The 2002 James Beard Awards were presented on May 6, 2002, at the
New York Marriott Marquis.
Chef and Restaurant Awards Source: • Outstanding Chef:
Lidia Bastianich,
Felidia Ristorante; New York, NY • Lifetime Achievement Award:
George H. Lang, New York, NY • Humanitarian of the Year: Restaurant Industry of New York • Outstanding Restaurant:
Gotham Bar & Grill; New York, NY • Best New Restaurant: Craft; New York, NY • Rising Star Chef: Jean-Francois Bruel, DB Bistro Moderne; New York, NY • Outstanding Pastry Chef:
Sherry Yard,
Spago Beverly Hills; Beverly Hills, CA • Outstanding Service:
Charlie Trotter's; Chicago, IL • Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional:
Andrea Immer Robinson;
French Culinary Institute; New York, NY • Outstanding Wine Service:
Gramercy Tavern; New York, NY • Best Chef: California:
Michael Mina,
Aqua; San Francisco, CA • Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic: Guillermo Pernot, Pasion!; Philadelphia, PA • Best Chef: Midwest:
Rick Tramonto,
Tru; Chicago, IL • Best Chef: New York City:
Mario Batali,
Babbo; New York, NY • Best Chef: Northeast:
Ming Tsai,
Blue Ginger; Wellesley, MA • Best Chef: Northwest: Greg Higgins,
Higgins; Portland, OR • Best Chef: Southeast:
Anne Kearney,
Peristyle; New Orleans, LA • Best Chef: Southwest:
Julian Serrano,
Picasso at the
Bellagio Hotel; Las Vegas, NV • Outstanding Restaurant Design: Thomas Schlesser & Demian Repucci, Blackbird Restaurant; Chicago, IL • Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: Noreen Rei Fukumori, Dry Creek Kitchen; Healdsburg, CA
Book Awards Source: • Cookbook Hall of Fame:
North Atlantic Seafood by
Alan Davidson • Cookbook of the Year: ''The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread'' by
Peter Reinhart • Americana:
Mustards Grill: Napa Valley Cookbook by
Cindy Pawlcyn and Brigid Callinan • Baking & Desserts: ''The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread'' by
Peter Reinhart • Best Food Photography: ''Charlie Trotter's Meat & Game'', photographers Tim Turner and Michael Voltattorni • Entertaining & Special Occasions:
Jacques Pepin Celebrates by
Jacques Pepin • General:
Back to the Table by
Art Smith • Healthy Focus:
A New Way to Cook by
Sally Schneider • International: ''Madhur Jaffrey's Step-by-Step Cooking'' by
Madhur Jaffrey • Italian:
Sicilian Home Cooking by Wanda Tornabene, Giovanna Tornabene, and Michele Evans • Reference:
Larousse Gastronomique by Librarie Larousse • Single Subject:
Ceviche! Seafoods, Salads, and Cocktails with a Latino Twist by Guillermo Pernot and
Aliza Green • Wine & Spirits:
Wine by Andre Domine. • Writing on Food:
The Last Days of Haute Cuisine by Patric Kuh
Broadcast Media Awards Source: • Best Local Television Cooking Show: Good Eating; host:
Steve Dolinsky, producer: Stephanie Kurtz,
CLTV • Best National Television Cooking Show or Special: Saturday Night, A Day in the Life of Chef Michael Smith; host:
Michael Smith, producers: Gretha Rose and Johanna Eliot,
Food Network Canada • Best National Television Food Journalism Show or Special: My Country, My Kitchen; host: Various, producer: Irene Wong,
Food Network • Best National or Local Television Food Segment: CBS News: The Saturday Early Show: Chef on a Shoestring; hosts:
Thalia Assuras and
Russ Mitchell, producer: Jee Won Park,
CBS • Best Radio Show on Food (Short Format): P.R.I.'s "The World", host:
Steve Dolinsky, producer: Suzanne Marmion,
Public Radio International • Best Radio Show on Food (Long Format): The Food & Wine Radio Network Show; host: Jennifer Sawyer English, producer: Judy McDermott, The Food & Wine Radio Network • Special Award of Excellence in Broadcasting:
CBS News Sunday Morning; host:
Charles Osgood, correspondent:
Martha Teichner, producers: James Houtrides and Ed Forgotson,
CBS Journalism Awards Source: • Internet Column and Feature Writing: Steven A. Shaw, "A Week in the Gramercy Tavern Kitchen", www.fat-guy.com • M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award:
Alan Richman, "A Mother's Knishes",
GQ • Magazine Column:
Jeffrey Steingarten, "Salt Chic," "High Steaks," & "Something to Crow About",
Vogue • Magazine Feature about Restaurants and/or Chefs: Jocelyn Zuckerman, "Straight from the Heart",
Gourmet • Magazine Feature with Recipes:
Bruce Feiler, "A Kiss to Build a Dream On",
Gourmet • Magazine Feature without Recipes: Maile Carpenter, "Eating in Michael Bauer's Town",
San Francisco Magazine • Magazine or Newspaper Writing on Nutrition or Consumer Food Issues: Marian Uhlman, "It's Making Us Fat",
The Philadelphia Inquirer • Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique:
Alan Richman, "Toro! Toro! Toro!," "Pardon us Bubba...," & "Reflections on a Blood Sausage",
GQ • Magazine Series:
Kathleen Brennan, Megan Wetherhall, and Margo True, Celebrating Everyday Herbs: "Memory," "Elegance" and "Power",
Saveur • Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine & Beer:
Pete Wells, "Single-Minded",
Food & Wine • Newspaper Column: Tara Duggan, "The Silver Torpedo: The Weighty, One-of-a-Kind Mission Burrito Has Reached Cult Status Among Its Wide Variety of Fans," "What's Cookin': A Store That Gives New Life to Old Kitchenware," & "Taco Truckin': Journey to the Mission for a Taste of Authentic Mexico from a Roving Restaurant",
San Francisco Chronicle • Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs: Carolyn Jung, "Visionary Berkeley Chef Led Revolution in Dining, Alice Waters has put California on the World's Culinary Map",
San Jose Mercury News • Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes: John Kessler, "Upper Crust Cooking: The Art of Using a Gratin Dish",
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes:
Janet Fletcher, "Sweet Success: From Richmond to Napa, from Safeway to High Society, Sam Godfrey Became the Bay Area's Baker to the Swells",
San Francisco Chronicle • Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique: Pascale Le Draoulec,
New York Daily News • Newspaper Series: Kristin Eddy, "A Taste for Adventure," "Following the Scent," "The Search for Cinnamon",
Chicago Tribune • Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine & Beer:
Alice Feiring, "For Better or Worse, Winemakers Go High Tech",
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