{"id":53596,"date":"2025-08-31T13:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?p=53596"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:15:59","slug":"iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"IACP 2025 Award Finalists Announced: Winners Revealed November 5 in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) has announced the finalists for its prestigious 2025 awards across Cookbooks, Digital Media, Food Photography &amp; Styling, and Food Writing. Winners will be revealed during the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">IACP Awards &amp; Summit<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\"> on <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">Wednesday, November 5, 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\"> at <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">The Venue at City Harvest<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">, 171 53rd St, Brooklyn, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #33809e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/cook\/cookbooks\/\">More on Cookbooks<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Partnerships &amp; Special Funding<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>IACP Cookbook Awards<\/strong> continue their partnership with <strong>The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts<\/strong>, awarding <strong>$5,000<\/strong> to the recipient of the <strong>IACP Julia Child First Book Award<\/strong> to support the ongoing work of a first-time author.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 IACP Cookbook Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The IACP Cookbook Awards honor authors, publishers, and collaborators behind the year\u2019s outstanding cookbooks. Categories require multi-step, rigorous recipe testing; awards are presented in <strong>14 categories<\/strong>, with one title selected by Executive Committee Members as <strong>IACP Book of the Year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cookbook Awards Chair:<\/em> Ken Concepcion (chef, co-founder of Now Serving, Los Angeles). The committee included 48 judges and five executive committee members who oversaw reviews across all categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Candolin Cook<\/strong> \u2014 Senior Editor, <em>New Mexico Magazine<\/em>; PhD in U.S. History<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tina Ujlaki<\/strong> \u2014 Former Executive Food Editor, <em>Food &amp; Wine<\/em>; editor\/consultant\/recipe developer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celeste Noche<\/strong> \u2014 Editorial\/documentary photographer; founder, Portland in Color<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Rutledge<\/strong> \u2014 Former Test Kitchen Manager, King Arthur Baking Company<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Paul Arguin<\/strong> \u2014 Retired physician and award-winning baker; co-author of <em>The New Pie<\/em> and <em>Fabulous Modern Cookies<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Support independent booksellers:<\/em> Now Serving, Omnivore Books, Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters, Binding Agents, Kitchen Lingo, Powell\u2019s, or your local cookbook shop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/version-1-0-0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?fit=893%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"893,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Version 1.0.0&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Version 1.0.0&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"version 1.0.0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Version 1.0.0&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?fit=762%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium_large wp-image-53600\" style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.8rem;\" title=\"version 1.0.0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?resize=768%2C1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"version 1.0.0\" width=\"768\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?resize=768%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?resize=762%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 762w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sift.jpg?w=893&amp;ssl=1 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1c1e; font-family: 'Noto Serif', Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: bold;\">THE 2025 COOKBOOK AWARD FINALISTS<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>American<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bayou<\/em> \u2014 Melissa M. Martin (Artisan Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Chinese Enough<\/em> \u2014 Kristina Cho (Artisan Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>When Southern Women Cook<\/em> \u2014 Toni Tipton-Martin; Morgan Bolling; America\u2019s Test Kitchen (America\u2019s Test Kitchen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Baking, Sweet &amp; Savory, Confections and Desserts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sift: The Elements of Great Baking<\/em> \u2014 Nicola Lamb (Clarkson Potter)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition<\/em> \u2014 Rose Levy Beranbaum; Woody Wolston (William Morrow Cookbooks)<\/li>\n<li><em>The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread<\/em> \u2014 King Arthur Baking Company (Simon &amp; Schuster)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Book Design<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent<\/em> \u2014 Renato Poliafito; Casey Elsass (Alfred A. Knopf)<\/li>\n<li><em>Koreaworld: A Cookbook<\/em> \u2014 Deuki Hong; Matt Rodbard (Clarkson Potter)<\/li>\n<li><em>Our South: Black Food Through My Lens<\/em> \u2014 Ashleigh Shanti (Union Square &amp; Co.