IACP Nominees and Winners 2025

American

Bayou: Feasting Through the Seasons of a Cajun Life by Melissa M. Martin

WINNER

American

Chinese Enough: Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More by Kristina Cho

American

When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes from Every Corner of the American South by America's Test Kitchen (EYBDigital Preview)

Baking Sweet & Savory, Confections & Desserts

Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb

WINNER

Baking Sweet & Savory, Confections & Desserts

The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition by Rose Levy Beranbaum and Woody Wolston

Baking Sweet & Savory, Confections & Desserts

Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes for Every Baker by King Arthur Baking Company

Book Design

Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent by Renato Poliafito

Book Design

Koreaworld: A Cookbook by Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard (EYBDigital preview)

WINNER

COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER

Book Design

Our South: Black Food Through My Lens by Ashleigh Shanti

Chefs & Restaurants

Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country by Rogelio Garcia and Andrea Lawson Gray

Chefs & Restaurants

The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times from the Brooklyn Restaurant by Nick Curtola

WINNER

Chefs & Restaurants

Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon by José Andrés

International

Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking - 125 Recipes from the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Ocean Islands by Von Diaz

International

My Egypt - Cooking from My Roots by Michael Mina

WINNER

International

Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style by Sonoko Sakai

First Book: Julia Child Award

Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond by Clarice Lam

First Book: Julia Child Award

Di An: The Salty, Sour, Sweet and Spicy Flavors of Vietnamese Cooking with TwayDaBae by Tue Nguyen

First Book: Julia Child Award

Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb

WINNER

Food Issues & Matters

Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry by Austin Frerick

WINNER

Food Issues & Matters

MeatEaters' Wild + Whole: Seasonal Recipes for the Conscious Cook by Danielle Prewett

Food Issues & Matters

The Oyster Book: A Chronicle of the World’s Most Fascinating Shellfish - Past, Present, and Future by Dan Martino

Food Photography & Styling

Bayou: Feasting Through the Seasons of a Cajun Life by Melissa M. Martin

Food Photography & Styling

Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country by Rogelio Garcia and Andrea Lawson Gray

WINNER

Food Photography & Styling

The Side Gardener: Recipes & Notes from My Garden by Rosie Daykin

General

Big Night: Dinners, Parties, and Dinner Parties by Katherine Lewin

General

Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat by New York Times Cooking and Emily Weinstein (EYBDigital preview)

WINNER

General

Warm Your Bones: Cozy Recipes for Chilly Days and Winter Nights by Vanessa Seder

Health & Wellness

Joyfull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty

Health & Wellness

Nosh: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine by Micah Siva

Health & Wellness

The Elements of Baking: Making any Recipe Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free or Vegan by Katarina Cermelj

WINNER

Literary or Historical Food Writing

Julia Child's Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space by Paula Johnson

Literary or Historical Food Writing

Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food by Michelle T. King

Literary or Historical Food Writing

Why I Cook by Tom Colicchio

WINNER

Reference and Technical

Mushroom Gastronomy by Krista Towns (EYBDigital preview)

Reference and Technical

One Thousand Vines: A New Way to Understand Wine by Pascaline Lepeltier

WINNER

Reference and Technical

The World Atlas of Honey by C. Marina Marchese

Single Subject

French Charcuterie at Home: Terrines, Rillettes, Saucisses, & Patés En Croûte by Gilles Vérot (EYBDigital preview)

Single Subject

The Vegetable Eater: The New Playbook for Cooking Vegetarian by Cara Mangini

WINNER

Single Subject

Meat Pies: An Emerging American Craft by Brian Polcyn and Michael Ruhlman

Wine, Beer or Spirits

Bourbon Land: A Spirited Love Letter to My Old Kentucky Whiskey, with 50 recipes by Edward Lee

Wine, Beer or Spirits

The Cocktail Atlas: Around the World in 200+ Drinks – A Cocktail Book by Chris Vola

WINNER

Wine, Beer or Spirits

Sparkling: Champagne and Sparkling Cocktails for Any Occasion - A Cocktail Book by Elva Ramirez

Lifetime Achievement Award

Pati Jinich
Rux Martin
Susan Magrino

Toni Tipton-Martin Award

TBD

Trailblazer Award

Fany Gerson
Ayesha Nurdjaja