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The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States. The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists each year, and are generally scheduled around James Beard's May birthday. The foundation also awards annually since 1998 the designation of America's Classic for local independently-owned restaurants that reflect the character of the community. 2000 awards The 2000 James Beard Awards were presented on May 8, 2000, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Chef and Restaurant Awards Best Chef: California: Judy Rodgers, Zuni Cafe; San Francisco, CA Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic: Craig Shelton, The Ryland Inn; Whitehouse, NJ Best Chef: Midwest: Arun Sampanthavivat, Arun; Chicago, IL Best Chef: New York City: Tom Colicchio, Gramercy Tavern; New York, NY Best Chef: Northeast: Michael Schlow, Radius; Boston, MA Best Chef: Northwest/Hawaii: Jerry Traunfeld, The Herbfarm; Issaquah, WA Best Chef: Southeast: Ben Barker, Magnolia Grill; Durham, NC Best Chef: Southwest: Janos Wilder, Janos; Tucson, AZ Best New Restaurant: Restaurant Gary Danko; San Francisco, CA Outstanding Chef: David Bouley, Danube; New York, NY Outstanding Pastry Chef: Claudia Fleming, Gramercy Tavern; New York, NY Outstanding Restaurant: Charlie Trotter's; Chicago, IL Outstanding Service: Chanterelle; New York, NY Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional: Kermit Lynch, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants; New York, NY Outstanding Wine Service: Rubicon; San Francisco, CA Rising Star Chef: Andrew Carmellini, Café Boulud; New York, NY Humanitarian of the Year: Drew Nieporent; New York, NY Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcella Hazan; Longboat Key, FL Outstanding Restaurant Design: Diller & Scofidio, Brasserie; New York, NY Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: 2x4, Brasserie; New York, NY America's Classics: Moosewood Restaurant; Ithaca, New York Book Awards Cookbook Hall of Fame: Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan Cookbook of the Year: A Mediterranean Feast by Clifford Wright Americana: American Home Cooking by Bill Jamison and Cheryl Alters Jamison Baking & Desserts: The Bread Bible by Beth Hensperger Best Food Photography: New Food Fast, photographer Petrina Tinslay Chefs and Restaurants: The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter by Charlie Trotter Entertaining & Special Occasions: Entertaining 1-2-3 by Rozanne Gold General: Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin Healthy Focus: A Spoonful of Ginger by Nina Simonds International: Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey and Ellen Brown Reference: The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson Single Subject: The Cook's Illustrated Complete Book of Poultry by Editors of Cooks Illustrated Magazine Wine & Spirits: Terroir by James E. Wilson Writing on Food: A Mediterranean Feast by Clifford Wright Broadcast Media Awards Best Local Television Cooking Show or Segment: Bay Cafe; host: Joey Altman, producers: Janette Gitler and Bertrand Pelligrin, Bay TV Best National Television Cooking Show or Segment: The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter; host; Charlie Trotter, producers: Melanie Kosaka and Robert Bates, APT Best National Television Food Journalism: American Eats: History on a Bun; host: Daniel Silverman, producers: Susan Werbe and Bruce David Klein, The History Channel Best Radio Show, Short Form, On Food: Weekend All Things Considered, host: Daniel Zwerdling, producer: Walter Ray Watson, NPR Best Radio Show, Long Form, On Food: 848, host: Steve Dolinsky, producers: Tish