Award Cookbooks
Discover cookbooks that won, were finalists, or were nominated for James Beard and IACP awards.
Fresh off the prize table
The most recent winners across every program.
- Winner · Baking and Desserts
Baking and the Meaning of Life: How to Find Joy in 100 Recipes
2026 - Winner · General
By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear
2026 - Winner · Vegetable-Focused Cooking
Comida Casera: More Than 100 Vegan Recipes, from Traditional to Modern Mexican Dishes
2026 - Winner · Professional and Restaurant
Cook Like A King: Recipes from My California Chinese Kitchen
2026 - Winner · Food Issues and Advocacy
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
2026 - Winner · International
Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen
2026 - Winner · Visuals
MUMBAI: A Journey Through Its Kitchens, Streets, and Stories
MUMBAI: A Journey Through Its Kitchens, Streets, and Stories
2026 - Winner · Reference, History, and Scholarship
Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato
2026
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Award programs
James Beard Book Awards
James Beard Foundation · 1991–present
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IACP/Seagram Cookbook Awards
International Association of Culinary Professionals · 1986–1990
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R. T. French Tastemaker Awards
R. T. French Company · 1966–1985
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