James Beard Foundation Award Winners

A list of books that either won the James Beard Foundation Award, or are by or about Chefs or Restaurants that have won a James Beard Foundation Award.
 

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1. Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro Asian American cooking for big nights, weeknights, & every day

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Author:
Johnson, J. J., 1984-
Notes:
2019 JBF American Cookbook of the Year
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
641.59 JOHNS
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
641.59 JOHNS
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
641.59 JOHNS

2. Black smoke: African Americans and the United States of barbecue

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Author:
Miller, Adrian
Notes:
2022 JBF Reference, Scholarship and History Book of the Year
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Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery has gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of the nation's most distinctive culinary arts. And people aren't just eating it; they're also reading books and articles and watching TV shows about it. But why is it, asks Adrian Miller--admitted 'cuehead and longtime certified barbecue judge--that in today's barbecue culture...

3. The cooking gene: a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South

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Author:
Twitty, Michael, 1977-
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
2018 JBF Book of the Year
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
641.59 TWITT
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
641.59 TWITT
Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
641.59 TWITT
Description:
"A memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces the paths of the author's ancestors (black and white) through the crucible of slavery to show its effects on our food today"--

4. Jubilee: recipes from two centuries of African American cooking

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Author:
Tipton-Martin, Toni
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
2020 JBF American Cookbook of the Year
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
641.592 TIPTO
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
641.592 TIPTO
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
641.592 TIPTO

5. My America: recipes from a young Black chef

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Author:
Onwuachi, Kwame
Notes:
Kwame Onwuachi is the 2019 JBF Rising Star Chef of the Year Award winner
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
641.592 ONWUA
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
641.592 ONWUA
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
641.592 ONWUA
Description:
"A cookbook celebrating the food of the African diaspora from Nigeria and Ethiopia to the Bronx, the Caribbean, and the American South, from the James Beard Award-winning author of Notes from a Young Black Chef"--