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1. 2025
2. 

   James Beard Book Awards, 2025

   Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul

   Rowan Jacobsen · Literary Writing

   Nominee
3. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Di An: The Salty, Sour, Sweet and Spicy Flavors of Vietnamese Cooking with TwayDaBae

   Tue Nguyen

   Honor
4. 

   James Beard Book Awards, 2025

   Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store

   Paola Velez

   Honor
5. 2024
6. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

   50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States Through Pie

   Stacey Mei Yan Fong · American

   Winner
7. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

   A gift from the heart, Johnny Carrabba To Great Food, Hard Work and the Family We Made Along the Way

   Johnny Carrabba · Self-Published

   Winner
8. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

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

   Andrea Nguyen · Food Photography & Styling2 awards

   Winner
9. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

   For The Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food: Interviews, Inspiration, and Recipes

   Kelly Marshall with Sarah Madden · Klancy Miller · Literary or Historical Food Writing3 awards

   Winner
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    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Mussels: An Homage in 50 Recipes

    Sergio Herman · Single Subject

    Winner
11. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen

    Leah Koenig · International

    Winner
12. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

    Nichole Accettola · Baking, Sweet & Savory, Confections and Desserts

    Winner
13. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Seafood Simple: A Cookbook

    Eric Ripert · Chefs & Restaurants

    Winner
14. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients

    Lois Ellen Frank, PhD · Food Issues & Matters3 awards

    Winner
15. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook

    Sohla El-Waylly · Book Design4 awards

    Winner
16. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds

    Hetty Lui McKinnon · General2 awards

    Winner
17. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails

    Michael Ruhlman · Wine, Beer or Spirits

    Winner
18. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    The ChopChop Family Cookbook: Real Food to Cook and Eat Together

    Sally Sampson · Children, Youth & Family

    Winner
19. No cover

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2024

    The Complete Recipe Writing Guide: Mastering Recipe Development, Writing, Testing, Nutrition Analysis, and Food Styling

    Raeanne Sarazen · Reference and Technical

    Winner
20. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals

    Gary Paul Nabhan and David Suro Piñera · Beverage without Recipes

    Winner
21. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Dark Rye and Honey Cake: Festival Baking from Belgium, the Heart of the Low Countries

    Regula Ysewijn · Baking and Desserts

    Winner
22. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Fish Butchery: Mastering The Catch, Cut, And Craft

    Josh Niland · Restaurant and Professional

    Winner
23. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Love Japan: Recipes from Our Japanese American Kitchen

    Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi with Gabriella Gershenson · U.S. Foodways

    Winner
24. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Pasta Every Day: Make It, Shape It, Sauce It, Eat It

    Meryl Feinstein · Single Subject

    Winner
25. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis: Essays and Recipes

    Philip Gleissner and Harry Eli Kashdan · Food Issues and Advocacy

    Winner
26. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2024

    Slow Drinks: A Field Guide to Foraging and Fermenting Seasonal Sodas, Botanical Cocktails, Homemade Wines, and More

    Danny Childs · Beverage with Recipes

    Winner