Following the film Oscars is the Food Oscars or the James Beard Awards, which will be organized by the ABC-TV and PBS radio personality Cokie Roberts, on the 8th of May in New York. The nominees for the most-awaited culinary awards were announced this Thursday in the James Beard House in New York. There are a total of 60 categories and a new category for the best Webcasts on food. The popular categories and the corresponding nominees are as follows:
Chefs:
Tom Colicchio of Craft – New York
Hubert Keller of Fleur de Lys – San Francisco
Nobu Matsuhisa of Matsuhisa – Los Angeles
Alfred Portale of Gotham Bar & Grill – New York
Michel Richard of Michel Richard Citronelle – Washington, D.C.
Restaurant:
Boulevard – San Francisco
Dahlia Lounge – Seattle
Everest – Chicago
French Laundry – Yountville, Calif.
Spiaggia – Chicago.
Cookbook:
Molto Italiano by Mario Batali
The New Spanish Table by Anya von Bremzen
Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen by Elizabeth Andoh.
Food shows:
Chefs A’Field: Culinary Adventures that Begin on the Farm from PBS
Chefs at Home: An Hors D’oeuvre Party from the Food Network/Canada
How to Cook Everything, with Mark Bittman from PBS
Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter from PBS.
Who’s Who
Cheesemakers Sue Conley and Peggy Smith of Cowgirl Creamery in Point Reyes Station, Calif.
Chef Jean Joho of Everest in Chicago
Chef Gray Kunz of Cafe Gray in New York
Wine importer Kermit Lynch of Berkeley, Calif.
Artisanal food purveyor Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The report shows that these awards are also meant to encourage the culinary culture of New Orleans.
