Here Are the 2017 IACP Cookbook Award Winners

Last night the International Association of Culinary Professionals announced its 2017 IACP Award winners at a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky. The awards recognize the best food writing of the year, from cookbooks to journalism to digital media as well as photography and food styling.

This year’s big winner in the Cookbooks category was chef Vivian Howard’s Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes From My Corner of the South, which won in an incredible four categories including Cookbook of the Year and the Julia Child First Book award. Eater contributor Katie Parla also snagged the International award for her book Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City, co-written with Kristina Gill.

Meanwhile, José Andrés received the 2017 IACP Lifetime Achievement award, which recognizes people who have “made noteworthy and lasting contributions to the culinary industry and who [have] demonstrated a continuing commitment to the culinary arts as a lifetime career.”

And now, the full list of winners:

COOKBOOK AWARDS

American

Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes
Author: Ronni Lundy
Editor: Francis Lam
Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Baking: Savory or Sweet

Bread Illustrated: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Bakery-Quality Results at Home
Author: The Editors at America’s Test Kitchen
Editor: The Editors at America’s Test Kitchen
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Chefs & Restaurants

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South
Author: Vivian Howard
Editor: Michael Szczerban
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Children, Youth and Family

The Young Chef: Recipes and Techniques for Kids Who Love to Cook
Author: Culinary Institute of America; Mark Ainsworth
Editor: Stephanie Fletcher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Compilations

James Beard’s All-American Eats: Recipes and Stories from Our Best-Loved Local Restaurants
Author: James Beard Foundation; edited by Anya Hoffman
Editor: Christopher Steighner
Publisher: Rizzoli New York

Culinary Travel

Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan
Author: Naomi Duguid
Editor: Ann Bramson
Publisher: Artisan Books

Julia Child First Book

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South
Author: Vivian Howard
Editor: Michael Szczerban
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Food Matters

Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brainpower, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health
Author: Drew Ramsey
Editor: Sarah J. Murphy
Publisher: Harper Wave

Two If By Sea: Delicious Sustainable Seafood
Author: Barton Seaver
Editor: Kate Winslow
Publisher: Sterling Epicure

General

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South
Author: Vivian Howard
Editor: Michael Szczerban
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Health & Special Diet

Alternative Baker: Reinventing Dessert with Gluten-Free Grains and Flours
Author: Alanna Taylor-Tobin
Editor: Marissa Giambelluca
Publisher: Page Street Publishing

International

Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City
Author: Katie Parla and Kristina Gill
Editor: Amanda Englander
Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Literary or Historical Food Writing

Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain’s Food Culture
Author: Matt Goulding
Editor: Karen Rinaldi
Publisher: Harper Wave

Food Photography & Styling

Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking
Photographed by Chris Court; Styled by Naomi Pomeroy and Ellen Laing
Author: Naomi Pomeroy; Jamie Feldmar
Editor: Julie Bennett
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Reference & Technical

Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food
Author: Ali Bouzari
Editor: Daniel Halpern
Publisher: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Single Subject

The Vegetable Butcher: How to Select, Prep, Slice, Dice, and Masterfully Cook Vegetables from Artichokes to Zucchini
Author: Cara Mangini
Editor: Kylie Foxx McDonald
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc

Wine, Beer & Spirits

How to Drink Like a Billionaire: Mastering Wine with Joie de Vivre
Author: Mark Oldman
Editor: Lucas Wittmann
Publisher: Regan Arts

I Taste Red: The Science of Tasting Wine
Author: Jamie Goode
Editor: Kate Marshall
Publisher: University of California Press

SPECIAL COOKBOOK AWARDS

Culinary Classics

Authentic Mexican by Rick Bayless

Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan

The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

How America Eats by Clementine Paddleford

Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine by Norma Jean and Carole Darden

Cookbook Design

Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes)
Author: Issac Fitzgerald; Wendy MacNaughton
Editor: Nancy Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury

Nanban: Japanese Soul Food
Author: Tim Anderson
Editor: Ashley Meyer
Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Judge’s Choice

Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from an Unlikely Life on the Farm
Author: Molly Yeh
Editor: Dervla Kelly
Publisher: Rodale Books

People’s Choice

The Vegetable Butcher: How to Select, Prep, Slice, Dice, and Masterfully Cook Vegetables from Artichokes to Zucchini
Author: Cara Mangini
Editor: Kylie Foxx McDonald
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc

Cookbook of the Year

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South
Author: Vivian Howard
Editor: Michael Szczerban
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Jane Grigson Cookbook Award

