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1. 2026
2. 

   James Beard Book Awards, 2026

   Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria

   Ozoz Sokoh

   Honor
3. 2025
4. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry

   Austin Frerick · Food Issues & Matters

   Winner
5. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Bayou

   Melissa M. Martin · American2 awards

   Winner
6. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country

   Rogelio Garcia · Rogelio Garcia and Andréa Lawson Gray · Andréa Lawson Gray · Food Photography & Styling3 awards

   Winner
7. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat

   Emily Weinstein · New York Times Cooking · General

   Winner
8. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   Koreaworld: A Cookbook

   Deuki Hong · Robert Diaz and Alex Lau · Matt Rodbard · Book Design3 awards

   Winner
9. 

   IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

   My Egypt: Cooking from my Roots

   Michael Mina · Adam Sobel · Kate Leahy · International

   Winner
10. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    One Thousand Vines: A New Way to Understand Wine

    Pascaline Lepeltier · Reference and Technical

    Winner
11. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    Sift: The Elements of Great Baking

    Nicola Lamb · Baking, Sweet & Savory, Confections and Desserts3 awards

    Winner
12. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    The Cocktail Atlas: Around the World in 200+ Drinks

    Chris Vola · Wine, Beer or Spirits

    Winner
13. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    The Elements of Baking: Making any recipe gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free or vegan

    Katarina Cermelj · Katerina Cermelj · Health & Wellness2 awards

    Winner
14. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    The Four Horsemen

    Nick Curtola · Gabe Ulla · James Murphy · Contribution by Justin Chearno · Chefs & Restaurants

    Winner
15. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    The Vegetable Eater

    Cara Mangini · Single Subject

    Winner
16. 

    IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards, 2025

    Why I Cook

    Tom Colicchio · Literary or Historical Food Writing

    Winner
17. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

    Nicola Twilley · Literary Writing

    Winner
18. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Jang: The Soul of Korean Cooking (More than 60 Recipes Featuring Gochujang, Doenjang, and Ganjang)

    Nadia Cho, Mingoo Kang and Joshua David Stein · Nadia Cho, Mingoo Kang, and Joshua David Stein · Single Subject

    Winner
19. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking: Vegan Recipes, Tips, and Techniques

    Joe Yonan · Vegetable-Focused Cooking

    Winner
20. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches

    Gary He · Gary He with Brankica Harvey, Pedro Mendes, and Ken Deegan · Reference, History, and Scholarship2 awards

    Winner
21. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Our South: Black Food Through My Lens

    Ashleigh Shanti · U.S. Foodways2 awards

    Winner
22. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook

    Carolina Gelen · General

    Winner
23. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking

    Richard Hart, Henrietta Lovell, and Laurie Woolever · Bread

    Winner
24. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch

    Andrea Freeman · Food Issues and Advocacy

    Winner
25. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    Sake: The Art and Craft of Japan's National Drink

    Yoshiko Ueno-Müller · Beverage without Recipes

    Winner
26. 

    James Beard Book Awards, 2025

    The Balkan Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of the Balkans

    Irina Janakievska · International

    Winner