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Chefs &amp; Restaurants<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Convivir: Modern Mexican Cooking in California\u2019s Wine Country<\/em> \u2014 Rogelio Garcia; Andr\u00e9a Lawson Gray (Cameron &amp; Company\/Abrams)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Four Horsemen<\/em> \u2014 Nick Curtola; Gabe Ulla; James Murphy; with Justin Chearno (Abrams)<\/li>\n<li><em>Zaytinya<\/em> \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s (Ecco\/HarperCollins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/the-oyster-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-oyster-book.jpg?fit=311%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"311,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the oyster book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-oyster-book.jpg?fit=311%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-53601\" title=\"the oyster book\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-oyster-book.jpg?resize=429%2C643&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the oyster book\" width=\"429\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-oyster-book.jpg?w=311&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-oyster-book.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Food Issues &amp; Matters<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Barons<\/em> \u2014 Austin Frerick (Island Press)<\/li>\n<li><em>Meateater\u2019s Wild + Whole<\/em> \u2014 Danielle Prewett (Random House\/Rodale Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Oyster Book<\/em> \u2014 Dan Martino (Agate Publishing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Food Photography &amp; Styling<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bayou<\/em> \u2014 Melissa M. Martin; Denny Culbert (Photographer); Melissa M. Martin; Erin Quon; Bronwen Wyatt (Stylists) \u2014 (Artisan Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Convivir<\/em> \u2014 Rogelio Garcia; Andr\u00e9a Lawson Gray; John Troxell (Photographer); Garcia, Troxell, Lawson Gray (Stylists) \u2014 (Cameron &amp; Company\/Abrams)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Side Gardener<\/em> \u2014 Rosie Daykin; Andrew Montgomery (Photographer); Rosie Daykin (Stylist) \u2014 (Appetite by Random House)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Big Night: Dinners, Parties &amp; Dinner Parties<\/em> \u2014 Katherine Lewin (Union Square &amp; Co.)<\/li>\n<li><em>Easy Weeknight Dinners<\/em> \u2014 Emily Weinstein; NYT Cooking (Ten Speed Press)<\/li>\n<li><em>Warm Your Bones<\/em> \u2014 Vanessa Seder (Union Square &amp; Co.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Health &amp; Wellness<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>JoyFull<\/em> \u2014 Radhi Devlukia-Shetty (Simon &amp; Schuster)<\/li>\n<li><em>Nosh<\/em> \u2014 Micah Siva (The Collective Book Studio)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elements of Baking<\/em> \u2014 Katerina Cermelj (Mobius Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>International<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Islas<\/em> \u2014 Von Diaz (Chronicle Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>My Egypt<\/em> \u2014 Michael Mina; Adam Sobel; Kate Leahy; Michael Szczerban (Voracious)<\/li>\n<li><em>Wafu Cooking<\/em> \u2014 Sonoko Sakai (Alfred A. Knopf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Literary or Historical Food Writing (Books)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Chop Fry Watch Learn<\/em> \u2014 Michelle T. King (W. W. Norton &amp; Company)<\/li>\n<li><em>Julia Child\u2019s Kitchen<\/em> \u2014 Paula J. Johnson (Abrams)<\/li>\n<li><em>Why I Cook<\/em> \u2014 Tom Colicchio (Artisan Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reference &amp; Technical<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mushroom Gastronomy<\/em> \u2014 Krista Towns (Gibbs Smith)<\/li>\n<li><em>One Thousand Vines<\/em> \u2014 Pascaline Lepeltier (Mitchell Beazley)<\/li>\n<li><em>The World Atlas of Honey<\/em> \u2014 C. Marina Marchese (University of California Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Single Subject<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>French Charcuterie at Home<\/em> \u2014 Gilles V\u00e9rot; Nicolas V\u00e9rot (Tra Publishing)<\/li>\n<li><em>Meat Pies<\/em> \u2014 Brian Polcyn; Michael Ruhlman (W. W. Norton &amp; Company)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Vegetable Eater<\/em> \u2014 Cara Mangini (Workman Publishing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Wine, Beer, or Spirits<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bourbon Land<\/em> \u2014 Edward Lee (Artisan Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Sparkling<\/em> \u2014 Elva Ramirez (Union Square &amp; Co.)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Cocktail Atlas<\/em> \u2014 Chris Vola (Union Square &amp; Co.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>IACP Julia Child First Book Award (Presented by The Julia Child Foundation)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Breaking Bao<\/em> \u2014 Clarice Lam (Chronicle Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Di An<\/em> \u2014 Tue Nguyen (Simon &amp; Schuster)<\/li>\n<li><em>Sift: The Elements of Great Baking<\/em> \u2014 Nicola Lamb (Clarkson Potter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The IACP Book of the Year will be announced at the Awards Ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>2025 Digital Media Awards<\/h2>\n<p><em>Awards Lead:<\/em> Lauren Savoie (Deputy Executive Editor, Business Insider; former America\u2019s Test Kitchen editor). Honors five categories across social, video, audio, and digital publishing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/grilled-pizza\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/grilled-pizza-e1756670467248.jpg?fit=680%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grilled pizza\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/grilled-pizza-e1756670467248.jpg?fit=788%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53599 size-medium_large\" title=\"grilled pizza\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/grilled-pizza.jpg?resize=768%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"grilled pizza\" width=\"768\" height=\"358\"><\/p>\n<h3>THE 2025 DIGITAL MEDIA AWARD FINALISTS<\/h3>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<h4>Culinary Recipe Website<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>King Arthur Baking Company \u2014 King Arthur Baking Company<\/li>\n<li>Serious Eats \u2014 Daniel Gritzer, Tess Koman, Megan Steintrager, Amanda Suarez, Leah Colins, Genevieve Yam, Yasmine Maggio<\/li>\n<li>TASTE \u2014 Matt Rodbard, Aliza Abarbanel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Culinary Video Series<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mise en Place<\/em> \u2014 The Eater Video Team<\/li>\n<li><em>Pati\u2019s Mexican Table<\/em> \u2014 Pati Jinich<\/li>\n<li><em>What\u2019s Eating Dan<\/em> \u2014 Dan Souza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instagram Account<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>@littlefatboyfrankie<\/strong> \u2014 Frankie Gaw<\/li>\n<li><strong>@daywithmei<\/strong> \u2014 Meijie Liao<\/li>\n<li><strong>@cooksillustrated<\/strong> \u2014 Kathryn Przybyla et al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Newsletter<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Angel<\/em> \u2014 Emily Wilson<\/li>\n<li><em>American Weekender<\/em> \u2014 Amy Cavanaugh, Kenney Marlatt<\/li>\n<li><em>The Sassafras Curio<\/em> \u2014 Martin Philip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Podcast<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Christopher Kimball\u2019s Milk Street Radio<\/em> \u2014 Milk Street<\/li>\n<li><em>Gastropod<\/em> \u2014 Cynthia Graber<\/li>\n<li><em>Loading Dock Talks with Chef Preeti Mistry<\/em> \u2014 Preeti Mistry<\/li>\n<li><em>Proof Podcast<\/em> \u2014 Yumi Araki<\/li>\n<li><em>The Sporkful<\/em> \u2014 Dan Pashman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2025 Food Photography &amp; Styling Awards<\/h2>\n<p><em>Program Lead:<\/em> Charlotte Omn\u00e8s, veteran food stylist and creator of The N\/A Drink Review. Honors excellence across four categories in commercial and editorial work.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/pumpkin-trifle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?fit=750%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pumpkin trifle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?fit=750%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53597\" title=\"pumpkin trifle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?resize=750%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pumpkin trifle\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pumpkin-Trifle.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>THE 2025 FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY &amp; STYLING AWARD FINALISTS<\/h3>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<h4>Food Photography \u2013 Commercial<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Big and Bubbly Focaccia<\/em> \u2014 King Arthur Baking Company; Rick Holbrook<\/li>\n<li><em>Peelz Citrus Cocktail<\/em> \u2014 Peelz Website; Freshmade Studio; Carina Giacomelli; Ali Redmond<\/li>\n<li><em>Peelz Poolside Snack<\/em> \u2014 Peelz Website; Freshmade Studio; Carina Giacomelli; Ali Redmond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Food Photography \u2013 Editorial<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pie<\/em> \u2014 <em>Better Homes and Gardens<\/em>; Kelsey Hansen<\/li>\n<li><em>Altar<\/em> \u2014 <em>Food &amp; Wine<\/em>; Greg DuPree<\/li>\n<li><em>Still Life with Goblet<\/em> \u2014 <em>History Eats<\/em>; Laura Scherb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Food Styling in Photography \u2013 Commercial<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bake It Easy: Summer<\/em> \u2014 King Arthur Baking Company; Kaitlin Wayne<\/li>\n<li><em>Caraway Lobster Boil<\/em> \u2014 Caraway; Tiffany Schleigh<\/li>\n<li><em>Tiny Tinis<\/em> \u2014 Campari Academy Instagram; Emily Arden Wells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Food Styling in Photography \u2013 Editorial<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cracked Dungeness Crab with Garlic Sea Salt and Aleppo Pepper<\/em> \u2014 <em>The California Farm Table Cookbook<\/em>; Lori Rice<\/li>\n<li><em>F&amp;W June 2024 Cover \u2013 Salmon<\/em> \u2014 <em>Food &amp; Wine<\/em>; Chelsea Zimmer<\/li>\n<li><em>Pumpkin Trifle<\/em> \u2014 <em>EatingWell<\/em>; Jennifer Wendorf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2025 Food Writing Awards<\/h2>\n<p><em>Awards Chair:<\/em> Jenny Dorsey, chef, author, researcher (Studio ATAO; Fulbright-National Geographic Explorer). Honors exemplary food writing published in print or online across eight categories.