Who Won the 2017 James Beard Foundation Media Awards

The James Beard Foundation has announced its Media Award Winners for 2017 and we’re sending a huge congrats to all the writers, foodies, chefs, and more who were nominated and won.

Related: James Beard America’s First Foodie Premieres on PBS 

There are some names you’ll recognize, like magazine Cooking Light, Netflix’s Chef’s Table, and writer Francis Lam. And some newbies, at least to us. Going through the list is a great way to expand your reading horizons – even if you’re unfamiliar, you’ll know it’s good. Check out the list below.

And stay tuned, winners in the chef and restaurant categories will be announced in May! [pagebreak]

2017 James Beard Foundation Book Awards

American Cooking

Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes by Ronni Lundy

Baking and Dessert

Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan

Beverage

Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate with Rebecca Cate

Cooking from a Professional Point of View

Classic Koffmann by Pierre Koffmann

General Cooking

Eat in My Kitchen: To Cook, to Bake, to Eat, and to Treat by Meike Peters

Health

You Have It Made: Delicious, Healthy, Do-Ahead Meals by Ellie Krieger

International

Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan by Naomi Duguid

Nonfiction

A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression by Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe

Photography

Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking by Chris Court

Reference and Scholarship

The Oxford Companion to Cheese by Catherine Donnelly

Single Subject

Milk. Made.: A Book About Cheese. How to Choose It, Serve It and Eat It by Nick Haddow

Vegetable Cooking

The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook
Salma Hage
(Phaidon Press)

Cookbook Hall of Fame Inductee:

Judith Jones

Book of the Year

Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes Ronni Lundy [pagebreak]

Documentary

The Birth of Saké

Outstanding Personality/Host

Andrew Zimmern

Podcast

The Four Top

Radio Show/Audio Webcast

Hidden Kitchens: War & Peace & Food

Special (on TV or Web)

Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday for Heroes

Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location

Fish the Dish

Television Program, on Location

Chef’s Table

Television Segment

Harvesting Alaska

Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional

Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph

Video Webcast, on Location

Working 24 Hours at…

Visual and Technical Excellence

Uncharted [pagebreak]

2017 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards

Dining and Travel

“I Want Crab. Pure Maryland Crab.” by Bill Addison on Eater 

Food and Culture

“A Last Dinner in the Jungle” by Shane Mitchell on Roads & Kingdoms

Food and Health

“Brain Food” by Hunter Lewis, Carolyn Williams, Sidney Fry, and Peggy Knickerbocker on Cooking Light

Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication

The New Yorker Food Issue

Columns

“Eat”: “A Haitian Grandmother’s Home-Cooked Porridge”; “Kimchi Fried Rice, Korean Comfort Food”; and “Casa Calamari” by Francis Lam

Food Reporting

“Exploited in Paradise” series by Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason

Home Cooking

“How to Cook, Smoke, Crumble, Grind, Pickle, Candy, Milk, Slow Cook, Toast, Pulverize, and Fry a Nut” in Cooking Light

Humor

“Recipes with Roots: The True Meaning of Turkey” by Francis Lam 

Local Impact

“‘Free Crabs!’”; “A Significant Goodbye”; “Feeding the Prison System” by Hanna Raskin

Personal Essay

“All I Want Are Some Potato Skins” by Keith Pandolfi

Profile

“Finding Pete Wells: A Search for America’s Most Dangerous Restaurant Critic” by Kevin Alexander

Visual Storytelling

“Thrill Ride” by Vince Dixon and Mariya Pylayev

Wine, Spirits, and other Beverages

“The Great Craft Beer Sellout” by Dave Infante

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Karen Brooks
Portland Monthly

MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

“The Dog Thief Killings” by Calvin Godfrey

Publication of the Year

Roads & Kingdoms