Conference Photos Credit Deb Lindsey Photography
This past weekend, the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced the winners of its highly-coveted awards, including the IACP Cookbook Awards, Bert Greene Awards (The Bert Greene Awards were first presented in 1991 to honor excellence in food journalism. The awards were named after Bert Greene (1923-1988), a nationally renowned cooking teacher, cookbook author, and syndicated food
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columnist), Digital Media Awards (which honor excellence and trendsetters in both traditional and emerging communications technologies, including culinary blogs, video, audio, and other digital forms), Historical Cookbook Award, IACP Food Photography Awards, First Book: Julia Child Award, Special Cookbook Awards, Culinary Classics Awards and the IACP Special Recognition Awards at its 37th annual conference centered on the theme “Culinary Communications.” IACP award recipients are chosen through an intense judging process, with winners being acknowledged as trailblazers in the global culinary community. The awards were hosted by chef, restaurateur, New York Times bestselling cookbook author, and television personality Curtis Stone.
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is an organization–where culinary professionals can gain the skills and connections to get good work and do it well– and is committed to excellence in all aspects of communication by the culinary industry, including journalism, publishing, digital media, visual media, marketing communications, and teaching. One of its greatest resource is its multi-faceted membership, which includes writers, bloggers, photographers, stylists, marketers, chefs, restaurateurs, nutritionists, and academics, as well as its culture of support and connectivity.
The 2015 conference assembled culinary thought leaders to the eclectic food scene of Washington, D.C. Food media, cookbook authors, chefs, dietitians, food photographers, food marketers, food stylists, bloggers, culinary tourism experts, educators, and farmers gathered to connect, learn, and share their career and personal journeys in their collective love for food. This unique meeting of the food minds convenes annually providing unmatched educational sessions, culinary tours, cooking classes, and networking opportunities. (The 2016 IACP Conference is planned for Los Angeles from April 1-3, and a call for educational session proposals will be issued in the coming months.)
This year’s winners include cookbook authors Christopher Kostow (Cookbook of the Year, presented by Cuisinart) and Sean Brock (First Book: Julia Child Award, presented by KitchenAid) and popular print publications and websites such as Food & Wine Magazine, Fine Cooking Magazine, EatingWell, Bon Appétit, and Food52. (For a complete listing of all award winners, see below.)
IACP Conference – Sunday Cookbook and Media Awards were hosted by chef Curtis Stone.
A highlight for this year’s conference has been celebrating Jacques Pépin’s 80th birthday. A culinary pioneer and original founder of IACP, Jacques Pépin was honored by IACP with the event, “80 Cakes for Jacques Pépin,” which featured 80 birthday cakes contributed by some of the world’s leading chefs, tastemakers, and organizations. The cakes were then auctioned off to support IACP’s philanthropic arm, The Culinary Trust. More than $8,000 was raised for the trust, including a generous donation by Chef Andrés. Pastry Chef Jacques Torres prepared and served chef Pépin’s favorite “Jacques Torres Oreo Cake” for attendees, and numerous celebrity chefs and culinary luminaries shared toast after toast.
IACP Conference – Sunday Cookbook and Media awards: Tina Ujlaki, Food & Wine Executive Food Editor, accepts multiple awards for the magazine including Publication of the Year.
IACP Conference – Jacques Pepin 80th birthday tribute. Chefs toast Jacques Pepin who joined via Skype.
IACP Conference – Jacques Pepin 80th birthday tribute. Main display cake –Jacques Torres Oreo cake.
“We’re excited to honor and celebrate our 2015 award winners – they represent the food and culinary community’s best in class,” said Meredith Deeds, Chief Executive Officer of IACP. “This year’s conference has been an overwhelming success with inspiring speakers, top-notch sessions, and a constant flow of festive events and activities including multiple toasts for Jacques Pépin’s 80(th) birthday with an ’80 Cakes’ party. Additionally, acclaimed chef and culinary innovator José Andrés provided a motivating keynote presentation on embracing good causes and making strides to improve food quality.”
IACP Special Recognition Awards
Volunteer of the Year: Mary Valentin
Culinary Educator of the Year: Chef Chris Gesualdi
Culinary School Award of Excellence: Institute of Culinary Education, Rick Smilow
Local Community Service: DC Central Kitchen, Michael Curtin Jr.
Humanitarian of the Year: P.J. Schumacher, One Incredible Family, Inc.
