MacGourmet News

Despite trying to move more to a digital lifestyle, I still love cookbooks. I should have figured that cookbooks had their own set of yearly awards, but I never thought to look. Well at least one set of awards is the International Association of Culinary Professional Cookbook Awards, and Amazon.com features the winners and nominees. I'll be reviewing a bunch of the winners, and posting sample recipes from them in the near future...

2006 Winners

Cookbook of the year:

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American:
The winner: The New American Cooking by Joan Nathan

Daisy Cooks! by Daisy Martinez
The Niman Ranch Cookbook by Bill Niman and Janet Fletcher

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Bread, Other Baking, and Sweets:
The winner: Chocolate Chocolate by Lisa Yockelson

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart
The Weekend Baker by Abigail Johnson Dodge

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General:
The winner: Recipes: A Collection for the Modern Cook by Susan Spungen

Cook What You Love by Bob and Melinda Blanchard
Simple Soirees by Peggy Knickerbocker

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Compilations:
The winner: Cooking at De Gustibus by Arlene Feltman Sailhac

Get Grilling by Food Network Kitchens
Today's Kitchen Cookbook by the Meredith Corporation

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First Book (The Julia Child Award):
The winner: Dough: Simple Contemporary Breads by Richard Bertinet

Cooking School Secrets For Real-World Cooks by Linda Carucci
Sunday Suppers at Lucques by Suzanne Goin with Teri Gelber

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Food Photography and Styling:
The winner: Chocolate Obsession by Michael Recchiuti

Boulevard: The Cookbook by Nancy Oakes and Pamela Mazzola with Lisa Weiss
Uncooked by Lyndsay and Patrick Mikanowski

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The full list of the 2006 winners and nominees and the 2005 winners, can be found here: International Association of Culinary Professional Cookbook Awards