Highlights
Faberware Millennium Outstanding Chef Award
Jeremiah Tower, Stars
San Francisco, CA
Perrier Outstanding Restaurant Award
Commander's Place
New Orleans, LA
Perrier-Jouët Rising Star Chef of the Year
Douglas Rodriguez, Patria
New York City, NY
Milliken Best New Restaurant
Brasserie Jo
Chicago, IL
KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year
Flatbreads and Flavors: A Bakers Atlas
by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
(William Morrow & Co., Inc.)
The James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Kump
Posthumously
The James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Danny Meyer
Union Square Cafe
Gramercy Tavern
1996 James Beard Foundation Perrier-Jouët Restaurant Awards
Outstanding Pastry Chef Award
Sarabeth Levine
Sarabeth's
New York City
Mastercard Outstanding Service Award
Piero Selvaggio
Valentino
Santa Monica, CA
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award
Jack and Jamie Davies, Owners
Schramsberg Vineyards
Calistoga, CA
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Outstanding Wine Service Award
Chanterelle
Roger Dagorn, Master Sommelier
New York City
Perrier-Jouët Chef: California
Thomas Keller
The French Laundry
Yountville, CA
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Midwest
Sanford D'Amato
Sanford Restaurant
Milwaukee, WI
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Northeast
Chris Schlesinger
East Coast Grill/Blue Room
Cambridge, MA
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Southeast
Guenter Seeger
The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton
Atlanta, GA
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Roberto Donna
Galileo
Washington, DC
Perrier-Jouët Chef: New York City
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
JoJo Vong
New York City
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Northwest and Hawaii
Alan Wong
Alan Wong's
Honolulu
Perrier-Jouët Chef: Southwest
Mark Miller
Coyote Cafe
Santa Fe, NM
1996 James Beard Foundation Book Awards
Best Baking and Desserts Cookbook
How to Bake
by Nick Malgieri
(HarperCollins)
Best General Cookbook
Jim Fobel's Big Flavors
by Jim Fobel
(Clarkson Potter)
Best International Cookbook
Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine: The Fabulous Flavors & Innovative Recipes of North America's Finest Chinese Cook
by Susanna Foo
(Chapters)
Best Restaurants & Chefs Cookbook
In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
by Julia Child
(Knopf)
Best Vegetarian Cookbook
High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking
by Steven Raichlen
(Viking)
Best Writing on Food
Becoming A Chef: With Recipes and Reflections from American's Leading Chefs
by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page
(Van Nostrand Reinhold)
Best Fruits, Vegetables and Grains Cookbook
A Cook's Book of Mushrooms: With 100 Recipes for Common and Uncommon Varieties
by Jack Czarnecki
(Artisan)
Best Healthy Focus Cookbook
Lighter Quicker Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today
by Richard Sax & Marie Simmons
(William Morrow & Co., Inc.)
Best Regional American Cookbook
The Border Cookbook: Authentic Home Cooking of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico
by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison
(Harvard Common Press)
Best Single Subject Cookbook
The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup
by Mimi Sheraton
(Warner)
Best Wine and Spirits Cookbook
Wine Spectator's California Wine
by James Laube
(Wine Spectator Press)
Best Food Photography
In & Out of the Kitchen in Fifteen Minutes or Less
Sara Taylor, Photographer
Anne Willan, Author
(Rizzoli)
1996 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards For Articles on Food, Beverage and Nutrition Published in 1995
Magazine Writing on Diet, Nutrition & Health
Ed Blonz, Ph.D.
"Scientific Studies: How to Handle the Hype"
Vegetarian Times
Magazine Feature Writing with Recipes
Robb Walsh
"Hot-Sauce Safari"
American Way
Magazine Feature Writing without Recipes
Leslie Brenner
"Eureka! He Turns Oil Into Gold"
Avenue
Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique
Alan Richman
GQ
Magazine Series
Elizabeth Schneider
"Purveyor"
Food Arts
Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine and Beer
Michael Bonadies
"Côte de Beaune"
Wine & Spirits
Newspaper News Reporting
Daniel P. Puzo
"What Happened to California's Seafood?"
Los Angeles Times
Newspaper Writing on Diet, Nutrition & Health
Jane Snow
"Food"
The Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio
Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes
Kristin Eddy
"Tea -- A Brand New Bag"
The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution
Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes
Bryan Miller
"Inside Peek at a 3-Star Kitchen"
The New York Times
Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique
Ruth Reichl
The New York Times
Newspaper Series
Steven M. Pratt
"On America's Plate"
Chicago Tribune
Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine and Beer
Benjamin M. Myers
"It Must Be Spring -- Bock is Back"
The Washington Post
M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
Paula Wolfert
"My Old Moroccan Home"
Saveur
1996 James Beard Foundation Electronic Media Awards
Best Television Cooking Show: National
"In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs"
Julia Child, Host
MPTV-PBS, Owings Mills, MD
Geoffrey Drummond, Executive Producer
Best Television Cooking Show: Local
"Good Eating"
Myke Motley, Host
CLTV, Oak Brook, IL
Steve Dolinsky, Executive Producer
Best Television Food Journalism
"Yan Can Cook: The Best of China"
Martin Yan, Journalist
KQED, San Francisco, CA
DeAnne Hamilton D'Aria, Executive Producer
Best Radio Show on Food
"Seasonings"
Vertamae Grosvenor, Host
National Public Radio
Sandra Rattley-Lewis, Executive Producer
1996 James Beard Foundation and "Interior Design" Magazine Restaurant Design and Graphics Awards
Best Restaurant Design
Bar 89, NYC
Gilles Depardon, AIA; Kathryn Ogawa, AIA; and Janis Leonard, Designers
Ogawa/Depardon Architects, NYC
Best Restaurant Grahpics
The Double A, Santa Fe, NM
Mike Fink, Designer
Mike Fink, Clarksville, TN
