Adia Victoria

Personal Essay - Long Form

The Creature Comfort of Aunt Jemima

The Bitter Southerner

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Ashok Bajaj

Outstanding Restaurateur

Knightsbridge Restaurant Group (Rasika, Bindaas, Annabelle, and others)

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Joshua McFadden

Single Subject

Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains

(Artisan Books)

Book

Nominee

2022

Joe Yonan

Single Subject

Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Nominee

2022

Andrew Black

Outstanding Chef

Grey Sweater

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ouita Michel

Best Chefs

Holly Hill Inn

Midway, Kentucky

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Jesse Griffiths

Single Subject

The Hog Book: A Chef's Guide to Hunting, Butchering and Cooking Wild Pigs

(Wild Hog Project)

Book

Winner

2022

Sean Sherman

Best Chefs

Owamni

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Kristi Brown-Wokoma

Emerging Chef of the Year

Communion

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Mudgie's Deli and Wine Shop

Outstanding Hospitality

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Tiffani Faison

Best Chefs

Orfano

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Paul Fehribach

Best Chefs

Big Jones

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Tutka Bay Lodge

Outstanding Hospitality

Homer, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Oriole

Outstanding Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

The Preacher's Son

Outstanding Hospitality

Bentonville, Arkansas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Binkley's

Outstanding Hospitality

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sami Tamimi

International

Falastin: A Cookboook

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Nominee

2022

Phoenicia

Outstanding Hospitality

Birmingham, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Yasmin Khan

International

Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

(W. W. Norton & Company)

Book

Nominee

2022

Hawa Hassan

International

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Winner

2022

Phoenicia

Outstanding Hospitality

Birmingham, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Douglass Williams

Outstanding Chef

MIDA

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Tara Wrigley

International

Falastin: A Cookboook

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Nominee

2022

Hugo's

Outstanding Hospitality

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Martha Holmberg

Single Subject

Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains

(Artisan Books)

Book

Nominee

2022

David Schrier

Best Chefs

Daily Operation

Easthampton, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ticonderoga Club

Outstanding Hospitality

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Lil Deb's Oasis

Outstanding Hospitality

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Matt McCallister

Best Chefs

Homewood

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Melissa K. Perello

Best Chefs

Octavia

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sylvia's Restaurant

Outstanding Hospitality

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Bar del Corso

Outstanding Hospitality

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

José

Outstanding Hospitality

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Coquine

Outstanding Hospitality

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ticonderoga Club

Outstanding Hospitality

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Valter's Osteria

Outstanding Hospitality

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Spuntino

Outstanding Hospitality

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Steve & Cookie's

Outstanding Hospitality

Margate, New Jersey

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sylvia's Restaurant

Outstanding Hospitality

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Cúrate

Outstanding Hospitality

Asheville, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2022

Christopher Gross

Outstanding Chef

Christopher's

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Junghyun Park

Best Chefs

Atomix

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Spuntino

Outstanding Hospitality

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Bar del Corso

Outstanding Hospitality

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Friday Saturday Sunday

Outstanding Restaurant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Cheryl Day

Baking & Desserts

Cheryl Day's Treasury of Southern Baking

(Artisan Books)

Book

Nominee

2022

BaoBao Dumpling House

Outstanding Hospitality

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Kim Bartmann

Outstanding Restaurateur

Bartmann Group

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ticonderoga Club

Outstanding Hospitality

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Tony Nguyen

Best Chefs

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

BaoBao Dumpling House

Outstanding Hospitality

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

House of Prime Rib

Outstanding Hospitality

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Binkley's

Outstanding Hospitality

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Niki Nakayama

Outstanding Chef

n/naka

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Eric Skokan

Best Chefs

Black Cat Farm Table Bistro

Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Hell's Backbone Grill & Farm

Outstanding Restaurant

Boulder, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Hannah Selinger

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

Life Was Not a Peach

Eater

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Ryan Opaz

Beverage without Recipes

Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines that Time Forgot

(Morning Claret Productions/Interlink Books)

Book

Nominee

2022

CHEETIE KUMAR

Best Chefs

Garland

Raleigh, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Simon J Woolf

Beverage without Recipes

Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines that Time Forgot

(Morning Claret Productions/Interlink Books)

