Awards & Winners

James Beard Award for Writing and Literature

James Beard Foundation Award

The James Beard Award for Writing and Literature is one of the yearly awards presented by the James Beard Foundation.
Date Established : 2007

Check all the winners of James Beard Award for Writing and Literature presented under James Beard Foundation Award since 1991 .


Michael Moss

Honored for : Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Oseland A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure and Discovery on the Road
Luke Barr Provence, 1970: M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
Michael Moss Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

Marcus Samuelsson

Honored for : Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas McNamee The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance
Marcus Samuelsson Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Gabrielle Hamilton

Honored for : Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabrielle Hamilton Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Tom Mueller Extra Virginity
Annia Ciezadlo Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War

Paul Greenberg

Honored for : Four Fish: the Future of the Last Wild Food

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Greenberg Four Fish: the Future of the Last Wild Food
Anna Badkhen Peace Meals: Candy-wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories
Evan D.G. Fraser Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Andrew Rimas Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

David Sax

Honored for : Save the Deli

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Sax Save the Deli
Terra Brockman The Seasons On Henry's Farm: a Year of Food and Life On a Sustainable Farm
Tristram Stuart Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

Michael Pollan

Honored for : In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Pollan In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Fuchsia Dunlop Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China
Betty Fussell Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef

Barbara Kingsolver

Honored for : Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Kingsolver Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Molly O'Neill American Food Writing: An Anthology
Gina Kolata Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss-and the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Michael Pollan

Honored for : The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Kamp The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation
Michael Pollan The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio

Honored for : Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Menzel Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Faith D'Aluisio Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Nikki Silva Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes, and More from NPR\u2019s The Kitchen Sisters
Davia Nelson Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes, and More from NPR\u2019s The Kitchen Sisters
Marcie Cohen Ferris Matzoh Ball Gumbo

Gina Mallet

Honored for : Last Chance to Eat

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gina Mallet Last Chance to Eat
Jack Turner Spice
Nigel Slater Toast

Marion Nestle

Honored for : Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition & Health

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marion Nestle Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition & Health
Felipe Fernández-Armesto Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food
Mark Kurlansky Salt

Patric Kuh

Honored for : The Last Days of Haute Cuisine

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patric Kuh The Last Days of Haute Cuisine
Patricia Volk Stuffed
Hasia Diner Hungering for America

John Thorne

Honored for : Pot of the Fire: Further Exploits of a Renegade Cook

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Thorne Pot of the Fire: Further Exploits of a Renegade Cook
Matt Lewis Thorne Pot of the Fire: Further Exploits of a Renegade Cook
Kenneth F Kiple Cambridge World History of Food
Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas Cambridge World History of Food
Sallie Tisdale The Best Thing I Ever Tasted

Clifford Wright

Honored for : A Mediterranean Feast

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clifford Wright A Mediterranean Feast
Austin Clarke Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit
Daniel Wing The Bread Builders
Alan Scott The Bread Builders

Mark Kurlansky

Honored for : COD: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Kurlansky COD: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Michael Ruhlman The Making of a Chef
Jeffrey Steingarten The Man Who Ate Everything

Mort Rosenblum

Honored for : Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mort Rosenblum Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit
Sophie D. Coe The true history of chocolate
Michael D. Coe The true history of chocolate
Anne Mendelson Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking

Andrew Dornenburg, Karen A. Page

Honored for : Becoming a Chef

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Dornenburg Becoming a Chef
Karen A. Page Becoming a Chef
David Mas Masumoto Epitaph for a peach
James Trager The food chronology
Mary Lau Valle RECIPE OF MEMORY
Victor M. Valle RECIPE OF MEMORY

Burton Anderson

Honored for : Treasures of the Italian table

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Burton Anderson Treasures of the Italian table
Pierre Franey A Chef's Tale
Bryan Miller A Chef's Tale
Richard Flaste A Chef's Tale
Helen Studley Life Of A Restaurant

Cathy Luchetti

Honored for : Home on the Range: A Culinary History of the American West

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cathy Luchetti Home on the Range: A Culinary History of the American West
Robert Clark James Beard : A Biography
Laurie Colwin More Home Cooking

Amal Naj

Honored for : Peppers

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amal Naj Peppers
Edward Behr The Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great Food
Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices and Flavourings

Simone Beck, Suzanne Patterson

Honored for : Food and Friends

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simone Beck Food and Friends
Suzanne Patterson Food and Friends
Sophie Grigson Gourmet Ingredients
Angelo Pellegrini Vintage Pellegrini

Evan Jones

Honored for : Epicurean Delight

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Evan Jones Epicurean Delight
Fred Bridge The Well-Tooled Kitchen
Jean F. Tibbetts The Well-Tooled Kitchen
Anthony Zee Swallowing Clouds