James Beard Award Nominees and Winners 2020

American Cooking

Cook Like a Local: Six Ingredients That Can Change How You Cook – and See the World by Chris Shepherd and Kaitlyn Goalen

American Cooking

Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin

WINNER

American Cooking

South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations by Sean Brock

Baking and Desserts

Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers by Nicole Rucker

Baking and Dessert

Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making by Daniel Leader and Lauren Chattman

WINNER

Baking and Dessert

Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal of Favorite Recipes by Joanne Chang

Beverage with Recipes

Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time by Brad Thomas Parsons

Beverage with Recipes

The Martini Cocktail: A Meditation on the World’s Greatest Drink, with Recipes by Robert Simonson

Beverage with Recipes

The NoMad Cocktail Book by Leo Robitschek

WINNER

Beverage without Recipes

The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks: Sake, Shochu, Japanese Whisky, Beer, Wine, Cocktails and Other Beverages by Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting

Beverage without Recipes

Red & White: An Unquenchable Thirst for Wine by Oz Clarke

Beverage without Recipes

The World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition by Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson

WINNER

Reference, History and Scholarship

Gandhi’s Search for the Perfect Diet: Eating with the World in Mind by Nico Slate

Reference, History and Scholarship

A South You Never Ate: Savoring Flavors and Stories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia by Bernard L. Herman

Reference, History and Scholarship

The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration by Chris Smith

WINNER

General

All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice by Molly Stevens

General

Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Christopher Kimball

General

Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook by Carla Lalli Music

WINNER

Health and Special Diets

The Beauty Chef Gut Guide: Glowing Skin and Wellbeing Begins in the Belly by Carla Oates

Health and Special Diet

Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood by Aran Goyoaga

Health and Special Diet

Gluten-Free Baking at Home: 102 Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Breads, Cakes, Cookies, and More by Jeffrey Larsen

WINNER

International

Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes, Through Darkness and Light by Caroline Eden

International

Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa by Yohanis Gebreyesus and Jeff Koehler

WINNER

International

The Food of Sichuan: A New and Updated Edition of the Classic Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop

Writing

Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer by Bren Smith

WINNER

Writing

Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi

Writing

Women on Food: Charlotte Druckman and 115 Writers, Chefs, Critics, Television Stars, and Eaters by Charlotte Druckman

Photography

American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta by Evan Funke

WINNER

Photography

Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics by Esther Choi

Photography

Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Bianca Lopez – Photography by Quentin Bacon

Restaurant and Professional

Dishoom: From Bombay with Love: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay with Map by Shamil Thakrar and Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Restaurant and Professional

Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara

Restaurant and Professional

The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think by Josh Niland

WINNER and COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

Single Subject

From the Oven to the Table: Simple Dishes That Look After Themselves by Diana Henry

Single Subject

Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy’s Best Home Cooks by Vicky Bennison

WINNER

Single Subject

Sour: More Than Mere Taste: The Magical Element That Transforms Your Cooking by Mark Diacono

Vegetable-Focused Cooking

Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables by Abra Berens

Vegetable-Focused Cooking

Vegetables Illustrated: An Inspiring Guide with 700+ Kitchen-Tested Recipes by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine

Vegetable-Focused Cooking

Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar by Amy Chaplin

WINNER

Cookbook Hall of Fame:

Jancis Robinson