Truxal Library Exhibit: James Beard Award-winning Cookbooks
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What are the James Beard Awards?
Established in 1990 with the first awards given in 1991, the James Beard Awards are among the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing leaders in the culinary and food media industries, and those in the broader food systems. The mission of the James Beard Awards is to recognize exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and broader food system, as well as a demonstrated commitment to racial and gender equity, community, sustainability, and a culture where all can thrive. All James Beard Award winners receive a certificate and a medallion engraved with the James Beard Foundation Awards insignia.
Truxal Library collects these award winning cookbooks in support our outstanding Culinary Arts program. In addition to this virtual guide, please see (and check out) these titles from the exhibit case on the first floor of the library!
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Books & eBooks
James Beard Award Winners
Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America –by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781469668451Publication Date: 2022-08-162023 - Food issues and advocacy
Pasta Every Day: Make it, shape it, sauce it, eat it –by Call Number: TX809 .M17 F456 2023ISBN: 9780316360562Publication Date: 2023-09-122024 - Single Subject
Mooncakes and Milk Bread: sweet & savory recipes inspired by Chinese bakeries –by Call Number: TX763 .C4938 2021ISBN: 9780785238997Publication Date: 2021-10-122022 - Baking & Desserts
In Bibi's Kitchen: the recipes & stories of grandmothers from the eight African countries that touch the Indian Ocean –by Call Number: TX725 .A354 H37 2020ISBN: 9781984856739Publication Date: 2020-10-132022 - International
The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: recipes and modern stories from a thousand-year-old tradition –by Call Number: TX837 .C45256 2022ISBN: 9780593139707Publication Date: 2022-09-132022- Old Tradition cookbook
The Bartender's Manifesto: how to think, drink, & create cocktails like a pro –by Call Number: TX951 .M25 2022ISBN: 9780593137987Publication Date: 2022-06-142023 - Beverage with Recipes
Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake –by Call Number: TP579 .M38 2022ISBN: 9784805316511Publication Date: 2022-05-102023 - Beverage without Recipes
Tava: Eastern European baking and desserts from Romania and beyond –by Call Number: TX773 .G46 2022ISBN: 9781784885441Publication Date: 2022-11-222023 - Baking and Desserts
Savor: a chef's hunger for more –by Call Number: TX649 .A425 A3 2022ISBN: 9780593355190Publication Date: 2022-10-112023 - Literary Writing
The Perfect Loaf: the craft and science of sourdough breads, sweets, and more –by Call Number: TX770 .S66 L46 2022ISBN: 9780593138410Publication Date: 2022-11-082023 - Bread
Diasporican: a Puerto Rican cookbook –by Call Number: TX716 .P8 M35 2022ISBN: 9781984859761Publication Date: 2022-10-182023 - Emerging Voice
I Am from Here: stories and recipes from a Southern chef –by Call Number: TX715.2 .S68 B48 2022ISBN: 9781324006060Publication Date: 2022-08-162023 - U.S. Foodways
Bludso's BBQ Cookbook: a family affair in smoke and soul –by Call Number: TX840 .B3 B559 2022ISBN: 9781984859556Publication Date: 2022-04-122023 - Restaurant and professional
Mi Cocina: recipes and rapture from my kitchen in México –by Call Number: TX716 .M4 M3754 2022ISBN: 9780593138700Publication Date: 2022-05-032023 - International
The Wok: recipes and techniques –by Call Number: TX724.5 .C5 L676 2022ISBN: 9780393541212Publication Date: 2022-03-082023 - Single Subject
Slaves for Peanuts: a story of conquest, liberation, and a crop that changed history –by Call Number: HT867 .L49 2022ISBN: 9781620971567Publication Date: 2022-04-192023 - Reference, History, and Scholarship
Tenderheart –by Call Number: TX837 .M47725 2022ISBN: 9780593534861Publication Date: 2023-05-302024 - Vegetable-focused cooking
The Korean Vegan Cookbook: reflections and recipes from Omma's kitchen –by Call Number: TX724.5 .K65 L48 2021ISBN: 9780593084274Publication Date: 2021-10-122022 - Vegetable-focused Cooking
Agave Spirits –by Call Number: TP607 .M46 N33 2023ISBN: 9780393867107Publication Date: 2023-05-162024 - Beverage without recipes
The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp –by Call Number: TX724.5 .C5 G35 2023ISBN: 9781984862174Publication Date: 2023-09-262024 - Visuals
Slow Drinks –by Call Number: TX951 .C45 2023ISBN: 9781958417300Publication Date: 2023-10-032024 - Beverage with Recipes