Food City: Four Centuries of Food-Making in New York
Author: Joy Santlofer
Editor: Alane Mason
Publisher: W.W. Norton

FOOD WRITING AWARDS

Beverage-Focused Column

Eric Asimov
“The Pour”
The New York Times
November 2, 2016; March 16, 2016; July 13, 2016

Instructional Writing on Food or Beverage With Recipes

Laura Russell
“Wild for Watercress”
Fine Cooking
Apr/May 2016

Narrative Food Writing With or Without Recipes

Daniel Duane
“My Dinners With Harold”
The California Sunday Magazine
December 1, 2016

Narrative Beverage Writing With or Without Recipes

Clay Risen
“Jack Daniel’s Faces Its Past: Help From a Slave Distiller”
The New York Times
June 26, 2016

Culinary Travel Writing

Kim Cross
“The Crossing”
Cooking Light
November 2016

Personal Essays/Memoir Writing

Carol Penn-Romine
“Churnin’”
Best Food Writing 2016
November 8, 2016

Food-Focused Column

Francis Lam
“From Grandmother’s House to Hers; Shamelessly French; Korean Comfort Food; Casa Calamari”
The New York Times Magazine
April 10, May 8, August 21, December 4, 2016

Culinary Trust Award for Food Writing That Makes a Difference

Richard Manning
“The Trouble with Iowa: Corn, Corruption, and the Presidential Caucuses”
Harper’s Magazine with the Food & Environment Reporting Network
February 2016

Publication of the Year

The New York Times
The Breakfast Issue; The Restaurant Preview; An American Feast
February 24, 2016; September 7, 2016; November 16, 2016

DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS

Culinary Audio Series

Katherine Cole in partnership with OPB
“The Four Top” Presented by OPB

Culinary Group Blog

Epicurious
Eric Gillin, David Tamarkin, the editors of Epicurious

Culinary Video Series
Blake Smith, director; Roxanne Webber, producer
“Sources”
ChefsFeed.com

Culinary Website
LuckyPeach.com
Lucky Peach

Narrative Culinary Blog

Harvest and Honey
Lauren McDuffie

Life’s a Feast
Jamie Schler

Recipe-Based Blog

Food Nouveau
Marie Asselin

Single Food-Focused Video

Grace Young
“Grace Young’s Chinese Trinidadian Chicken with Mango Chutney”
GraceYoung.com

The Culinary Trust Award for Food Video That Makes a Difference

Blake Smith, director; Roxanne Webber, producer
On Mental Health in the Kitchen with Chef Chris Cosentino | Elevated
ChefsFeed

Best Personal/Editorial Food Instagram Account

David Hagerman
@davehagerman

Best Commercial Food Instagram Account

Whole Foods Social Media Team
@wholefoods

FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING AWARDS

Best Commercial Food Photograph

Steve Legato
“Stoccafisso”
December 2016

Best Editorial/Personal Food Photograph

Mark Weinberg
“Strudel”
November 2016

Best Food Styling in a Commercial Food Photograph

Marie Asselin
“Edible Seasons”
January to December 2016

Best Food Styling in an Editorial/Personal Food Photograph

Ashley Strickland Freeman, food stylist; Elizabeth Demos, prop stylist
“Assorted Crostini”
Personal published work
2016

The Culinary Trust Award for Food Photography That Makes a Difference

Felicia Perretti
“Chicken Processing”
2016

People’s Choice Photography Winner

“Sifting Flour,” photo by Paritha Wannawanit

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

José Andrés, Internationally-recognized culinary innovator, passionate advocate for food and hunger issues, author, television personality and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup

TRAILBLAZERS

Wendell Berry, Wendell Berry, Novelist, poet, environmental activist, naturalist, farmer

Kathy Cary, Louisville chef, pioneer for farm to table food

Mayor Greg Fischer, Entrepreneur, bourbon appreciator, mayor of the great city of Louisville

Edward Lee, Chef, author, mentor, thinker, hunter

Ronni Lundy, Journalist, editor, cookbook author, supporter of regional culinary traditions

MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Annelies Zijderveld
Chair of IACP’s Digital Media Interest Group, Author, blogger, poet

CULINARY TRUST GRANT WINNERS

Richard Sax Food Action Grant

Meghan Levins & Karyn Moskowitz of New Roots

Jacques Pépin Education Grant

Adam Price of the Food Literacy Project

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