Valva and Justin Kaufman, WBEZ Journalism Awards Internet Writing: Irene Sax, "Great Expectations", food.epicurious.com M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing: Greg Atkinson, "Diary of a Stagiaire", Food Arts Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs: Mimi Sheraton, "Seasons in the Sun", Vanity Fair Magazine Feature with Recipes: James Villas, "P.C. and Proud of It", Gourmet Magazine Feature without Recipes: Lisa Armand, "My Dinners with Alan", Boston Magazine Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique: Alan Richman, GQ Magazine Series: Colman Andrews, "The Fishmonger's Table," "The World of Cipriani," & "Inside the Palazzo", Saveur Magazine Writing on Diet, Nutrition & Health: Perri Klass, "The Lunch Box as a Battlefield", Gourmet Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine & Beer: Rod Smith, "Purple Gold Rush", Wine & Spirits Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs: Kim Severson, "The Rise and Fall of a Star: How the King of California Cuisine Lost and Empire", San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes: Cathy Barber, "The Real Parmigiano Reggiano", The Dallas Morning News Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes: Robin Davis, "Sushi American Style", San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique: Craig LeBan, The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper Series: Marlene Parrish, "Are You Game," "Fowl Play," & "Bison is at Home on Many an Adventuresome Restaurant Table", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newspaper Writing on Diet, Nutrition & Health: Michael Apstein, "To Your Health – Or Is It?", The Boston Globe Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine & Beer: Michael Skube, "Experiment with Hops, a Welcome Development", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2001 awards The 2001 James Beard Awards were presented on April 30, 2001, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Chef and Restaurant Awards Best Chef: California: Nancy Oakes, Boulevard; San Francisco, CA Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic: Jean-Marie Lacroix, Fountain Restaurant; Philadelphia, PA Best Chef: Midwest: Odessa Piper, L'Etoile; Madison, WI Best Chef: New York City: Michael Romano, Union Square Cafe; New York, NY Best Chef: Northeast: Ken Oringer, Clio; Boston, MA Best Chef: Northwest/Hawaii: Philippe Boulot, The Heathman Hotel; Portland, OR Best Chef: Southeast: Frank Stitt, Highlands Bar & Grill; Birmingham, AL Best Chef: Southwest: Robert McGrath, Roaring Fork; Scottsdale, AZ Best New Restaurant: Alain Ducasse at the Essex House; New York, NY Outstanding Chef : Patrick O'Connell, The Inn at Little Washington; Washington, VA Outstanding Pastry Chef: Gale Gand, Tru; Chicago, IL Outstanding Restaurant: Campanile; Los Angeles, CA Outstanding Service: Gramercy Tavern; New York, NY Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional: Gerald Asher, Gourmet Magazine; San Francisco, CA Outstanding Wine Service: The French Laundry; Yountville, CA Rising Star Chef: Galen Zamarra, Bouley Bakery; New York, NY Humanitarian of the Year: Richard Grausman; New York, NY Lifetime Achievement Award: Ernest Gallo; Modesto, CA Outstanding Restaurant Design: Leroy Adventures, The Russian Tea Room; New York, NY Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: Louey/Rubino Design Group, Inc, NoMi Restaurant; Chicago, IL Book Awards Cookbook Hall of Fame: A Book of Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth David Cookbook of the Year: Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southea.... 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  • Eternal synopsis, comments

