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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Book cover for "The cooking gene"
Star rating for The cooking gene
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
2018 JBF Book of the Year
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"--
Book cover for "The food lab"
Star rating for The food lab
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
2016 JBF General Cookbook Award Winner
Description:
"As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered [how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it] and more. In [this book], Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don't work that well,...
Book cover for "The Sioux chef's indigenous kitchen"
Star rating for The Sioux chef's indigenous kitchen
Notes:
2018 JBF American Cookbook of the Year; Owamni, Sean Sherman's Minneapolis restaurant, is the 2022 JBF Best New Restaurant Award Winner