Awards & Winners

James Beard Award for General Cooking

James Beard Foundation Award

The James Beard Award for General Cooking is one of the yearly awards presented by the James Beard Foundation.
Date Established : 2010

Check all the winners of James Beard Award for General Cooking presented under James Beard Foundation Award since 1991 .


Tim Byres

Honored for : Smoke: New Firewood Cooking

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Tanis One Good Dish
Tim Byres Smoke: New Firewood Cooking
Richard Blais Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate

Melissa Hamilton, Christopher Hirsheimer

Honored for : Canal House Cooks Every Day

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melissa Hamilton Canal House Cooks Every Day
Christopher Hirsheimer Canal House Cooks Every Day
Nathan Myhrvold Modernist Cuisine
Maxime Bilet Modernist Cuisine
Katie Quinn Davies What Katie Ate: Recipes and Other Bits and Pieces

Michael Ruhlman

Honored for : Ruhlman's Twenty

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Ruhlman Ruhlman's Twenty

Amanda Hesser

Honored for : The Essential New York Times Cook Book: Classic Recipes For a New Century

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amanda Hesser The Essential New York Times Cook Book: Classic Recipes For a New Century
David Tanis Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys
Rozanne Gold Radically Simple: Brilliant Flavors With Breathtaking Ease

Thomas Keller, Dave Cruz

Honored for : Ad Hoc at Home

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Keller Ad Hoc at Home
Dave Cruz Ad Hoc at Home
Judith Jones The Pleasures of Cooking For One
Marco Canora Salt to Taste: the Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking
Catherine Young Salt to Taste: the Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking

Mark Bittman

Honored for : How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Bittman How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Martha Stewart Martha Stewart\u2019s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook
Sarah Carey Martha Stewart\u2019s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook
Barbara Fairchild The Bon Appétit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook

James Peterson

Honored for : Cooking

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques Pépin Chez Jacques
James Peterson Cooking
Mark Bittman How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

Roy Finamore

Honored for : Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Every Day

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Finamore Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Every Day
Sally Schneider The Improvisational Cookbook
Debra Ponzek The Family Kitchen

Jill Norman

Honored for : The Cook's Book

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jill Norman The Cook's Book
Linda Carucci Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks
Donna Hay The Instant Cook

Joanne Weir

Honored for : Weir Cooking in the City

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joanne Weir Weir Cooking in the City
Rick Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
Lanie Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
Jamie Oliver Jamie's Dinners

Jack Bishop

Honored for : The Quick Recipe (The Best Recipe Series)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Bishop The Quick Recipe (The Best Recipe Series)
Leslie Revsin Come for Dinner: Memorable Meals to Share with Friends
Raymond Sokolov The Cook's Canon

Deborah Madison

Honored for : Local Flavors

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Deborah Madison Local Flavors
Sara Moulton Sara Moulton Cooks at Home
Nigel Slater Appetite

Art Smith

Honored for : Back to the Table

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Art Smith Back to the Table
Susan Westmoreland The All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book
Elizabeth Rice The All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book
Delia Smith How to Cook

Tom Colicchio

Honored for : Think Like a Chef

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Colicchio Think Like a Chef
David Waltuck Staff Meals from Chanterelle
Melicia Phillips Staff Meals from Chanterelle
Pam Anderson How to Cook Without a Book

Jacques Pépin, Julia Child

Honored for : Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques Pépin Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Julia Child Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Marion Cunningham Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham
Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine The Best Recipe

Mark Bittman, Jennifer Griffin

Honored for : How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rozanne Gold Recipes 1-2-3 Menu Cookbook
Miles C James Cuisine of the creative
James Lambeth Cuisine of the creative
Mark Bittman How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Jennifer Griffin How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

Madeleine Kamman

Honored for : The New Making of a Cook

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Madeleine Kamman The New Making of a Cook
Alfred Portale Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill cookbook
Andrew Friedman Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill cookbook
Irma S. Rombauer The Joy of Cooking
Marion Rombauer Becker The Joy of Cooking
Ethan Becker The Joy of Cooking

Rozanne Gold

Honored for : Recipes 1-2-3

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rozanne Gold Recipes 1-2-3
Claudia Roden The book of Jewish food
Christopher Kimball The Cook's Bible

Jim Fobel

Honored for : Jim Fobel's Big Flavors

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Fobel Jim Fobel's Big Flavors
John Ash From the Earth to the Table
Sid Goldstein From the Earth to the Table
Lee Bailey Lee Bailey's Dinners At Home

Rozanne Gold

Honored for : Little meals

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rozanne Gold Little meals
Linda Zimmerman Grills & greens
Gerri Gilliland Grills & greens
Marian Morash The Victory Garden Fish and Vegetable Cookbook

Joyce Goldstein

Honored for : Back to Square One: Old World Food in a New-World Kitchen

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joyce Goldstein Back to Square One: Old World Food in a New-World Kitchen
Marion Cunningham The Supper Book
David Ricketts The Family Circle Cookbook
Family Circle Editors The Family Circle Cookbook

Michelle Urvater

Honored for : Monday to Friday Cookbook

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Giobbi Pleasures of the Good Earth
Michelle Urvater Monday to Friday Cookbook
Perla Meyers Perla Meyers Seasonal Cooking
The Culinary Institute of America The New Professional Chef

Edward Giobbi

Honored for : Pleasures of the Good Earth

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Giobbi Pleasures of the Good Earth
Michelle Urvater Monday to Friday Cookbook
Perla Meyers Perla Meyers Seasonal Cooking
The Culinary Institute of America The New Professional Chef

Jacques Pépin

Honored for : The Short-Cut Cook

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques Pépin The Short-Cut Cook
Brooke Dojny Let's Eat In
Melanie Barnard Let's Eat In
Helen Witty Mrs. Witty's Home-Style Menu Cookbook