Virginia Willis won a Focus on Health James Beard cookbook award.
(styling by Virginia Willis and Renee Brock) (photo by Renee Brock)
Two Atlanta writers went home with big awards at last night’s James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards held in New York.
Wendell Brock won a James Beard Award for best profile.
AJC food and features writer Wendell Brock won an award for best profile for his piece "Christiane Lauterbach: The Woman Who Ate Atlanta" written for The Bitter Southerner, while Atlanta chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis won the Focus on Health award in the cookbook category for her book "Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome."
Miller Union chef Steven Satterfield's first cookbook "Root to Leaf" was a finalist in the photography category, but lost out to "Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel" by Heidi Swanson. Satterfield's book was also nominated for a Julia Child First Book Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
The James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef winners will be announced at a ceremony Monday, May 2 in Chicago. There are three Atlanta finalists: Satterfield and Gunshow chef Kevin Gillespie are both up for Best Chef: Southeast, and Old Fourth Ward spot Staplehouse is up for Best New Restaurant. In addition, Sean Brock, who opened his first Atlanta restaurant with Minero in Ponce City Market last fall, was named a finalist in the Outstanding Chef category.
More recent food writing from Wendell Brock:
Virginia Willis recipes:
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