2020 Book Noms TK

Peruse the 2019 James Beard Book Award nominees and you'll soon agree with our namesake's assertion that "goodness, how much there is to learn about food!" Among this year's nominees you'll find a cross-country trek that asks "what is American food?"; celebrations of regional and national heritage and terroir; deep dives into goat, pies, and yakitori; and much, much more.

Follow us on Twitter on Friday, April 26, when we announce the winners of the book, broadcast, and journalism awards at the JBF Media Awards in New York City.

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American
Cook Like a Local: Flavors That Can Change How You Cook and See the World
Chris Shepherd and Kaitlyn Goalen
(Clarkson Potter)

Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking
Toni Tipton-Martin
(Clarkson Potter)

South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations
Sean Brock
(Artisan Books)

Baking and Desserts
Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers
Nicole Rucker
(Avery)

Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making
Daniel Leader and Lauren Chattman
(Avery)

Pastry Love: A Baker's Journal of Favorite Recipes
Joanne Chang
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Beverage with Recipes
Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time
Brad Thomas Parsons
(Ten Speed Press)

The Martini Cocktail: A Meditation on the World's Greatest Drink, with Recipes
Robert Simonson
(Ten Speed Press)

The NoMad Cocktail Book
Leo Robitschek
(Ten Speed Press)

Beverage without Recipes
The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks: Sake, Shochu, Japanese Whisky, Beer, Wine, Cocktails and Other Beverages
Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting
(Tuttle Publishing)

Red & White: An Unquenchable Thirst for Wine
Oz Clarke
(Little, Brown Book Group)

World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition
Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson
(Mitchell Beazley)

General
All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice
Molly Stevens
(W. W. Norton & Company)

Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook
Christopher Kimball
(Voracious)

Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook
Carla Lalli Music
(Clarkson Potter)

Health and Special Diets
The Beauty Chef Gut Guide: With 90+ Delicious Recipes and Weekly Meal Plans
Carla Oates
(Hardie Grant Books)

Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood
Aran Goyoaga
(Sasquatch Books)

Gluten-Free Baking at Home: 102 Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Breads, Cakes, Cookies, and More
Jeffrey Larsen
(Ten Speed Press)

International
Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes – Through Darkness and Light
Caroline Eden
(Quadrille Publishing)

Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa
Yohanis Gebreyesus with Jeff Koehler
(Interlink Publishing)

The Food of Sichuan
Fuchsia Dunlop
(W. W. Norton & Company)

Photography
American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta
Eric Wolfinger
(Chronicle Books)

Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics
Esther Choi
(Prestel)

Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico
Quentin Bacon
(Abrams Books)

Reference, History, and Scholarship
Gandhi’s Search for the Perfect Diet: Eating with the World in Mind
Nico Slate
(University of Washington Press)

A South You Never Ate: Savoring Flavors and Stories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Bernard L. Herman
(The University of North Carolina Press)

The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration
Chris Smith
(Chelsea Green Publishing)

Restaurant and Professional
Dishoom: From Bombay with Love
Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, and Naved Nasir
(Bloomsbury Publishing)

Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter, Revised and Unlimited Edition
Daniel Humm
(Ten Speed Press)

The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think
Josh Niland
(Hardie Grant Books)

Single Subject
From the Oven to the Table: Simple Dishes That Look After Themselves
Diana Henry
(Mitchell Beazley)

Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks
Vicky Bennison
(Hardie Grant Books)

Sour: The Magical Element That Will Transform Your Cooking
Mark Diacono
(Quadrille Publishing)

Vegetable-Focused Cooking
Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables
Abra Berens
(Chronicle Books)

Vegetables Illustrated: An Inspiring Guide with 700+ Kitchen-Tested Recipes
Editors at America's Test Kitchen
(America's Test Kitchen)

Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
Amy Chaplin
(Artisan Books)

Writing
Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer
Bren Smith
(Knopf)

Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein
(Knopf)

Women on Food: Charlotte Druckman and 115 Writers, Chefs, Critics, Television Stars, and Eaters
Charlotte Druckman
(Abrams Press)

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