Past Winners

1981 Specialty Half a Can of Tomato Paste & Other Culinary Dilemmas authors: Jean Anderson, Ruth Buchan publisher: (Harper & Row)	1981 Specialty Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet author: Craig Claiborne with Pierre Franey publisher: (Times)*
1981 Single Subject Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts author: Maida Heatter publisher: (Knopf)	1981 Original Soft Cover: Specialty Future Food author: Colin Tudge publisher: (Harmony)
1981 Original Soft Cover: Single Subject The Wild Palate author: Walter and Nancy Hall publisher: (Rodale)	1981 Original Soft Cover: American Regional/ International La Varenne Basic French Cookery author: Anne Willan publisher: (HP Books)
1981 Meat/Fish/Dairy The Fish-Lover's Cookbook author: Sheryl and Mel London publisher: (Rodale)	1981 Basics/General The Four Seasons authors: Tom Margittai, Paul Kovi publisher: (Simon & Schuster)
1981 American Regional/ International American Home Cooking author: Nika Hazelton publisher: (Viking)