"The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion" was named Cookbook of the Year at the James Beard Foundation Monday night in New York.
Compiled from press releases. For a complete list of winners go to www.jamesbeard.org
The book (The Countryman Press), which does not have a single author, was contributed to by the more than 150 employee-owners of The King Arthur Flour Co., based in Norwich, Vt., which has been packaging and selling baking supplies and teaching people about baking since the 1890s.
The KitchenAid Cookbook Hall of Fame, for a cookbook in continuous publication for at least 10 years that has made significant and lasting impact, was presented posthumously to Barbara Tropp (former chef/owner of San Francisco's China Moon Cafe) for "The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking" (William Morrow/1982).
Other categories and winners are:
Baking: "The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts" by Sherry Yard.
Cooking from a professional point of view: "Flavor" by Rocco DiSpirito.
Cooking of the Americas: "All American Food" by David Rosengarten.
General: "The Quick Recipe Authors: The Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine" by America's Test Kitchen.
Healthy focus and vegetarian: "Taste Pure and Simple" by Michel Nischan with Mary Goodbody.
International: "From Curries to Kebabs" by Madhur Jaffrey.
Single subject: "The All American Cheese and Wine Book" by Laura Werlin.
Tools and techniques: "BBQ USA" by Steven Raichlen.
Wine and spirits: "Wines of South America" by Monty Waldins.
Writing and reference: "A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove" by Laura Schenone.
Photography: "Shunju: New Japanese Cuisine," photographer: Masano Kawana.
Other awards highlights:
New York City's Chanterelle was named Outstanding Restaurant. Judy Rodgers, chef and co-owner of San Francisco's Zuni Cafe was named Outstanding Chef. Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas took home the Best New Restaurant Award. This is the first time a Las Vegas restaurant has been honored for an award in this category. Allison Vines-Rushing, of Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar in New York City, was named Rising Star Chef of the Year. Emily Luchetti, pastry chef of Farallon in San Francisco, was named Outstanding Pastry Chef.
Four restaurants were named Gallo of Sonoma's America's Classics, presented to locally owned and operated restaurants renowned for their timeless appeal and quality food. They include: Ben's Chili Bowl, Washington, D.C., which has served its spicy chili and plump half smoke (a snappy pork and beef sausage) for 46 years; Al's Breakfast, Minneapolis, established in 1950, where breakfasts are made from scratch each day; Sam Choy's on the Big Island of Hawaii, home to traditional Hawaiian regional cooking such as loco moco and flash-fried poke for more than 15 years; and Prime Burger, New York City, a circa-1965 coffee shop serving what many claim to be the best 4-ounce burger in town.
First Published: May 13, 2004, 4:00 a.m.
