IACP Nominees and Winners 2021

American

Michael Symon’s Fix It with Food: More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation by Michael Symon and Douglas Trattner

American

The Phoenicia Diner Cookbook: Dishes and Dispatches from the Catskill Mountains by Mike Cioffi and Chris Bradley and Sara B. Franklin

American

Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou by Melissa M. Martin

WINNER and COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

Baking

Baking at the 20th Century Cafe: Iconic European Desserts from Linzer Torte to Honey Cake by Michelle Polzine

Baking

Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz

Baking

Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy Arefi

WINNER

Chefs and Restaurants

Baking at the 20th Century Cafe: Iconic European Desserts from Linzer Torte to Honey Cake by Michelle Polzine

Chefs and Restaurants

Chasing Flavor: Techniques and Recipes to Cook Fearlessly by Dan Kluger

Chefs and Restaurants

Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen by Ravinder Bhogal

WINNER

Children, Youth and Family

How to Cook: Building Blocks and 100 Simple Recipes for a Lifetime of Meals by Hugh Acheson

WINNER

Children, Youth and Family

Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks by Melissa Clark

Children, Youth and Family

The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Simple Recipes for Making Absolutely Everything from Scratch (Young Chefs Series) by America’s Test Kitchen Kids

Culinary Travel

Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore by Darra Goldstein

Culinary Travel

Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India by Maneet Chauhan and Jody Eddy  

WINNER

Culinary Travel

In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen 

First Book: Julia Child Award

Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz

WINNER

First Book: Julia Child Award

It Starts with Fruit: Simple Techniques and Delicious Recipes for Jams * Marmalades * Preserves by Jordan Champagne

First Book: Julia Child Award

Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou by Melissa M. Martin

Food Issues & Matters

How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered by Mark Bittman and David Katz

Food Issues & Matters

The Ethical Meat Handbook: Complete Home Butchery, Charcuterie and Cooking for the Conscious Omnivore by Meredith Leigh

WINNER

Food Issues & Matters

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

Food Photography and Styling

Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley

WINNER

Food Photography and Styling

Open Kitchen: Inspired Food for Casual Gatherings by Susan Spungen

Food Photography and Styling

The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained: More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik Sharma

General

Meat Illustrated: A Foolproof Guide to Understanding and Cooking with Cuts of All Kinds by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine

WINNER

General

Ottolenghi Flavour / Flavor by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage and Tara Wigley

General

The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained: More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik Sharma

Health and Special Diet

Oh She Glows for Dinner: Nourishing Plant-Based Meals to Keep You Glowing by Angela Liddon

Health and Special Diet

Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry

Health and Special Diet

The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook: 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat by America’s Test Kitchen Editors

WINNER

International

Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore by Darra Goldstein

International

In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen

International

Kiin: Recipes and Stories from Northern Thailand by Nuit Regular

WINNER

Literary Food Writing

The Roads to Rome by Jarrett Wrisley and Paolo Vitaletti

Literary Food Writing

The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution by Stephen Heyman

WINNER

Literary Food Writing

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain

Single Subject

Foolproof Fish: Modern Recipes for Everyone, Everywhere by America’s Test Kitchen Editors

WINNER

Single Subject

It Starts with Fruit: Simple Techniques and Delicious Recipes for Jams * Marmalades * Preserves by Jordan Champagne

Single Subject

The Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes from Around the World by Jenn Louis

Wine, Beer and Spirits

Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes by David Lebovitz

Wine, Beer and Spirits

Shake Strain Done: Craft Cocktails at Home by J. M. Hirsch

Wine, Beer and Spirits

Spirits of Latin America: A Celebration of Culture & Cocktails, with 100 Recipes from Leyenda & Beyond by Ivy Mix

WINNER

Self Published

Baking with Licker: Home Baking with Asian Accents by Jason Licker

Self Published

One Loaf at a Time One Bowl at a Time: The Recipes that Brought Us Together While We Remained Apart During COVID-19 by C. J. Katz

Self Published

CO Specs: Recipes & Histories of Classic Cocktails by Cas Oh

WINNER

Lifetime Achievement Award

Grace Young

WINNER

Culinary Classics

Cleora’s Kitchen: The Memoir of A Cook & Eight Decades Of Great American Food by Cleora Butler
The Settlement Cookbook by Mrs. Simon Kander and Mrs. Henry Schoenfeld
Iron Pots & Wooden Spoons: Africa’s Gift to New World Cooking by Jessica B. Harris