A Great Honor!
I woke up this morning to the brightest, most golden sunshine of the year and felt like something magic was in the air. When I saw the subject line of the email from my dear friends and much esteemed colleagues Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg I thought "why are they sending me a list of the IACP award nominations when they were announced a few weeks ago and I don't have a new book yet." To my amazement this was a different and very special nomination: 2012 IACP Culinary Classics Book Awards Finalists.
The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating and Drinking
The Art of Eating
M.F.K.Fisher
The Cake Bible
Rose Levy Beranbaum
James Beard's American Cookery
James Beard
The New York Times Cookbook
Craig Claiborne
Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen
Paul Prudhomme
The Silver Palate Cookbook
Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
Simple French Food
Richard Olney
The Taste of Country Cooking
Edna Lewis
La Technique: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking
Jacques Pépin
I am so very honored to be in the company of some of the most esteemed cookbook writers of my generation. Each has had a major influence on my life, all are/were friends or acquaintances. If I were judge I'd have a hard time deciding. But if I knew that the awards ceremony was on my birthday, I'd give the award to me!