Awards & Winners

James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year

James Beard Foundation Award

James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year was, until 2012, one of the yearly awards presented by James Beard Foundation
Date Established : 1990
Date Discontinued : 2012

Check all the winners of James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year presented under James Beard Foundation Award since 1991 .


Heston Blumenthal

Honored for : Historic Heston

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heston Blumenthal Historic Heston

Maricel Presilla

Honored for : Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maricel Presilla Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Nathan Myhrvold

Honored for : Modernist Cuisine

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nathan Myhrvold Modernist Cuisine

Diana Kennedy

Honored for : Oaxaca Al Gusto: an Infinite Gastronomy

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Kennedy Oaxaca Al Gusto: an Infinite Gastronomy

Colman Andrews

Honored for : The Country Cooking of Ireland

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Colman Andrews The Country Cooking of Ireland

Jennifer Mclagan

Honored for : Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Mclagan Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Honored for : The River Cottage meat book

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall The River Cottage meat book

Matt Lee, Ted Lee

Honored for : The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Lee The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
Ted Lee The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook

Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel

Honored for : Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Faith D'Aluisio Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Peter Menzel Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Rick Stein

Honored for : Rick Stein's Complete Seafood

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rick Stein Rick Stein's Complete Seafood
Rick Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
Lanie Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
Deann Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures

King Arthur Flour, PJ Hamel

Honored for : The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
King Arthur Flour The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion
PJ Hamel The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion

Judy Rodgers

Honored for : The Zuni Cafe Cookbook

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Rodgers The Zuni Cafe Cookbook

Peter Reinhart

Honored for : The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Reinhart The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread

Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid

Honored for : Hot Sour Salty Sweet

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Alford Hot Sour Salty Sweet
Naomi Duguid Hot Sour Salty Sweet

Clifford Wright

Honored for : A Mediterranean Feast

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clifford Wright A Mediterranean Feast

Joseph Dabney

Honored for : Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Dabney Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine

Madeleine Kamman

Honored for : The New Making of a Cook

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Madeleine Kamman The New Making of a Cook

Claudia Roden

Honored for : The book of Jewish food

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Claudia Roden The book of Jewish food

Naomi Duguid, Jeffrey Alford

Honored for : Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker's Atlas

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Naomi Duguid Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker's Atlas
Jeffrey Alford Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker's Atlas

Alice Medrich

Honored for : Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Medrich Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts

Madhur Jaffrey

Honored for : A Taste of the Far East

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Madhur Jaffrey A Taste of the Far East

Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Honored for : The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lynne Rossetto Kasper The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food

James Peterson

Honored for : Sauces

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Peterson Sauces

Alice Medrich

Honored for : Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Medrich Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts