James Beard Award

The 2008 James Beard Award Winners were announced last week. Take a gander at these great titles about cooking and food - click on the links to go to the library's catalog for location info:

James Beard Foundation Books Awards

Presented by Green & Black's® Organic Chocolate
For books published in English in 2007.

COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

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• Award Winner
  The River Cottage Meat Book
  by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
  (Ten Speed Press)

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COOKBOOK HALL OF FAME

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• Award Winner
  Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco
  by Paula Wolfert
  (Harper Collins)

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ASIAN COOKING

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• Award Winner
  My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and
  Modern Parsi Home Cooking
  by Niloufer Ichaporia King
  _______ (University of California Press)

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Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook
by Fuchsia Dunlop
(W.W. Norton & Company)

The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco
by Cecilia Chiang with Lisa Weiss
(Ten Speed Press)

BAKING AND DESSERT

A Baker's Odyssey
by Greg Patent
(John Wiley & Sons)

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• Award Winner
  Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads:
  New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor
  by Peter Reinhart

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Pure Dessert
by Alice Medrich
(Artisan)

COOKING FROM A PROFESSIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Bistro Laurent Tourondel: New American Bistro Cooking
by Laurent Tourondel and Michele Scicolone
(John Wiley & Sons)

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• Award Winner
  The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine
  by The French Culinary Institute with Judith Choate
  (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

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Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
by Masaharu Morimoto
(DK Publishing)

ENTERTAINING

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• Award Winner
  Dish Entertains
  by Trish Magwood
  (HarperCollins Canada)

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Great Bar Food at Home
by Kate Heyhoe
(John Wiley & Sons)

Welcome to Michael's: Great Food, Great People, Great Party!
by Michael McCarty
(Little, Brown and Company)

AMERICANA

The Glory of Southern Cooking
by James Villas
(John Wiley & Sons)

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• Award Winner
  A Love Affair with Southern Cooking
  by Jean Anderson
  (HarperCollins Publishers)

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Rosa's New Mexican Table
by Roberto Santibanez
(Artisan)

GENERAL

Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook
by Jacques Pépin
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

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• Award Winner
  Cooking
  by James Peterson
  (Ten Speed Press)

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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
by Mark Bittman
(John Wiley & Sons)

HEALTHY FOCUS

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• Award Winner
  The EatingWell Diet
  by Jean Harvey-Berino with Joyce Hendley and
  the Editors of EatingWell
  _______ (The Countryman Press)
  

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Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways to Incorporate Whole & Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking
by Heidi Swanson
(Celestial Arts)

The Wine and Food Lover's Diet: 28 Days of Delicious Weight Loss
Author: Phillip Tirman
(Chronicle Books)

INTERNATIONAL

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• Award Winner
  The Country Cooking of France
  by Anne Willan
  (Chronicle Books)
  

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Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most
by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
(Alfred A. Knopf)

Two Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen
by Pino Luongo and Mark Strausman
(Artisan)

REFERENCE

Food: The History of Taste
edited by Paul Freedman
(University of California Press)

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• Award Winner
  A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America
  by Rowan Jacobsen
  _______ (Bloomsbury)

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The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
(Ten Speed Press)

SINGLE SUBJECT

Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials
by Laura Werlin
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

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• Award Winner
  The River Cottage Meat Book
  by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
  (Ten Speed Press)
  

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Vegetable Harvest
by Patricia Wells
(HarperCollins Publishers)

WINE AND SPIRITS

The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
by Julia Flynn Siler
(Gotham Books)

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• Award Winner
  Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
  _______ by David Wondrich
  _______ (Perigee)
  

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To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle
by George M. Taber
(Scribner)

WRITING ON FOOD

American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes
edited by Molly O'Neill
(The Library of America)

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• Award Winner
  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
  by Barbara Kingsolver
  (HarperCollins Publishers)

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Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss-and the Myths and Realities of Dieting
by Gina Kolata
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

! ! ! Downloadable Audiobook Update iPod Compatible ! ! !

If you haven't tried out the Jefferson County Library Cooperative's Downloadable Audiobook collection, you're really missing out. Simply go to our website at www.eolib.org and choose "Downloadable Audio" from the menu on the left. Visit the links under "Getting Started" to venture out the best new thing since CD's!

