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US Foodways

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

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US Foodways

The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson with Osayi Endolyn

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Baking and Desserts

Cheryl Day's Treasury of Southern Baking by Cheryl Day

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Baking and Dessert (WINNER) & Emerging Voice Award 2022

Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho (EYBDigital Preview)

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Baking and Dessert

Mother Grains: Recipes for the Grain Revolution by Roxana Jullapat

Beverage without Recipes

Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines that Time Forgot by Simon J. Woolf and Ryan Opaz

Beverage without Recipes

Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Meara (WINNER)

Beverage without Recipes

Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew (EYBDigital preview)

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Beverage with Recipes

Death & Co: Welcome Home by Alex Day and Nick Fauchald and David Kaplan (EYBDigital Preview)

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Beverage with Recipes

The Japanese Art of the Cocktail by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig

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Beverage with Recipes

The Way of the Cocktail: Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes by Julia Momosé and Emma Janzen (EYBDigitial Preview) WINNER)

Reference, History and Scholarship

Koji Alchemy: Rediscovering the Magic of Mold-Based Fermentation by Rich Shih and Jeremy Umansky

Reference, History and Scholarship

Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue by Adrian Miller (WINNER)

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Reference, History and Scholarship

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

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General

Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health by Gregory Gourdet with JJ Goode (WINNER)

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General

Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories by Nigella Lawson

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General

Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave) by David Chang and Priya Krishna (EYBDigital Preview)

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International

Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley (EYBDigital Preview)

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International

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen (EYBDigital Preview) (WINNER)

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International

Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin Khan

Writing

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain  (WINNER)

Writing

Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in the American South by Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.   

Writing

The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard by John Birdsall  

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Visuals

monk: Light and Shadow on the Philosopher's Path by Yuka Yanazume and Julia Hasting 

Visuals

Sushi Shokunin: Japan's Culinary Masters by Andrea Fazzari  

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Restaurant and Professional

Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food by Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho (EYBDigital Preview) (WINNER)

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Restaurant and Professional

Modernist Pizza by Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya (EYBDigital Preview)

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Restaurant and Professional

Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy's Greatest Food, with Recipes by Missy Robbins and Talia Baiocchi (EYBDigital Preview)

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Single Subject

Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg 

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Single Subject

The Hog Book: A Chef’s Guide to Hunting, Butchering and Cooking Wild Pigs by Jesse Griffiths (WINNER)

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Vegetable-Focused Cooking

The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen by Joanne Lee Molinaro  (WINNER)

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Vegetable-Focused Cooking

To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart by Hetty McKinnon (EYBDigital Preview)

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Vegetable-Focused Cooking

Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry (EYBDigital Preview)

Cookbook Hall of Fame

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant