Back in late March we announced the International Association of Culinary Professionals 2008 book awards finalists. Yesterday in New Orleans, the winners were announced.

Among the familiar names, the double Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto won two awards for his book and Jamie Oliver won best in the general category, plus NY Times Food Columnist Mark Bittman takes home yet another one.

The complete list of winners are:

2008 IACP Cookbook Awards Winners

Cookbook of the Year
Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and Environmentally Sustainable Seafood by Paul Johnson

American Category
The Pastry Queen Christmas: Big-Hearted Holiday Entertaining, Texas Style by Rebecca Rather, Alison Oresman

Bread, Other Baking and Sweets Category
Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe’s Best Artisan Bakers by Daniel Leader, Lauren Chattman

Chefs and Restaurants Category
Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto

Compilations Category
Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Techniques for the Artisan Confectioner by The Culinary Institute of America and Peter P. Greweling, CMB

First Book: The Julia Child Award
Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto

Food Photography and Styling Category
Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist – Photographer: Melissa Punch

Food Reference/Technical Category
Food: The History of Taste by Paul Freedman

General Category
Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You A Better Cook by Jamie Oliver

Health and Special Diets Category
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman

International Category
Turquoise by Greg and Lucy Malouf

Literary Food Writing Category
Julia Child by Laura Shapiro

Single Subject Category – Cookbooks that focus on specific foods, cooking methods, techniques or appliances
Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and Environmentally Sustainable Seafood by Paul Johnson

Wine, Beer or Spirits Category
The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson

Jane Grigson Award (Tie)
Beans: A History by Ken Albala; and
To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science and the Battle for the Wine Bottle by George M. Taber

Design Award
Egg published by Flammarion

{19 Apr 2008}