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1,921 cooks, writers, editors, and kitchens behind 2,116 award-recognized books. Find one by name, or start with the shelves that run deepest.

Every name opens the books that earned the recognition.

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Cover of Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea

James BeardIACP

Andrea Nguyen

7 books · 2 wins · 2007–2024Winner · Food Photography & Styling · IACP 2024Ever-Green VietnameseSee the shelf

The deepest shelves

The ten contributors with the most recognized books in the public record. Ties are alphabetical. Counts are distinct books with a verified recognition; wins are winner-level recognitions. Stamps name the award programs each contributor appears in.How we verify awards.

Every contributor, A–Z

Pick a letter from the ruler. The count beside each letter is how many names are filed there. Names are set as published in the award record.

A164 contributors

30 of these 164 have more than one recognized book.

B77 contributors

16 of these 77 have more than one recognized book.

C130 contributors

23 of these 130 have more than one recognized book.

D137 contributors

29 of these 137 have more than one recognized book.

E82 contributors

14 of these 82 have more than one recognized book.

F47 contributors

10 of these 47 have more than one recognized book.

G62 contributors

7 of these 62 have more than one recognized book.

H36 contributors

9 of these 36 have more than one recognized book.

I16 contributors

4 of these 16 have more than one recognized book.

J257 contributors

55 of these 257 have more than one recognized book.

K90 contributors

15 of these 90 have more than one recognized book.

L91 contributors

15 of these 91 have more than one recognized book.

M206 contributors

44 of these 206 have more than one recognized book.

N72 contributors

15 of these 72 have more than one recognized book.

O7 contributors

1 of these 7 have more than one recognized book.

P63 contributors

9 of these 63 have more than one recognized book.

R98 contributors

14 of these 98 have more than one recognized book.

S127 contributors

24 of these 127 have more than one recognized book.

T108 contributors

20 of these 108 have more than one recognized book.

U1 contributor

This contributor has one recognized book.

Uri Scheft1 book · 2017

V15 contributors

2 of these 15 have more than one recognized book.

W17 contributors

3 of these 17 have more than one recognized book.

Y15 contributors

3 of these 15 have more than one recognized book.

Z3 contributors

Each of these 3 has one recognized book.