The James Beard Foundation Awards are like the Oscars, Grammy’s, and Emmy’s all rolled into one for the food world. The Oscagremmy’s? In any case the awards recognize the great work done by pretty much every aspect of food, from restaurants to writers. This year I happened upon the list of nominees on Twitter, via the James Beard Foundation twitter page. I’ve got the entire posting of that feed below for you to see the nominees, and I was even nice enough to do some minor formatting. more…

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
1 pound Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
1 cup low-salt chicken broth more…