News These Are the 2020 James Beard Media Awards Winners The awards recognize the best in books, broadcast media, and journalism. By Bridget Hallinan Bridget Hallinan As an Associate Food Editor, Bridget Hallinan primarily focuses on home cooking content for Food & Wine.com. She writes and edits recipe content, interviews chefs for helpful tips and tricks, and works on franchises such as our cookbook roundups and taste tests. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 27, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Courtesy of the James Beard Foundation After announcing its 2020 awards finalists earlier this month, the James Beard Foundation has released the list of winners in the Media Awards categories, spanning books, broadcast media, and journalism. In the book category, winners included Toni Tipton-Martin's Jubilee, The NoMad Cocktail Book from Leo Robitschek, and Josh Niland's The Whole Fish Cookbook; TV-wise, Roy Choi was recognized as an outstanding host for Broken Bread with Roy Choi, Chef's Table won for "Visual and Audio Technical Excellence," and Las Crónicas del Taco (Taco Chronicles) won "Television Program, on Location." Originally scheduled for April 24, the announcement was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, as were the Restaurant and Chef Awards, which are now planned for Friday, September 25. Check out the full list below, courtesy of the James Beard Foundation. 2020 James Beard Foundation Book Awards For cookbooks and other non-fiction food- or beverage-related books that were published in the U.S. in 2019. American Books with recipes focused on the cooking or foodways of regions or communities in the United States. Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking Toni Tipton-Martin (Clarkson Potter) Baking and Desserts Books with recipes focused on breads, pastries, desserts, and other treats. Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making Daniel Leader and Lauren Chattman (Avery) Beverage with Recipes Books focused on recipes for how to make beverages. The NoMad Cocktail Book Leo Robitschek (Ten Speed Press) Beverage without Recipes Beverage-focused books and guides that either don't contain recipes or that may have minimal recipes but aren't recipe-centric. World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson (Mitchell Beazley) General Books with recipes that address a broad scope of cooking, not just a single topic, technique or region. Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook Carla Lalli Music (Clarkson Potter) Health and Special Diets Books with recipes related to health and nutrition, or that address specific health issues, such as allergies or diabetes. Gluten-Free Baking at Home: 102 Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Breads, Cakes, Cookies, and More Jeffrey Larsen (Ten Speed Press) International Books with recipes focused on food and cooking traditions of countries or regions outside of the United States. Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa Yohanis Gebreyesus with Jeff Koehler (Interlink Publishing) Photography American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta Eric Wolfinger (Chronicle Books) Reference, History, and Scholarship Includes manuals, guides, encyclopedias, and books that present research related to food or foodways. The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration Chris Smith (Chelsea Green Publishing) Restaurant and Professional Books written by a culinary professional or restaurant chef with recipes that may include advanced cooking techniques, use specialty ingredients, and require professional equipment. This includes culinary arts textbooks. The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think Josh Niland (Hardie Grant Books) Single Subject Books with recipes focused on a single or category of ingredients, a dish, or a method of cooking – such as lobster, seafood, grains, pasta, burgers, or canning. Exceptions: baking and desserts books, vegetable-focused books, health and special diets books, restaurant and professional books, and beverage books should be entered in those respective categories. Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks Vicky Bennison (Hardie Grant Books) Vegetable-Focused Cooking Books that feature recipes for how to prepare and serve vegetables and plant-based ingredients. Books may be vegetarian, vegan, or vegetable-focused with minimal reference to meats. Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar Amy Chaplin (Artisan Books) Writing Narrative nonfiction books, including memoirs, culinary tourism, investigative journalism, food advocacy, and critical analysis of food and foodways for a general audience. Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer Bren Smith (Knopf) Book of the Year The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think Josh Niland (Hardie Grant Books) Cookbook Hall of Fame Jancis Robinson 2020 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards For radio, television broadcasts, podcasts, webcasts, and documentaries appearing in 2019. Audio Program It Burns: The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the World's Hottest Chili Airs on: Audible Audio Reporting Gravy – Mahalia Jackson's Glori-Fried Chicken Reporter: Betsy ShepherdAirs on: southernfoodways.org and iTunes Documentary That's My Jazz Airs on: Vimeo Online Video, Fixed Location and/or Instructional Grace Young – Wok Therapist Airs on: GraceYoung.com and YouTube Online Video, on Location Handmade – How Knives Are Made for New York's Best Restaurants; How a Ceramics Master Makes Plates for Michelin-Starred Restaurants Airs on: Eater and YouTube Outstanding Personality/Host Roy Choi Broken Bread with Roy Choi Airs on: Tastemade and KCET Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location Pati's Mexican Table – A Local's Tour of Culiacán Airs on: WETA; distributed nationally by American Public Television Television Program, on Location Las Crónicas del Taco (Taco Chronicles) – Canasta (Netflix) Visual and Audio Technical Excellence Chef's Table (Netflix) Adam Bricker, Chloe Weaver, and Will Basanta Visual Reporting (on TV or Online) Rotten – The Avocado War (Netflix) Reporters: Christine Haughney, Erin Cauchi, and Gretchen Goetz 2020 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards For articles published in English in 2019. Columns Power Rankings: "The Official Fast Food French Fry Power Rankings"; "The Official Spicy Snack Power Rankings"; "The Official Domestic Beer Power Rankings" Lucas Kwan Peterson Los Angeles Times Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award "Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters."; "The 20 Most Delicious Things at Mercado Little Spain"; "Benno, Proudly Out of Step With the Age" Pete Wells The New York Times Dining and Travel "In Pursuit of the Perfect Pizza" Matt Goulding Airbnb Magazine Feature Reporting "Value Meal" Tad Friend The New Yorker Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication The New Yorker Foodways "A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men" Cynthia R. Greenlee MUNCHIES / Food by VICE Health and Wellness "How Washington Keeps America Sick and Fat"; "Meet the Silicon Valley Investor Who Wants Washington to Figure Out What You Should Eat" Catherine Boudreau and Helena Bottemiller Evich Politico Home Cooking "Fry Time" Nancy Singleton Hachisu Saveur Innovative Storytelling "Food and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" Gary He, Matt Buchanan, and Meghan McCarron Eater Investigative Reporting "'The Man Who Attacked Me Works in Your Kitchen': Victim of Serial Groper Took Justice into Her Own Hands" Amy Brittain and Maura Judkis The Washington Post Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award "In Search of Hot Beef"; "Chef Jack Riebel Is in the Fight of His Life"; "Harry Singh on the Perfect Roti, Trinidad, and Life in the Kitchen" Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Mpls.St.Paul Magazine M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award "My Mother's Catfish Stew" John T. Edge Oxford American Personal Essay, Long Form "The Dysfunction of Food" Kim Foster Kim-Foster.com Personal Essay, Short Form "For 20 Years, happy hour has seen us through work — and life" M. Carrie Allan The Washington Post Profile "The Provocations of Chef Tunde Wey" Brett Martin GQ Magazine Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages "Seltzer Is Over. Mineral Water Is Forever." Jordan Michelman PUNCH Emerging Voice Award L.A. Taco Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit