2014 IACP Awards Stir Up Excitement
The International Association of Culinary Professionals presented its prestigious annual awards, honoring food literature, journalism and digital media in a variety of categories, at a ceremony in Chicago on Saturday.
The 2014 winners of the IACP cookbook awards, which aim to "promote quality and creativity" in culinary writing, include Matt and Ted Lee's The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (in the American category — get the authors' recipe for Shrimp and Deviled-Egg Salad Rolls), Jacquy Pfeiffer's The Art of French Pastry (in the Baking: Savory or Sweet category), Andrew F. Smith's The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food & Drink in America, Second Edition (Beverage/Reference/Technical) and Los Angeles chef and restaurateur Suzanne Goin's The A.O.C. Cookbook (Chefs and Restaurants). John McReynolds' Stone Edge Farm Cookbook was named Book of the Year; it was also honored in the First Book category.
Pastry chef and Institute of Culinary Education creative director Michael Laiskonis was named Culinary Professional of the Year. Biochemist and author Shirley Corriher was presented with an award for Lifetime Achievement. (Try Shirley's recipes for Homemade Mayonnaise, Chipotle Salt, Juicy Roast Chicken, Marinated Grilled London Broil, and Fresh Green Bean Salad with Basil and Tomatoes.)
Food Network's own Al ton Brown won the Culinary Audio Series award for the Alton Browncast (pictured above). Chopped judge Maneet Chauhan was honored along with Katy Sparks, Alex Raij, Rita Sodi and Kathleen Squires in the E-Cookbook category for the online cookbook series The Journey.
Check out a full list of winners after the jump or click here.
The Chelsea Market Cookbook: 100 Recipes from New York’s Premier Indoor Food Hall
Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening with Twelve Families from the Edible Plant Kingdom
by Oretta Zanini De Vita & Maureen B. Fant (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
by Daniel Humm & Will Guidara (Francesco Tonelli, photographer) (Ten Speed Press)
by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding & Jose Vouillamoz (HarperCollins Publishers)
by Katy Sparks, Alex Raij, Maneet Chauhan, Rita Sodi and Kathleen Squires (Alta Editions)
by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding & Jose Vouillamoz (HarperCollins Publishers)
Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs, Kristen Miglore, Brette Warshaw, Kenzi Wilbur, Marian Bull