Current users take note that Overdrive Media Console v3.0 is now available for download! With this update you'll find a new Burn Wizard making burning to CD's easy peasy, PLUS a brand spankin' new Mp3 format will go live this summer that is compatible with iPod!

From their website:
As announced and covered in the press, OverDrive will introduce the new OverDrive MP3 Audiobook (compatible with iPods). OMC v3.0 supports the new MP3 format. When OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks are available (coming Summer 2008), Windows users who have already installed OMC v3.0 will be able to use titles in this format. Users of earlier versions will need to upgrade to OMC v3.0 to enjoy OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks. To learn more about OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks, read the press release and Library Journal’s coverage of the exciting news.

Happy Listening!

htw

Hollywood News!

Queen of the South by Arturo Perez Reverte (movie news)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (movie news)
William Tell (play) by Friedrich von Schiller (movie news)
The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald (movie news)
City of Ember (young adult novel) by Jeanne DuPrau (movie news) (more movie news)
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (movie news)
The Increment (not yet published) by David Ignatius (movie news)
Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway (movie news)
Goosebumps (young adult series) by R.L. Stine (movie news)
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (movie news)
The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum (movie news)
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series) by Ann Brasheares (movie news)
Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe (movie news)
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho (movie news)
Marley & Me by John Grogan (movie news)
The Boston Stranglers by Susan Kelly (movie news)
An unnamed book (!!!) AND Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (movie news)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (!!!)(movie news)

Happy Reading (and viewing)!

htw

Just in time....

....for our Live Local in Your Backyard Adult Summer Reading Program, the Discovery Channel is launching a brand new channel, Planet Green!

From their website:

Tune in on June 4th at 6pm to see the launch of Planet Green, the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network.

Happy Viewing!

htw

Summer feels like it's here!

Don't buy those soggy canned vegetables! Visit a local farmer's market and stock up on some super fresh fruits and veggies for an extra healthy meal! Don't know of one? GovGab has a few pointers for sniffing out the best deals, plus links to local market finders.

Happy Shopping!

htw

Slow Food Summit!

Don't miss out on your opportunity to learn more about sustainable farming, local co-ops, and living local at the library's first Adult Summer Reading program Tuesday night at 6:30pm!

We'll be featuring representatives from Jones Valley Urban Farm and Grow Alabama and I heard rumors that McEwen & Sons, makers of the stone ground grits out at Pepper Place, will be with us too! We have even more on the docket, plus there'll be tons of giveaways and good times, so don't be the only one not there! Did I mention Chez Lulu was catering?

htw

Best-Selling Authors Share Their Favorite Books!

Real Simple magazine interviewed some of your favorite authors about what they'd be reading this summer and we sharing it with you!

Augusten Burroughs
Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers

Jackie Collins
Whacked by Jules Asner

Nelson DeMille
The Prince by Nicollo Machiavelli

Janet Evanovich
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

Elizabeth Gilbert
The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman

Philippa Gregory
Dragonwyck by Anya Seton

Sophie Kinsella
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

James Patterson
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Jodi Picoult
The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman

Danielle Steel
“Anything by Jodi Picoult.”

Come by the library and check out these authors' favorites!

Happy Reading!

htw

Winter is HISTORY!

Looking for ideas to fuel your summer entertainment? Come into the library and check our displays for sports, living "green", good vacation reads and more!

The library can be your one-stop vacation preparation destination!

Happy Reading!
htw

Combating High Gas Prices!

GovGab, the official blog of the U.S. Government, has posted a very timely discussion on the gas price crunch we are all feeling. The post also directs the reader to websites where you can find the cheapest gas in your area, click here for more information!

Read more this summer! It's much less expensive than driving!

htw

Hollywood News!

Here are my latest finds of books being adapted to the big screen!

Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan (movie news)
I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe (movie news)
An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender (movie news)
The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold (movie news update)
The Last Mistress by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (movie news)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik (movie news)
Birds in Fall by Brad Kessler (movie news)

Happy Reading!

htw