11.   A national panel of judges presents the awards to chefs, restaurants, cookbook authors and journalists.

12.   Add Clayton, Ohio, native Janie Quinn to the list of expatriate cookbook authors and chefs who hail from the Dayton area.

13.   But Ms. Jaffrey is an experienced cookbook author.

14.   But when the award-winning cookbook author finally arrived, he was predicting a warming trend.

15.   But, unlike some cookbook authors, she does her own recipe testing when she is working on an article for the magazine or her next cookbook.

16.   Cookbook author Carole Walter recommends lining pans with parchment, brown paper or waxed paper.

17.   Cookbook author Jan Roberts Dominguez of Corvalis, Ore., also is captivated by the simple sweet onion sandwich.

18.   Cookbook author Mark Bittman calls this a flavor bath.

19.   Cookbook author Ray Overton says there are few things easier or more impressive than beef tenderloin.

20.   Cookbook authors have their say as well.