Saxton Reads! & Reviews

The International Association of Culinary Professionals recently named the 2010 Cookbook Awards. Given since 1986, the awards represent 16 categories. With the myriad of cookbooks written each year this list is certain to help find the best.

You can find previous years winners on the IACP website. Most of the 2010 winners are listed here:

People's Choice
The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery
 
Authors: Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson
Editor: Melissa Moore
Publisher: Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press

Cookbook of the Year
Rose's Heavenly Cakes
 
Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
American
My New Orleans: The Cookbook
 
Author: John Besh
Editor: Dorothy Kalins and Jean Lucas
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
 
Baking: Savory or Sweet
Rose's Heavenly Cakes
 
Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
Chefs and Restaurants
Ad Hoc at Home
 
Authors: Thomas Keller and Dave Cruz
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books
 
Children, Youth and Family  
Williams-Sonoma Family Meals
 
Author: Maria Helm Sinskey
Editor: Kim Laidlaw
Publisher: Oxmoor House
 
Compilations
Gourmet Today
 
Author: Ruth Reichl
Editor: Rux Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
 
First Book: The Julia Child Award 
The KitchenAid Award
The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
 
Author: David Leite
Editor: Rica Allannic
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
 
The Eat Your Books Award
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion
 
Author: Stephanie Alexander
Editor: Kathleen Gandy
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
 
Health and Special Diet
The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery
 
Authors: Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson
Editor: Melissa Moore
Publisher: Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press
 
The Le Cordon Bleu Award
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
 
Author: Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
Editor: Bill LeBlond
Publisher: Chronicle Books
 
The Cuisinart Award
Waste
 
Author: Tristram Stuart
Editor: Robert Weil
Publisher: W.W. Norton
 
Professional Kitchens
Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft 2nd Ed.
 
Authors: The Culinary Institute of America
Editor: Pamela Chirls
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
Single Subject
Go Fish
 
Author: Al Brown
Publisher: Random House (New Zealand)
 
Wine, Beer or Spirits
World Whiskey
 
Authors: Charles Maclean
Editor: Shannon Beatty
Publisher: DK Publishing