About

JAMES O. FRAIOLI is an award-winning culinary author. He has more than 35 published titles and a James Beard Award to his credit. Other awards include the IACP Julia Child Award, multiple Gourmand International World Cookbook Awards, 1st place Gold from Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 1st place Gold from Midwest Independent Publishers Association Awards, 1st place Gold from Publishers West Awards, multiple Golds from PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards, multiple Golds from Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards, along with Gold Ink Awards, and multiple IPPY Awards. His celebrated books have been featured on the Food Network, been selected personally by Ellen DeGeneres as gifts for her television audience on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, been showcased in People, O, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and on Martha Stewart Living Radio, and praised by such esteemed periodicals like Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Other books include the fictional graphic novel series Fabien Cousteau Expeditions for Simon & Schuster.

Other Works

  • THE GLOBAL COCKTAILIAN: Recipes and Stories from a Traveling Bartender

    2022
  • NEW NATIVE KITCHEN: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian

    2021
  • THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO COOKING WILD GAME: Recipes and Techniques for Every North American Hunter

    2021
  • THE UNOFFICIAL COOKBOOK FOR THE NINJA FOODI: A Healthy Guide to Using the Pressure Cooker That Crisps

    2019
  • THE HOME BUTCHER: Simple, Modern Butchering Techniques with Recipes

    2019
  • CHARRED & SMOKED: More Than 75 Bold Recipes and Cooking Techniques for the Home Cook

    2018
  • THE TROPICALE RESTAURANT COOKBOOK: Comfort Food for a Modern World

    2018
  • SEA ROBINS, TRIGGER FISH & OTHER OVERLOOKED SEAFOOD: The Complete Guide to Preparing & Serving Bycatch

    2017
  • THE BLOODY MARY: Classics, Riffs & Contemporary Recipes for the Modern Bar

    2017
  • THE GOLDEN STEER STEAKHOUSE LAS VEGAS: Recipes, Tales & Celebrities from the Legendary Las Vegas Restaurant

    2017
  • THE OFFICIAL CHASE 'N YUR FACE COOKBOOK: Tasty Recipes & Fun Facts to Start Your Food Adventure

    2016
  • COOKING WILD: More than 150 Recipes for Eating Close to Nature

    2016
  • THE CANON COCKTAIL BOOK: Recipes from the Acclaimed Seattle Bar

    2016
  • TIKI WITH A TWIST: 75 Cool, Fresh, and Wild Tropical Cocktails

    2015
  • CULINARY BIRDS: A Complete Guide to Buying and Serving Savory Poultry

    2013
  • THE CHEF'S TABLE SEATTLE: Extraordinary Recipes from the Emerald City

    2012
  • THE CHEF'S TABLE SANTA BARBARA: Extraordinary Recipes from the American Riviera

    2012
  • MICHAEL ANTHONY'S CUCINA ITALIANA: A Taste of Italy in the Lowcountry

    2011
  • WILD ALASKAN SEAFOOD: Celebrated Recipes from 25 of America's Top Chefs

    2011
  • BIS ON MAIN: Contemporary Northwest Cuisine  

    2010

Awards and Recognition

  • James Beard Award
  • IACP Cookbook Award - The Julia Child Award
  • Gourmand International World Cookbook Awards "Book of the Year
  • Next Generation Indie Book Awards
  • PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards
  • Foreword Magazine Book of the Year
  • Midwest Independent Publishers Association
  • Gold Ink Awards
  • IPPY Awards
  • USA Book News "Best Book Awards"