Congratulations to Our James Beard Media Award Winners
In Chicago on June 14, the nation’s top food authors were honored at the 2025 James Beard Media Awards, presented by Capital One. The Media Awards recognize authors, broadcast producers, hosts, journalists, podcasters, and social media content creators.
The Book Awards are awarded to cookbooks and other nonfiction food- or beverage-related books that were published in the U.S. in 2024.. Congratulations to our six winning Penguin Random House titles!
Discover our winners below.
Baking and Desserts
Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb (Clarkson Potter)
An “informative, enriching, and delicious” (Yotam Ottolenghi) guide to baking that combines easy-to-follow, science-based advice with 100 reliable recipes for both novices and more experienced bakers, from the renowned pastry chef behind the Kitchen Projects newsletter.
Beverage With Recipes
THE BARTENDER’S PANTRY: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar by Emma Janzen, Jim Meehan, and Bart Sasso (Ten Speed Press)
A professional guide that surveys and celebrates the culinary ingredients in mixed drinks, with more than 100 recipes from the world’s most creative bartenders and the James Beard Award–winning author of MEEHAN’S BARTENDER MANUAL.
Bread
RICHARD HART BREAD: Intuitive Sourdough Baking by Richard Hart, Henrietta Lovell, and Laurie Woolever (Clarkson Potter)
A comprehensive guide to the craft of baking bread, featuring more than 60 recipes filled with all the expertise and experience of the founder of Copenhagen’s Hart Bageri and former head baker at San Francisco’s Tartine.
General
PASS THE PLATE: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook
by Carolina Gelen (Clarkson Potter)
Wildly popular blogger and viral recipe creator Carolina Gelen presents 100 crowd-pleasing, effortlessly delicious recipes that showcase her simple-but-sophisticated style.
Literary Writing
FROSTBITE: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves
by Nicola Twilley (Penguin Press)
An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food—for better and for worse.
Vegetable-Focused Cooking
MASTERING THE ART OF PLANT-BASED COOKING: Vegan Recipes, Tips, and Techniques by Joe Yonan (Ten Speed Press)
Discover the richness of global vegan cuisine with this “dependable, thorough, and vibrant” (Yotam Ottolenghi) cookbook featuring more than 300 mouthwatering recipes for flavorful staples, weeknight meals, and celebratory feasts, from a James Beard Award–winning food writer.