    Eternal

    W.J. May

    She will fight for what is hers. When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life. She finds herself on a strange and dangerous path. Alone for the fi...

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    The Odyssey

    Homer

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...

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    Dracula

    Bram Stoker

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Few characters have seized readers’ imaginations quite like Count Dracula of Transylvania, the hero of Bram Stoker’s classic. The 1897 novel put vam...

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    Good Guy

    Kate Meader

    He's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Fa...

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    A Green Kind of Witch

    Sierra Cross

    Cinderella crossed with Mean Girls.   That's what Hazel's daily existence feels like. Born to a family of elegant yet shallow Beige Witches, seventeen y...

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    Whiskey Girl

    Melissa Belle

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    Coffee Girl

    Sophie Sinclair

    Mackenzie "Kiki" Forbes finds herself in a pickle. Either become her snarky sister's nanny, or move halfway across the country to work as assistanttothestylist of a ...

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    Death at Hazel House

    Betty Rowlands

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    Once Upon A One-Night Stand

    Zoey Locke

    At first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...

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    Think and Grow Rich

    Greg Habstritt & Napoleon Hill

    Think and Grow Rich is one of the most popular success book of alltime, having sold more than 60 million copies since it was first published more than 70...

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    School of Potential

    W.J. May

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    Pretty Little Lies

    Ivy Thorn

    Four years ago, Nicolo Marchetti took my innocence. But he left me with something else Nicolo almost took everything from me. My virginity, my reputation, and very nearly my future...

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    The Art of War

    Sun Tzu

    An Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...

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    Become A Better Version of Yourself

    Ben Leighton

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    Finding Cinderella

    Colleen Hoover

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    The Four Loves

    C. S. Lewis

    The Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human loveaffection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candi...

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    Dark Psychology and Manipulation

    Margaret Morrison

    THE MENTAL MANIPULATOR WILL NO LONGER KEEP SECRETS FROM YOU! Are you fed up with the wool being pulled over your eyes?Are you prepared to stand up to those who believe they can man...

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    Wuthering Heights

    Emily Brontë

    An Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...

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    Salvation

    Meghan O'Flynn

    If you like mouthy detectives, serial killers, and suspenseful mysteries that don't quit, this chilling and actionpacked hardboiled detective series has you covered! Try this ...

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    You Are Kind

    Michael Gordon

    A little kindness goes a long way. How can you help encourage your kids to be kind from a young age? Teach kindness to preschoolers Acts of kindness can be fun, easy, and make a ...

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    The Three Little Pigs

    Mark Lesky

    Classic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small chi...

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    Hard Love

    Peyton Banks

    He was football royalty. Legendary quarterback. A champion.  Reiner Strickland had led his team to three national championships and playing a knight in shining armor was a...

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    Man In The Water

    Jon Hill

    An attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...

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    Always Yours

    Claire Raye

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    Silver Santa

    Lacey Silks

    Trapped together on Christmas, their unintended onenight stand becomes a lifechanging encounter amidst the snow. Laura Young's professional role as a security guard at the Sil...

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    Noxious

    Lexy Timms

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    All Fired Up

    Kathryn Shay

    Captain Jarek Zenko, a war veteran and firefighter, meets Lacey Roth at a bar one night. They don’t share their real identities, even when they retreat to a hotel. When they meet t...

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    Nothing to Hide

    Scarlett Finn

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    Enemies With Benefits

    Roxie Noir

    I don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...

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    Dream Psychology

    Sigmund Freud

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...

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    His Girl Next Door

    Khardine Gray

    From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sizzling hot single dad romance you won't want to miss. No strings attached fun with the ubergorgeous single d...

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    Alpha

    Sybil Bartel

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    The Seduction Series Boxset

    Roxy Sloane

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    The Holy Bible - King James Version

    King James

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    My Paper Heart

    Magan Vernon

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    Holy Bible

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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    Rogue Alpha

    Kimber White

    One touch made her crave him. But the pull of fate could be the path to ruin. College student Laura Prince lands a plum internship deep in the Michigan wilderness. When she discove...

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    How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days

    Lila Monroe

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    Saltwater Cove

    Amelia Addler

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    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    An Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Manabouttown Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of...

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    The Next Girl

    Carla Kovach

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    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    An Apple Books Classic You get not one, not two, but 25 gripping mysteries in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first of five collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Follow the brilliant ...

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    The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...

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    Escape, A New Life

    David J Antocci

    To save herself, she had to lose everything. Trapped in a tropical paradise with no memory of how she got there, Abby is thrust into a fight for her life. Hunted by a madman, and c...

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    Teach Me

    Cassandra Dean

    From awardwinning author Cassandra Dean comes a tale where lessons of pleasure between a curious, sunshine widow and a dissolute, grumpy earl leads to passion and allconsuming love...

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    The Stoic Mind

    Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesss

    Discover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration co...

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    Tempting the King

    Jessa York

    An escaped Mafia Queen, hiding from her past. A Mafia King who wants to claim her… Giselle They think I'm lostbut I know better. I can never be found. The path I've creat...

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    The Cupcake Cottage

    Jean Oram

    NHL player Maverick Blades could fall in love with anyone... But he had to fall for a woman who falls under the Bro Code as untouchablehis best friend’s beautiful ex, DaisyMae Ray....

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum

    An Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...

  • Meditations synopsis, comments

    Meditations

    Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.