Winners of the annual International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards which honors the best in English-language cookbooks, new media and food journalism across 50 categories will be announced April 2 in New York.
With 3,000 members from 32 countries, the IACP has been hosting the awards for 26 years.
In response to the undeniable influence of food TV, blogs and webisodes in the culinary world, organizers have added a category recognizing the best in New Media & Broadcast Awards this year, led by Jacques Pépin and Chinese chef Ming Tsai.
Winners will be announced ahead of the upcoming James Beard Foundation Awards which will be held May 4 and recognizes the best in cookbooks and food journalism out of the US.
Here are finalists in some of the 50 categories:
Chefs and Restaurants
Home Cooking with Jean-Georges, by Jean-Georges Vongerichten
The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts, by Frederic Morin, David McMillan, Meredith Erickson
The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong, by Alan Wong
General
All About Roasting by Molly Stevens
Essential Pépin: More than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food by Jacques Pépin
My Family Table by John Besh
First Book – The Julia Child Award
Ancient Grains for Modern Meals by Maria Speck
Bi-Rite Market’s Eat Good Food, by Sam Mogannam, Dabney Gough
The Apple Lover’s Cookbook, by Amy Traverso
Professional Kitchens
Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young, Maxime Billet
Professional Garde Manger by Lou Sackett, Jaclyn Pestka, Wayne Gisslen
The Professional Chef by The Culinary Institute of America
International
Seoultown Kitchen, by Debbie Lee
The Food of Spain, by Claudia Roden
The Country Cooking of Italy, by Coleman Andrews
Culinary Travel
A Family in Paris, by Jane Paech
Tasting India, by Christine Manfield
Ultimate Food Journeys, DK Publishing
Literary Food Writing
Season to Taste, by Molly Birnbaum
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria’s El Bulli, by Lisa Abend
The Table Comes First, by Adam Gopnik
Culinary Blog
5 Second Rule, by Cheryl Sternman Rule
Bona Fide Farm Food, by Tom Hirschfeld
Pizza Quest, Peter Reinhart
Culinary Website
Chow.com
Saveur.com
Find. Eat. Drink.
Televised Culinary Series
Essential Pépin, host Jacques Pépin
Simply Ming, host Ming Tsai
New York Chow Report, host Alex Van Buren