The 2016 Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards: Complete Winner Recap

Thanks for joining us for the 2016 Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards! Here's the full list of tonight's winners. Congratulations to all!

2016 Book, Broadcast & Journalism Award Winners

The JBF Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards are presented with leading support from Breville®, Goose Island Beer Co. and Lenox Tableware and Gifts.

Book Awards

American Cooking

The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook
Chris Fischer with Catherine Young
(Little, Brown and Company)


Baking and Dessert

Sourdough: Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More
Sarah Owens
(Roost Books)


Beverage

The Oxford Companion to Wine
Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding
(Oxford University Press)


Cooking from a Professional Point of View

NOPI: The Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully
(Ten Speed Press)


Focus on Health

Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome
Virginia Willis
(Ten Speed Press)


General Cooking

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
J. Kenji López-Alt
(W. W. Norton & Company)


International

Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
(Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)


Photography

Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel
Photographer: Heidi Swanson
(Ten Speed Press)


Reference and Scholarship

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
Toni Tipton-Martin
(University of Texas Press)


Single Subject

A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood
Diana Henry
(Mitchell Beazley)


Writing and Literature

Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning)
Marion Nestle
(Oxford University Press)

Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian

V Is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques for Home Cooks
Michael Anthony
(Little, Brown and Company)


Book of the Year:

Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
(Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Cookbook Hall of Fame

Deborah Madison

Broadcast Media Awards / Presented by Lenox Tableware and Gifts

Documentary

The Starfish Throwers
Director: Jesse Roesler
Producers: Jesse Roesler and Melody Gilbert
Airs on: DirecTV Audience Network and iTunes

Outstanding Personality/Host

Host: Vivian Howard
A Chef’s Life
Airs on: PBS

Podcast

Gravy
Host: Tina Antolini
Producer: Tina Antolini
Airs on: southernfoodways.org/gravy


Radio Show/Audio Webcast

The Food Chain: Chinatown
Host: Dan Saladino
Producers: Kent DePinto, Sarah Stolarz, and Dan Saladino
Airs on: NPR Stations/BBC World Service


Special

Lidia Celebrates America: Home for the Holidays
Host: Lidia Bastianich
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Anne Adams, and Shelly Burgess Nicotra
Airs on: PBS


Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location

Extra Virgin
Hosts: Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos
Producers: Gordon Elliott, Mark Schneider, Dan Connell, Sara Porter, Debi Mazar, and Gabriele Corcos
Airs on: Cooking Channel


Television Program, on Location

I’ll Have What Phil’s Having
Host: Phil Rosenthal
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Phil Rosenthal, Richard Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd, and David Beebe
Airs on: PBS


Television Segment

PBS NewsHour’s “Food4Thought”
Host: Allison Aubrey
Producer: Mary Beth Durkin
Airs on: PBS


Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional

Indian Curries: The Basics & Beyond
Host: Raghavan Iyer
Producer: Jared Maher
Airs on: craftsy.com


Video Webcast, on Location

The Sushi Chef: Oona Tempest and Toshio Oguma
Producer: Elana Schulman
Airs on: munchies.vice.com


Visual and Technical Excellence

Chef’s Table
Directors: David Gelb, Clay Jeter, Brian McGinn, and Andrew Fried
Photographers: Will Basanta and Adam Bricker
Editors: Brad Grossman, J. Santos, Eric Freidenberg, Ravi Subramanian, Adrienne Gits, and Jesse Overman
Airs on: Netflix

Journalism Awards

Dining and Travel

“America’s Best Food Cities”
Tom Sietsema
The Washington Post

Food and Culture

“Straight-Up Passing”
John Birdsall
Jarry


Food and Health

“The Healthy Cook’s Guide to Fat”
Sidney Fry and Robin Bashinsky
Cooking Light


Food Blog

Lucky Peach

Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication

Los Angeles Magazine
Lesley Bargar Suter and Bill Esparza

Food-Related Columns

“Eat”
Francis Lam
New York Times Magazine

Food Reporting

“Seafood From Slaves - An AP Investigation Helps Free Slaves in the 21st Century”
Martha Mendoza, Margie Mason, and Robin McDowell
Associated Press

Home Cooking

"Cook Like a Pro!"
Adam Rapoport
Bon Appétit

Humor

@Freshcutgardenhose
Maryse Chevriere
Instagram


Personal Essay

“On Chicken Tenders”
Helen Rosner
Guernica


Profile

“Christiane Lauterbach: The Woman Who Ate Atlanta”
Wendell Brock
The Bitter Southerner

Visual Storytelling

“One Night: Kachka”
Erin DeJesus, Danielle Centoni, Jen Stevenson, Dina Avila, McGraw Wolfman
Eater


Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages

“There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why.”
Dave Infante
Thrillist


Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds,” “Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution,” “Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd”
Tejal Rao
Bloomberg Pursuits


MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

“Pork Life”
Todd Kliman
Lucky Peach

Publication of the Year

Lucky Peach