The James Beard Foundation Awards, aka the Beard Awards, are the food industry’s highest honor. Awards are given in many categories, including chefs and restaurants, books, journalism, broadcast media, and restaurant design and graphics, as well as for lifetime and humanitarian achievements.
Here are some of the Winners from our catalog! Take a look at the Past Winners page for the full list. Don’t forget to contact the Southfield library to place items on hold if we don’t have a copy available right away!
 | BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts 2018 Winner: Baking & Desserts Parks, Stella Our Catalog |
 | Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking 2018 Winner: General Nosrat, Samin Our Catalog |
 | Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables 2018 Winner: Vegetable-Focused Cooking McFadden, Joshua Our Catalog |
 | The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American Culinary History in the Old South 2018 Winner: Writing & 2018 Book of the Year Twitty, Michael W. Our Catalog |
 | Dorie's Cookies 2017 Winner: Baking & Dessert Greenspan, Dorie Our Catalog |
 | The Oxford Companion to Wine 2016 Winner: Beverage Robinson, Jancis & Harding, Julia Our Catalog |
 | Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome 2016 Winner: Focus on Health Willis, Virginia Our Catalog |
 | The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science 2016 Winner: General Cooking López-Alt, J. Kenji Our Catalog |
 | The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks 2016 Winner: Reference and Scholarship Tipton-Martin, Toni Our Catalog |
 | Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) 2016 Winner: Writing and Literature Nestle, Marion Our Catalog |
 | V is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques for Home Cooks 2016 Winner: Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian Anthony, Michael Our Catalog |
 | Heritage 2015 Winner: American Cooking Brock, Sean Our Catalog |
 | Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes 2015 Winner: Cooking from a Professional Point of View Balla, Nicolaus & Burns, Cortney Our Catalog |
 | The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes 2014 Winner: American Cooking Thielen, Amy Our Catalog |
 | The Cocktail Lab: Unraveling the Mysteries of Flavor and Aroma and Drink, with Recipes 2014 Winner: Beverage Conigliaro, Tony Our Catalog |
 | Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking 2014 Winner: International Dunlop, Fuchsia Our Catalog |
 | Soul Food: The Surprising Story of American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time 2014 Winner: Reference and Scholarship Miller, Adrian Our Catalog |
 | Vegetable Literacy 2014 Winner: Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian Madison, Deborah Our Catalog |
 | Salt Sugar Fat: How the Good Giants Hooked Us 2014 Winner: Writing and Literature Moss, Michael Our Catalog |
 | Jerusalem: A Cookbook 2013 Winner: International Ottolenghi, Yotam & Tamimi, Sami Our Catalog |
 | Yes, Chef: A Memoir 2013 Winner: Writing and Literature Samuelsson, Marcus Our Catalog |
 | Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All 2012 Winner: Beverage Parson, Brad Thomas Our Catalog |
 | Blood, Bones, & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef 2012 Winner: Writing and Literature Hamilton, Gabrielle Our Catalog |
