The bubbly flowed again when Fat Rice chef Abraham Conlon, co-author of THE ADVENTURES OF FAT RICE: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau (Ten Speed Press), won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes. Congratulations to Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Conlon as well as their editors and publishers. View the complete list of 2018 James Beard Foundation Chef and Restaurant Awards winners here.

COOKBOOK Beverage MEEHAN’S BARTENDER MANUAL by Jim Meehan (Ten Speed Press) International NOPALITO by Gonzalo Guzman and Stacy Adimando (Ten Speed Press) Reference, History, and Scholarship CHAMPAGNE by Peter Liem (Ten Speed Press) Single Subject THE PHO COOKBOOK by Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press)   BROADCAST MEDIA Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location “Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro,” Ina Garten, Food Network (Garten’s upcoming Clarkson Potter book, COOK LIKE A PRO, will be published 10/23/18)   JOURNALISM Innovative Storytelling Melissa Clark, “The New Essentials of French Cooking,” The New York Times (Author of DINNER: Changing the Game, Clarkson Potter)   Congratulations to all of our prize-winning authors, as well as their editors and publishers. View the complete list of James Beard Foundation 2018 Cookbook, Journalism, and Broadcast Media Awards winners here. Winners of the 2018 James Beard Foundation Restaurant & Chef Awards (Ten Speed Press, Lorena Jones Books and Clarkson Potter authors/chefs/restaurateurs have 17 nominations among them) will be announced at a ceremony in Chicago on May 7.

  Our Cookbook Finalists:

 

American

THE LOST KITCHEN  by Erin French (Clarkson Potter)

 Baking and Desserts

SWEET  by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh (Ten Speed Press)

THE SWEET SPOT: Dialing Back Sugar and Amping Up Flavor by Bill Yosses and Peter Kaminsky (Pam Krauss Books)

Beverage

3-INGREDIENT COCKTAILS  by Robert Simonson (Ten Speed Press)

MEEHAN'S BARTENDER MANUAL by Jim Meehan (Ten Speed Press)

General

DINNER  by Melissa Clark (Clarkson Potter)

International

NOPALITO  by Gonzalo Guzman and Stacy Adimando (Ten Speed Press)

Photography

SWEET by Peden + Munk (Ten Speed Press)

Reference, History, and Scholarship

CHAMPAGNE by Peter Liem (Ten Speed Press)

PEPPERS OF THE AMERICAS  by Maricel E. Presilla (Lorena Jones Books)

Restaurant and Professional

STATE BIRD PROVISIONS by Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (Ten Speed Press)

Single Subject

THE PHO COOKBOOK  by Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press)

OFFAL GOOD  by Chris Cosentino (Clarkson Potter)

Vegetable-Focused Cooking

THE BOOK OF GREENS  by Jenn Louis (Ten Speed Press)

IN MY KITCHEN by Deborah Madison (Ten Speed Press)

 

Our Journalism Award Finalists

 

Columns

Scott Hocker, “The Eton Mess Is Beautiful”; “Hot Night, Cold Soup”; and “Bread Soup from the Lost Years,” Taste

Food Section

Paolo Lucchesi and the San Francisco Chronicle Food and Wine Team

(A Burger to Believe In, Ten Speed Press)

Innovative Storytelling

Melissa Clark, “The New Essentials of French Cooking,” The New York Times

(Dinner, Clarkson Potter)

Profile

Mayukh Sen, “She Was a Soul Food Sensation,” Food52

(Food52 Any Night Grilling, Ten Speed Press)

Rebecca Flint Marx, “The Untold Story of the Lady from Louisville,” Taste

MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

Shane Mitchell, “Who Owns Uncle Ben?,” The Bitter Southerner

(Far Afield, Ten Speed Press)

 

Our Broadcast Media Awards Finalists

 

Outstanding Personality Host

"Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro," Ina Garten, Food Network

(Cooking with Jeffrey, Clarkson Potter)

 

Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location

"Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro," Ina Garten, Food Network

(Cooking with Jeffrey, Clarkson Potter)

 

"The Bobby and Damaris Show," Bobby Flay, Food Network

(Bobby Flay Fit, Clarkson Potter)

 

Video Webcast, on Location

Working 24 Hours at. . . , Andrew Knowlton, You Tube and Bon Appetit Video

(Dinner at the Long Table, Ten Speed Press)

 

 

Our Restaurant & Chef Awards Finalists

 

