View the 2009 James Beard Award nominees and winners



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American Cooking

My New Orleans: The Cookbook by John Besh

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Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana by Donald Link

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The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor by Matt Lee and Ted Lee

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Baking: Savory or Sweet

Baking by James Peterson

WINNER

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DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style by Raquel Pelzel and by David Guas

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Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day: Fast and Easy Recipes for World-Class Breads by Peter Reinhart

The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire by Linda Himelstein

World Whiskey by Charles MacLean

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Momofuku by David Chang and Peter Meehan

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The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts by The French Culinary Institute and Judith Choate

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General Cooking

Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller

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Salt to Taste: The Key to Confident, Delicious Cooking by Marco Canora and Cathy Young

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The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones

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Golden Door Cooks at Home: Favorite Recipes from the Celebrated Spa by Marah Stets and Dean Rucker

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Love Soup by Anna Thomas

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Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

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The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews

WINNER AND COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

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Photography

Eat Ate by Guy Mirabella with Earl Carter (Photographer)

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New American Table by Marcus Samuelsson with Paul Brissman (Photographer)

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Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way by Francis Mallmann and Peter Kaminsky with Santiago Soto Monllor (Photographer)

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Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini De Vita

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Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia, Completely Revised and Updated by Larousse Editors

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Single Subject

Pasta Sfoglia by Colleen Suhanosky and Ron Suhanosky with Susan Simon

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Weber's Way to Grill by Jamie Purviance

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Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods by Eugenia Bone

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The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman

Waste by Tristram Stuart