexandria, VA

Johnny Monis
Komi
Washington, D.C.

Peter Pastan
Obelisk
Washington, D.C.

Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, N.J.

Vikram Sunderam
Rasika
Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Midwest 
(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Justin Aprahamian
Sanford
Milwaukee

Gerard Craft
Niche
St. Louis

Colby Garrelts
Bluestem
Kansas City, Mo.

Tory Miller
L' Etoile
Madison, Wis.

Lenny Russo
Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market
St. Paul, Minn.

Best Chef: New York City 
(Five Boroughs)
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern

April Bloomfield
The Spotted Pig

Wylie Dufresne
wd-50

Mark Ladner
Del Posto

Michael White
Marea

Best Chef: Northeast 
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Jamie Bissonnette
Coppa
Boston

Tim Cushman
O Ya
Boston

Gerry Hayden
The North Fork Table & Inn
Southold, N.Y.

Matt and Kate Jennings
La Laiterie
Providence, R.I.

Eric Warnstedt
Hen of the Wood
Waterbury, Conn.

Best Chef: Northwest 
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Matt Dillon
Sitka & Spruce
Seattle

Jason Franey
Canlis
Seattle

Christopher Israel
Gruner
Portland, Ore.

Naomi Pomeroy
Beast
Portland, Ore.

Cathy Whims
Nostrana
Portland, Ore.

Best Chef: Pacific 
(CA, HI)
Michael Chiarello
Bottega
Yountville

Chris Cosentino
Incanto
San Francisco

Christopher Kostow
The Restaurant at Meadowood
St. Helena

Matt Molina
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles

Daniel Patterson
Coi
San Francisco

Best Chef: South 
(AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Justin Devillier
La Petite Grocery
New Orleans

John Harris
Lilette
New Orleans

Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Birmingham, Ala.

Tory McPhail
Commander's Palace
New Orleans

Alon Shaya
Domenica
New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast
(GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens, Ga.

Craig Deihl
Cypress
Charleston, S.C.

Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta

Edward Lee
610 Magnolia
Louisville

Joseph Lenn
The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tenn.

Best Chef: Southwest 
(Az, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Bruce Auden
Biga on the Banks
San Antonio

Kevin Binkley
Binkley's Restaurant
Cave Creek, Ariz.

Bruno Davaillon
Mansion Restaurant at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Dallas

Jennifer Jasinski
Rioja
Denver

Hugo Ortega
Hugo's
Houston

Paul Qui
Uchiko
Austin, Texas

Best New Restaurant
AQ
San Francisco

Fiola
Washington, D.C.

Isa
New York City

Next
Chicago

Tertulia
New York City

Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional 
Sam Calagione
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, Del.

Merry Edwards
Merry Edwards Winery
Sebastopol

Paul Grieco
Terroir
New York City

Garrett Oliver
Brooklyn Brewery
New York City

Neal Rosenthal
Mad Rose Group
Pine Plains, N.Y.

Outstanding Wine Program
A16
San Francisco

The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tenn.

Frasca Food and Wine
Boulder, Colo.

Emeril's
New Orleans

No. 9 Park
Boston

Outstanding Bar Program
The Aviary
Chicago

Bar Agricole
San Francisco

Pegu Club
New York City

PDT
New York City

The Violet Hour
Chicago

Outstanding Service
Cyrus
Healdsburg

La Grenouille
New York City

Michael Mina
San Francisco

Spiaggia
Chicago

Topolobampo
Chicago

Outstanding Pastry Chef
Joanne Chang
Flour Bakery + Café
Cambridge, Mass.

Melissa Chou
Aziza
San Francisco

Hedy Goldsmith
Michael's Genuine Food & Drink
Miami

Dahlia Narvaez
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles

Ghaya Oliveira
Boulud Sud
New York City

Mindy Segal
Mindy's Hot Chocolate
Chicago

Outstanding Restaurateur
Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg
Blue Ribbon Restaurants
New York City

Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas Restaurants
Seattle

Piero Selvaggio
Valentino Restaurant Group
Santa Monica

Caroline Styne
Lucques/A.O.C./Tavern
Los Angeles

Phil Suarez
Suarez Restaurant Group
New York City

Rising Star Chef of the Year
Dave Beran
Next
Chicago

Daniel Bowien
Mission Chinese Food
San Francisco

Thomas McNaughton
Flour + Water
San Francisco

Christina Tosi
Momofuku Milk Bar
NYC

Sue Zemanick
Gautreau's
New Orleans

Outstanding Restaurant
Balthazar
New York City

Blue Hill
New York City

Boulevard
San Francisco

Highlands Bar and Grill
Birmingham, Ala.

Vetri
Philadelphia

Outstanding Chef 
David Chang
Momofuku Ssam Bar
New York City

Gary Danko
Restaurant Gary Danko
San Francisco

Daniel Humm
Eleven Madison Park
New York City

Paul Kahan
Blackbird
Chicago

Donald Link
Herbsaint
New Orleans

Nancy Silverton
Pizzeria Mozza
Los Angeles

2012 James Beard Foundation 
Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees

Grant Achatz
Chef and Author
Chicago

Mark Bittman
Journalist and Author
NYC

Dana Cowin
Editor and Journalist
New York City

Emily Luchetti
Pastry Chef and Author
San Francisco

Marvin Shanken
Publisher
New York City

2012 James Beard Foundation America's Classics

The Fry Bread House
4140 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix
Owner: Cecelia Miller

Nora's Fish Creek Inn
5600 W. Highway 22, Wilson, Wyo.
Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum and Kathryn Tygum Taylor

St. Elmo Steak House
127 S. Illinois St., Indianapolis
Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner
219 W. Louisiana St., Marianna, Ark.
Owners: James and Betty Jones

Shady Glen
840 E. Middle Turnpike, Manchester, Conn.
Owners: William and Annette Hoch

2012 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

Wolfgang Puck
Chef and Restaurateur
Los Angeles

2012 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year

Charlie Trotter
Chef and Restaurateur
Chicago

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