Book

Nominee

2022

Willy Ng

Outstanding Restaurateur

Koi Palace, Dragon Beaux, Palette Tea House

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Akkapong "Earl" Ninsom

Outstanding Restaurateur

Langbaan, Hat Yai, Eem, and others

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Mark Andrew

Beverage without Recipes

The Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy

(Quadrille)

Book

Nominee

2022

Yasmin Khan

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

The Flavors of My Grief

Vogue

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Sue Chin

Outstanding Restaurateur

Good Salt Restaurant Group

Orlando, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Victoria Freeman

Outstanding Restaurateur

Bowery Group

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ron Scott

Outstanding Restaurateur

SavannahBlue

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Roger Yopp

Outstanding Restaurateur

SavannahBlue

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Chris Bianco

Outstanding Restaurateur

Tratto, Pane Bianco, and Pizzeria Bianco

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2022

Amy Kerstein

Outstanding Restaurateur

Black Shoe Hospitality

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Greg Dulan

Outstanding Restaurateur

Dulan’s Soul Food and Hotville

Inglewood, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Mallory O'Meara

Beverage without Recipes

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

(Hanover Square Press)

Book

Winner

2022

Kevin Gillespie

Outstanding Restaurateur

Red Beard Restaurants

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Tutka Bay Lodge

Outstanding Hospitality

Homer, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Larry Delgado

Outstanding Restaurateur

Delgado Collective

McAllen, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

JJ Johnson

Best Chefs

FIELDTRIP

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Marc Meyer

Outstanding Restaurateur

Bowery Group

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Emma Janzen

Beverage with Recipes

The Way of the Cocktail: Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes

(Clarkson Potter)

Book

Winner

2022

Francis Lam

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

Right Around the Corner

Condé Nast Traveler

Journalism

Winner

2022

Edwin Zoe

Outstanding Restaurateur

Zoe Ma Ma and Chimera Ramen

Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Joe Muench

Outstanding Restaurateur

Black Shoe Hospitality

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Jessica Delgado

Outstanding Restaurateur

Delgado Collective

McAllen, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ravi Derossi

Outstanding Restaurateur

Overthrow Hospitality

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

David Kaplan

Beverage with Recipes

Death & Co Welcome Home: A Cocktail Recipe Book

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Nominee

2022

MICHAEL ANSTENDIG

Beverage with Recipes

The Japanese Art of the Cocktail

(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Book

Nominee

2022

Dan Keeling

Beverage without Recipes

The Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy

(Quadrille)

Book

Nominee

2022

Lil Deb's Oasis

Outstanding Hospitality

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Karen Bell

Best Chefs

Bavette La Boucherie

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Chris Paraskevaides

Outstanding Restaurateur

Bowery Group

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Dan Sidner

Outstanding Restaurateur

Black Shoe Hospitality

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Todd Richards

Outstanding Restaurateur

The Soulful Company (Lake & Oak)

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Masahiro Urushido

Beverage with Recipes

The Japanese Art of the Cocktail

(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Book

Nominee

2022

Barbara White

Outstanding Restaurateur

Blue Heron Restaurant & Catering

Sunderland, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Deborah Snow

Outstanding Restaurateur

Blue Heron Restaurant & Catering

Sunderland, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Andres O'Hara

Audio Reporting

The Sporkful

A Reckoning At Bon Appétit; Update: Inside The Turmoil At Bon Appétit

Various podcast platforms

Broadcast Media

Winner

2022

J.D. Simpson

Outstanding Restaurateur

SavannahBlue

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Joshua Lee

Outstanding Restaurateur

The Soulful Company (Lake & Oak)

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Dan Pashman

Audio Reporting

The Sporkful

A Reckoning At Bon Appétit; Update: Inside The Turmoil At Bon Appétit

Various podcast platforms

Broadcast Media

Winner

2022

Alex Day

Beverage with Recipes

Death & Co Welcome Home: A Cocktail Recipe Book

(Ten Speed Press)

Book

Nominee

2022

Dish City

Audio Program

How American Chinese Food Became Delivery Food

WAMU and various podcast platforms

Broadcast Media

Winner

2022