Milestone: Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group
Lifetime Achievement: Harold McGee
Bert Greene Awards Winners
Publication of the Year: Food & Wine Magazine, Dana Cowin, Editor-in-Chief
Personal Essays/Memoirs: Kate Krader “Are Big Flavors Destroying the American Palate?” Food & Wine, May 2014
Culinary Writing About Beverages: Ray Isle, “Wine’s Nastiest Feud” Food & Wine, October 2014
Instructional Culinary Writing: Ivy Manning, “Go Wild!” Fine Cooking Magazine
Culinary Writing That Makes A Difference: Jane Black, “The Guru of Grass” EatingWell
Culinary Travel Writing: Francis Lam, “The Last Place on Earth”, Bon Appétit
Culinary Based Column: Kristen Miglore, “Genius Recipes”, Food52
Narrative Culinary Writing: Margo True, “The Blacksmith Cooks”, Sunset Magazine
IACP 2015 Digital Media Awards Winners
Best Culinary Website: Amanda Hesser & Merrill Stubbs, Editors: Kristen Miglore, Kenzi Wilbur, Marian Bull, Sarah Jampel, Food52
Narrative Culinary Blog: Naz Deravian, Bottom Of The Pot – Adventures In Cooking Persian Food And Beyond, bottomofthepot.com
Photo Based Culinary Blog: Nik Sharma, A Brown Table, abrowntable.com
Best Culinary Video Series: Gabriel Taraboulsy, “The Grill Iron”, Taste Made
Single Food Focused Video: Kyle Orosz & the Editors of Food52, How to Make Banoffee Pie, instagram.com/p/uLim0IN-c4/?modal=tru
Culinary Audio Series: Nicola Twilley & Cynthia Graber, Gastropod, The Golden Spoon, gastropod.com/episode-1-the-golden-spoon/
IACP Food Photography Awards Winners
People’s Choice: Jan Kalish, “Honey”
Food Photograph of the Year: Jignesh Jhaveri, “Naan Bread Toss”
Culinary Classics Awards
Book of Great Cookies, by: Maida Heatter, Year: 1977 Publisher: Knopf
The Greens Cookbook, by: Deborah Madison, Year: 1987 Publisher: Bantam Books
The Making of a Cook, by: Madeleine Kamman, Year: 1978 Publisher: Atheneum
Greene on Greens, by: Bert Greene, Year: 1984, Publisher: Workman Publishing Co.
The Taste of Country Cooking, by: Edna Lewis, Year: 1977 Publisher: Knopf
Historical Cookbook Award
Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera, by: Terence Scully, Year: 1570, Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Cookbook Awards
American
Down South: Bourbon, Pork, Gulf Shrimp & Second Helpings of Everything, by Donald Link and Paula Disbrowe, Editor: Rica Allannic (Clarkson Potter)
Baking: Savory or Sweet
The Baking Bible, by Rose Levy Beranbaum, Editor: Stephanie Fletcher (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Beverage/ Reference/ Technical
Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering, by Adam Danforth, Editor: Carleen Madigan (Storey Publishing)
Chefs and Restaurants
Bar Tartine: Techniques and Recipes, by Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns, Editor: Bill LeBlond (Chronicle Books)
Children, Youth and Family
FutureChefs: Recipes by Tomorrow’s Cooks Across the Nation and the World, by Ramin Ganeshram, Editor: Dervla Kelly & Elissa Altman (Rodale Books)
Compilations
The Great Outdoors Cookbook: Adventures in Cooking Under the Open Sky, by Elaine Johnson and Margo True, Editors: Elaine Johnson and Margo True (Oxmoor House)
Culinary History
Precious Cargo: How Foods from the Americas Changed the World, by David DeWitt, Editor: Jack Shoemaker (Counterpoint Press)
Culinary Travel
Cyprus: A Culinary Journey, by Rita Henss, Editor: Marianne Salentin-Träger (C&C Publishing)
Julia Child First Book Award
Heritage, by Sean Brock, Editor: Judy Pray (Artisan)
Food Matters
Citizen Farmers: The Biodynamic Way to Grow Healthy Food, Build Thriving Communities, and Give Back to the Earth, by Daron Joffe with Susan Puckett, Editor: Dervla Kelly (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)
General
Twelve Recipes, by Cal Peternell, Editor: Cassie Jones (HarperCollins Publishers)
Health & Special Diet
At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, by Amy Chaplin, Editor: Sara Bercholz (Roost Books)
International
Ikaria: Lessons on Food, Life, and Longevity from the Greek Island Where People Forget to Die, by Diane Kochilas, Editor: Dervla Kelly & Elissa Altman (Rodale Books)
Literary Food Writing
In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker’s Odyssey, by Samuel Fromartz, Editor: Kathryn Court (Viking)
Photography
The Slanted Door, Photographed by: Ed Anderson, written by Charles Phan, Editor: Jenny Wapner (Ten Speed Press)
Single Subject
Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry, by Cathy Barrow, Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli (W. W. Norton & Company)
Wine, Beer and Spirits
Proof: The Science of Booze, by Adam Rogers, Editor: Courtney Young (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Global Design
A New Napa Cuisine, by Christopher Kostow, Editor: Julie Bennett (Ten Speed Press)
E-Cookbook
Tutka Bay Lodge: Coastal Cuisine from the Wilds of Alaska, by Kirsten Dixon and Mandy Dixon, Editor: Kathy Howard (Alaska Northwest Books)
Special Cookbook Awards
Jane Grigson Award
Liquid Intelligence, by Dave Arnold, Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli (W.W. Norton & Company)
Design Award
Relae: A Book of Ideas, by Christian F. Puglisi, Editor: Emily Timberlake (Ten Speed Press)
Judge’s Choice
Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day, by Leanne Brown, Editor: Dan Lazin (Self-published)
North: The New Nordic Cuisine of Iceland, by Gunnar Karl Gíslason and Jody Eddy, Editors: Emily Timberlake and Jenny Wapner (Ten Speed Press)
People’s Choice
Vegetarian Dinner Parties, by Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, Editor: Elissa Altman & Dervla Kelly (Rodale Books)
Cookbook of the Year
A New Napa Cuisine, by Christopher Kostow, Editor: Julie Bennett (Ten Speed Press)
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