At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: simple, delectable dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Sri Lanka –by Call Number: TX724.5 .A1 J297 2010ISBN: 9780307268242Publication Date: 2010-10-192023 - Lifetime Achievement winner
White Burgers, Black Cash –by Call Number: E185.89 .F66 K83 2023ISBN: 9781517911096Publication Date: 2023-04-112024 - Reference, History, and Scholarship
Fish Butchery –by Call Number: TX747 .N553 2023ISBN: 9781743799192Publication Date: 2023-10-172024 - Restaurant and Professional book of the year
Dark Rye and Honey Cake: festival baking from Belgium, the heart of the Low Countries –by Call Number: TX765 .Y74 2023ISBN: 9781681888545Publication Date: 2023-02-142024 - Baking and Desserts
Love Japan: recipes from our Japanese American kitchen –by Call Number: TX715 .O4213 2023ISBN: 9781984860521Publication Date: 2023-05-162024 - U.S. Foodways
Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed –by Call Number: TX773 .B2685 2023ISBN: 9780063244061Publication Date: 2023-02-282024 - Emerging Voice
The Migrant Chef: the Life and Times of Lalo Garcia –by Call Number: TX649 .G367 T55 2023ISBN: 9781324005773Publication Date: 2023-05-232024 - Literary Writing
Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a time of Crisis –by Call Number: TX725 .A1 R465 2023ISBN: 9781978832510Publication Date: 2023-05-122024 - Food Issues and Advocacy
The World Central Kitchen Cookbook –by Call Number: TX725 .A1 A567 2023ISBN: 9780593579077Publication Date: 2023-09-122024 - International
Books by and about James Beard
The Man Who Ate Too Much –by Call Number: TX649 .B43 B57 2020ISBN: 9780393635713Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: letters to Helen Evans Brown –by Call Number: TX649 .B43 B43 1994ISBN: 9781559702645Publication Date: 1994-10-04
Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts: the recipes of Del Posto's James Beard Award-winning pastry chef –by Call Number: TX773 .H345 2014ISBN: 9780393241075Publication Date: 2014-10-01
James Beard's All-American Eats: recipes and stories from our best-loved local restaurants –by Call Number: TX715 .J254 2016ISBN: 9780847847464Publication Date: 2016-02-08
James Beard's Delights and Prejudices –by Call Number: TX633 .B4 1986ISBN: 9780762409419Publication Date: 2001-11-08
James Beard's Pasta –by Call Number: TX809.M17 B4 1999ISBN: 9780762406128Publication Date: 2000-04-12
The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook –by Call Number: TX715 .A6237 2013ISBN: 9780307888334Publication Date: 2013-10-29
James Beard's American Cookery –by Call Number: TX715 .B3715 1996ISBN: 9780883659588Publication Date: 1996-10-01
The James Beard Foundation's Best of the Best –by Call Number: TX715 .W848 2011ISBN: 9780811874663Publication Date: 2012-03-07
The New James Beard –by Call Number: TX715 .B3717 1981ISBN: 9780394411545Publication Date: 1981-08-12
Provence 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the reinvention of American taste –by Call Number: TX715 .B3417 2013ISBN: 9780307718341Publication Date: 2013-10-22
Environmental Chemistry in Society –by Call Number: TD193 .B43 2009ISBN: 9781420080254Publication Date: 2008-09-29
Webpages
- James Beard HouseWhile he was alive, James Beard always welcomed students, authors, chefs, and other food and beverage professionals into his home—his kitchen was truly at the heart of America’s burgeoning 20th-century food scene. On November 5, 1986, the James Beard Foundation officially opened the James Beard House “to provide a center for the culinary arts and to continue to foster the interest James Beard inspired in all aspects of food, its preparation presentation, and of course, enjoyment,” according to a press release issued that day.
- James Beard Foundation RecipesKimchi Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Peas and Pecorino, Raspberry–Rhubarb Crostata, Ramp–Fiddlehead Fried Rice, Kuku Sabzi with Flatbread and much more!
- Climate Solutions for Restaurant SurvivalRising temperatures, extreme weather events, floods, drought, fire, and shifts in agricultural patterns are driving up costs for an already vulnerable industry and undermining the ability of chefs to meet consumers’ expectations for high-quality meals at all price points. How restaurants feel that impact will depend on the effectiveness of our collective efforts to reduce climate change.
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This research guide will be an excellent starting place for exploring food topics in more detail: