Past Winners

1997 Writing on Food Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit author: Mort Rosenblum publisher: (Farrar Strauss and Giroux/North Point Press)	1997 Wine and Spirits A Wine and Food Guide to The Loire author: Jacqueline Friedrich publisher: (Henry Holt)
1997 Vegetarian 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes author: Carol Gelles publisher: (Macmillan)	1997 Special Occasions Seasons of the Vineyard authors: Robert Mondavi, Margrit Biever Mondavi, Carolyn Dille publisher: (Simon & Schuster)
1997 Single Subject The Pasta Bible authors: Christian Teubner, Silvio Rizzi, Tan Lee Leng publisher: (Penguin)	1997 Reference and Food Guides Steven Jenkins Cheese Primer author: Steven Jenkins publisher: (Workman)
1997 KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York author: Claudia Roden publisher: (Knopf)	1997 Italian La Cucina Siciliana di Gangivecchio author: Wanda and Giovanna Tornabene with Michele Evans publisher: (Knopf)
1997 International Patricia Wells at Home in Provence author: Patricia Wells publisher: (Scribner)	1997 Healthy Focus Low-Fat Favorites author: The Moosewood Collective publisher: (Clarkson Potter)
1997 General Recipes 1-2-3 author: Rozanne Gold publisher: (Viking)	1997 Fruits and Vegetables Chez Panisse Vegetables author: Alice Waters publisher: (HarperCollins)
1997 Foods of the Americas An American Place author: Larry Forgione publisher: (William Morrow)	1997 Best Food Photography Lorenza's Pasta photographer: Gus Filgate author: Lorenza de'Medici publisher: (Clarkson Potter)
1997 Baking and Desserts Baking With Julia author: Dorie Greenspan publisher: (William Morrow)