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 The finalists for the 2009 James Beard foundation awards were announced earlier this week (on twitter no less!). In addition to broadcast media, journalism, chef and a variety of other topics, the awards include nominations for cooking related books in 10 different categories.
To celebrate all of the James Beard award finalists, and in particular the book nominations, Project Foodie has a whole slew of events planned starting from now through the May 4th awards gala. Join us in the celebrations by checking out the nominated books, voting on the books and reading our guest blogging by 13 14 of the nominated authors. Here are the details: The Project Foodie Guide to the 2009 James Beard Book Awards Nominees (see below). Our James Beard book awards guide provides you information about each of the book finalists to help you figure out which of the books you will enjoy. The cookbook nominee guide includes the list of nominees along with links to reviews of the books from a variety of sources including top magazines, newspapers and bloggers. AND, since recipes are one of the best ways to check out cookbooks, we've also provided links to recipes for you to try! And all of the recipes are part of the Project Foodie Recipe Box so you can save them and come back to them to cook whenever you want. Vote for your favorite James Beard finalist: Starting on April 3rd we will open the polls for the Project Foodie 'straw poll' of the James Beard Book Awards finalists. On May 1st the poll will close and on May 2nd we'll announce the results along with the Team Project Foodie round-up of the nominations. On May 5th we'll compare how our poll fared to the actual James Beard winners... Exclusive guest blogging by 13 14 of the James Beard nominated cookbook authors: The culmination of the Project Foodie James Beard activities is a series of exclusive guest blogs by nominated cookbook authors. Participating authors include Flo Braker, Jayne Cohen, Joyce Goldstein, Betty Fussell, Steven Kolpan, Jennifer McLagan, Anne Mendelson, Cindy Mushet, Beatrice Ojakangas, Deborah Schneider, Shirley O. Corriher, Arthur Schwartz, Andrew Schloss & David Joachim; and Judy Walker! The guest blogs will start on April 17th. Now, sit back and check out the Project Foodie guide to the James Beard nominated books - and remember voting opens on April 3rd! Did we miss a review? If you have links to more reviews on these books let us know and we'll add them to the list.
Project Foodie Guide to the 2009 James Beard Book Nominees American Cooking | Baking | Beverage | Cooking from a Professional Point of View | General Cooking | Healthy Focus | International | Photography | Reference and Scholarship | Single Subject | Writing and Literature
American Cooking Baking
Beverage  Amazon.com
| The Harney and Sons Guide to Tea
by Michael Harney, The Penguin Press
Reviews: Curled Up, Lainie Sips |  Amazon.com
| The Wines of Burgundy
by Clive Coates, University of California Press Reviews: NY Times, BKWine
|  Amazon.com
| WineWise: Your Complete Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Enjoying Wine
by Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith, and Michael A. Weiss, The Culinary Institute of America, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Reviews: Project Foodie, Washington Post, The Passionate Foodie, Visit Vineyards, Got Tanins? | Cooking from a Professional Point of View General Cooking
Healthy Focus
International  Amazon.com
| Beyond the Great Wallby Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (Artisan Books)
Reviews: Gourmet, Slate, Culinate, Eat Magazine Winner in the IACP International Category
|  Amazon.com
| Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisationsby Jayne Cohen, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Reviews: Sun Sentinal |  Amazon.com
| Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, & Singaporeby Robert Danhi, Mortar & Press
Reviews: FriedChillies |
Photography Reference and Scholarship  Amazon.com | Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Agesby Anne Mendelson, Knopf Reviews: NPR, Eat Me Daily, Super Chef, The Kitchn, St. Petersburg Times, The Dairy Show Accessible Recipes (2)
|  Amazon.com
| The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefsby Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, Little, Brown and Company
Reviews: Project Foodie, Chicago Tribune, Eat Me Daily, Super Chef, Epi-Log |  Amazon.com
| The Science of Good Foodby David Joachim, Andrew Schloss, and Philip Handel (Robert Rose) Reviews: Taste of Cincinnati, Philly Burbs, Spot On Accessible Recipes (3) Winner in the 2009 IACP Food Reference & Technical Category
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Single Subject Literary Food Writing
Disclosure: Review copies of books discussed in this post may have been provided to Project Foodie by publicists and/or publishers.
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