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Serving Delicious News: Our 2024 IACP Cookbook Finalists

We are thrilled to announce that 16 Penguin Random House titles have been honored as 2024 IACP Cookbook Finalists! The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Awards are among the most prestigious accolades in the culinary world, recognizing excellence in cookbook writing and publishing. This year, Alfred A. Knopf, Crown, Penguin Publishing Group, and Random House stood out in categories ranging from Baking to Health and Wellness, from Food Photography to Book Design, and many more categories. This achievement underscores our publishers’ exceptional taste and creativity, as well as our commitment to bringing outstanding culinary content to readers everywhere.

Discover the finalists below. 

Baking, Sweet & Savory, Confections and Desserts 

ANNA OLSON’S BAKING WISDOM by Anna Olson (Appetite by Random House)

 SCANDINAVIAN FROM SCRATCH: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Nichole Accettola (Ten Speed Press)

Book Design 

START HERE: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohal El-Waylly (Alfred A. Knopf) 

SWEET ENOUGH: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman (Clarkson Potter)

Chefs & Restaurants 

SEAFOOD SIMPLE: A Cookbook by Eric Ripert (Random House)

VOILA VEGAN: 85 Decadent, Secretly Plant-Based Desserts from an American Patisserie in Paris: A Baking Book  by Amanda Bankert (Penguin Publishing Group – Avery)

Children, Youth & Family 

BAKING WONDERLAND: A Mix & Match Cookbook for Kids! by Jean Parker, Rachel Smith (Appetite by Random House)

Food Photography & Styling 

EVER-GREEN VIETNAMESE SUPER-FRESH RECIPES, STARRING PLANTS FROM LAND AND SEA by Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press)
Aubrie Pick, Photographer
Karen Shinto, Stylist, with assistance from: Kate Leahy and Harumi Shimizu

General 

START HERE: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly (Alfred A. Knopf)

TENDERHEART: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon (Alfred A. Knopf)

Health & Wellness 

DOWNSHIFTOLOGY HEALTHY MEAL PREP: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals  by Lisa Bryan (Clarkson Potter) 

International 

A MIDDLE EASTERN PANTRY: Essential Ingredients for Classic and Contemporary Recipes by Lior Lev Sercarz (Clarkson Potter)  

Literary or Historical Food Writing 

THE NEW FRENCH WINE: Redefining the World’s Greatest Wine Culture  by Jon Bonné (Ten Speed Press)

Reference and Technical 

ITALIAN WINE: The History, Regions, and Grapes of an Iconic Wine Country  by Shelley Lindgren and Kate Leahy (Ten Speed Press)

Wine, Beer or Spirits 

JUKE JOINTS, JAZZ CLUBS, AND JUICE: A Cocktail Recipe Book – Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin (Clarkson Potter)

The IACP Julia Child First Book Award, Presented By The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts ($5,000 prize) 

STILL WE RISE: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes by Erika Council (Clarkson Potter)

And that’s not all! Penguin Random House authors shone as 2024 Digital Media Awards and Food Writing Awards finalists. The Digital Media Awards are bestowed across seven categories of digital content, including blogs, television, video, audio, and other digital forms. The Food Writing Awards honor the best examples of food writing published in print or online across nine categories.

Discover our finalists below.

Culinary Recipe Website

TASTE by Matt Rodbard, Aliza Abarbanel

 Beverage-Focused Column

The Mix With Robert Simonson – author 3-Ingredient Cocktails, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails, The Martini Cocktail, Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails, Modern Classic Cocktails, The Old-Fashioned, A Proper Drink, Bourbon Cocktails (2026), Ten Speed Press
Robert Simonson, Mary Kate Murray

Recipe-Focused Column

Shelve It
Cathy Erway – author Sheet Pan Chicken, Ten Speed Press
TASTE

Welcome Table
Dr. Jessica B. Harris – author Braided Heritage, Clarkson Potter (2025)
Welcome Table