In addition to honoring chefs, the James Beard Foundation has a separate category for Book Awards. This year's winners include:
Cookbook of the Year
"Historic Heston," Heston Blumenthal.
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Diana Kennedy
American Cooking
"The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes," Amy Thielen.
Baking and Dessert
"The Art of French Pastry," Jacquy Pfeiffer with Martha Rose Shulman.
Beverage
"The Cocktail Lab: Unraveling the Mysteries of Flavor and Aroma in Drink, With Recipes," Tony Conigliaro.
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
"Historic Heston," Heston Blumenthal.
Photography
"René Redzepi: A Work in Progress," Ali Kurshat Altinsoy, Ditte Isager, René Redzepi, Lars Williams, and the Noma Team.
"Historic Heston," Heston Blumenthal.
Focus on Health
"Gluten-Free Girl Every Day," Shauna James Ahern with Daniel Ahern.
General Cooking
"Smoke: New Firewood Cooking," Tim Byres
International
"Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking," Fuchsia Dunlop.
Single Subject
"Culinary Birds: The Ultimate Poultry Cookbook," John Ash with James O. Fraioli.
Reference and Scholarship
"Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine One Plate at a Time," Adrian Miller.
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
"Vegetable Literacy," Deborah Madison.
Writing and Literature
"Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us," Michael Moss.