Best New Restaurant

Christopher Kostow, The Charter Oak (A New Napa Cuisine, Ten Speed Press)

Alex Stupak, Empellon Midtown (Tacos, Clarkson Potter)

 

Outstanding Baker

Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana (Soframiz, Ten Speed Press)

Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread (Cheers to the Publican, Lorena Jones Books)

 

Outstanding Bar Program

Bar Agricole (By the Smoke and the Smell by Thaddeus Vogler, Ten Speed Press)

Clyde Common (Drinking Distilled by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Ten Speed Press)

 

Outstanding Chef

Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Diner (Poole’s, Ten Speed Press)

David Kinch, Manresa, (Manresa, Ten Speed Press)

Christopher Kostow, The Restaurant at Meadowood (A New Napa Cuisine, Ten Speed Press)

Donald Link, Herbsaint (Down South, Clarkson Potter)

 

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Margarita Manzke, Republique (forthcoming Baking at Republique, Lorena Jones Books)

 

Outstanding Restaurant

Frasca Food and Wine (forthcoming Frasca, Ten Speed Press)

Balthazar (The Balthazar Cookbook by Keith McNally, Clarkson Potter)

 

Best Chef: New York City

Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy (Dirt Candy, Clarkson Potter)

Alex Stupak, Empellon Midtown (Tacos, Clarkson Potter)

 

Best Chef: Great Lakes

Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice (The Adventures of Fat Rice, Ten Speed Press)

 

Best Chef: South

Slade Rushing, Brennan’s (Southern Comfort, Ten Speed Press)

Accepting the award on Mrs. Jones’ behalf was Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, who said, in part: “Judith’s contributions to our industry have been extraordinary. Her work as a cookbook editor has shaped the American culinary landscape. She has been instrumental in identifying culinary greats and shaping their ideas and recipes into award-winning cookbooks. My own journey with Judith has been extraordinary. She is a patient listener, a passionate and witty confidant, a one-of-a-kind editor… and dear friend.” Knopf Chairman Sonny Mehta said, “Culinary publishing today owes a great debt to Judith. Our lives have been enriched by her contributions. I remain grateful for the lessons she taught me.” Mrs. Jones’ remarkable career and life was celebrated at the James Beard Awards ceremony in an inspiring video tribute produced by Nick Davis Productions. Watch it here: Judith worked at Knopf for more than fifty years. As a young editor she is credited with discovering the then-unknown Julia Child and for publishing what became her bestselling classic, MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING.  Some of the other noted cookbook authors she has worked with include Lidia Bastianich, James Beard, Marion Cunningham, Rosie Daley, Marcella Hazan, Madhur Jaffrey, Edna Lewis, Joan Nathan, Jacques Pépin, Claudia Roden, Penelope Casas and Nina Simonds. In addition, she also edited a number of literary writers, including John Hersey, William Maxwell, John Updike, and Anne Tyler. Judith is the author of THE TENTH MUSE: My Life in Food and THE PLEASURES OF COOKING FOR ONE.  She is the coauthor with Evan Jones (her late husband) of THE BOOK OF BREAD; KNEAD IT, PUNCH IT, BAKE IT! (for children); and THE BOOK OF NEW NEW ENGLAND COOKERY. She also collaborated with Angus Cameron on THE L. L. BEAN GAME AND FISH COOKBOOK.

Book of the Year VICTUALS by Ronni Lundy (Clarkson Potter) American Cooking VICTUALS by Ronni Lundy (Clarkson Potter) Beverage SMUGGLER’S COVE by Martin Cate with Rebecca Cate (Ten Speed Press) Photography TASTE & TECHNIQUE by Naomi Pomeroy, photography by Chris Court (Ten Speed Press) Columns Francis Lam, “Eat”; “A Haitian Grandmother’s Home-Cooked Porridge”; “Kimchi Fried Rice, Korean Comfort Food”; and “Casa Calamari,” The New York Times Magazine (Senior Editor, Clarkson Potter) Food and Culture Shane Mitchell, “A Last Dinner in the Jungle,” Roads & Kingdoms (Far Afield, Ten Speed Press) Humor Francis Lam, “Recipes with Roots: The True Meaning of Turkey,” Cooking Light (Senior Editor, Clarkson Potter) Congratulations to all of our award winners and the publishing teams at Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press. View the complete list of James Beard Foundation Media Award winners here. The Chef and Restaurants James Beard Foundation awards will be announced in Chicago on Monday, May 1.