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/iacp-2025-award-finalists-announced\/peanut-butter-and-jelly-cookies_botw_2025_marquee_h_0029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?fit=900%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"peanut butter and jelly cookies botw 2025 marquee h 0029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?fit=788%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-53598\" title=\"peanut butter and jelly cookies botw 2025 marquee h 0029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?resize=768%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"peanut butter and jelly cookies botw 2025 marquee h 0029\" width=\"768\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?resize=600%2C267&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Cookies_BOTW_2025_Marquee_H_0029.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>THE 2025 FOOD WRITING AWARD FINALISTS<\/h3>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<h4>Recipe-Focused Column<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Heritage Cooking<\/em> \u2014 <em>EatingWell<\/em>; Kiki Aranita, Grace Hwang Lynch, Leila Najafi<\/li>\n<li><em>One Ingredient: Ricotta<\/em> \u2014 <em>Edible Boston<\/em>; Claudia Catalano<\/li>\n<li><em>The Welcome Table<\/em> \u2014 <em>Southern Living<\/em>; Jessica B. Harris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Culinary Travel Writing With Recipes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBuffalo banh mi and blue corn cookies: sharing a Native American feast in South Dakota\u201d \u2014 <em>National Geographic Traveller<\/em>; Zoey Goto<\/li>\n<li>\u201cItalians Really Do Eat Spaghetti and Meatballs\u201d \u2014 <em>Christopher Kimball\u2019s Milk Street Magazine<\/em>; J.M. Hirsch<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSearching for Sopa de Chipil\u00edn\u201d \u2014 <em>SAVEUR<\/em>; Scarlett Lindeman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Culinary Travel Writing Without Recipes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHis Taquer\u00eda Is Almost At The North Pole, But He Gets His Tortillas From L.A.\u201d \u2014 <em>L.A. Taco<\/em>; Jennifer Fergesen<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInside the Arctic Circle\u2019s thriving dinner party scene\u201d \u2014 <em>Financial Times<\/em>; Jennifer Fergesen<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPho-town Philly\u201d \u2014 <em>Secret Menu<\/em>; Adam Erace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Narrative Beverage Writing<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHow Celebrity Tequilas are Changing the Very Nature of Tequila\u201d \u2014 <em>The Washington Post<\/em>; Carrie Allan<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPraying Before Eating \u2013 From \u2018Libations\u2019 to \u2018Pouring One Out,\u2019 Spilling Drinks Connects Souls Across Centuries and Continents\u201d \u2014 <em>Good Beer Hunting<\/em>; Yolanda Evans<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Philadelphia Tea Party\u201d \u2014 <em>Philadelphia Magazine<\/em>; Bradford Pearson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Narrative Food Writing With Recipes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cItalians Really Do Eat Spaghetti and Meatballs\u201d \u2014 <em>Christopher Kimball\u2019s Milk Street Magazine<\/em>; J.M. Hirsch<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPass the Potlikker\u201d \u2014 <em>Southern Living<\/em>; Jessica B. Harris<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Warmth of Black Traditions Around the Thanksgiving Table\u201d \u2014 <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>; Danielle Dorsey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Narrative Food Writing Without Recipes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAn Artisan Bakery in Buffalo Reimagines Wonder Bread\u201d \u2014 <em>Civil Eats<\/em>; Adam Reiner<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrief, Solidarity, and Molokhia\u201d \u2014 <em>Eater Chicago<\/em>; Nylah Iqbal Muhammad<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Food That Makes You Gay\u201d \u2014 <em>Eater<\/em>; Jaya Saxena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Personal Essays \/ Memoir Writing<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA Cuisine Under Siege\u201d \u2014 <em>SAVEUR<\/em>; Laila El-Haddad<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAn Indigenous Woman\u2019s Journey to Decolonize Her Diet\u201d \u2014 <em>Experience Life<\/em>; Kate Nelson<\/li>\n<li>\u201cField Notes From a Disabled Mushroom Forager\u201d \u2014 <em>TASTE<\/em>; Sumera Subzwari<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMartha Stewart\u2019s \u2018Entertaining\u2019 Let Me Party Like It Was 1982\u201d \u2014 <em>Eater<\/em>; Jaya Saxena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Restaurant Criticism \/ Reviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Dining<\/em> \u2014 <em>The Washington Post<\/em>; Tom Sietsema<\/li>\n<li><em>The Food Section<\/em> \u2014 <em>Jacksonville Today<\/em>; Hanna Raskin<\/li>\n<li><em>Restaurant Reviews<\/em> \u2014 <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>; Bill Addison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2025 Special Recognition Awards<\/h2>\n<p>These honors spotlight food industry leaders shaping the culinary world. Recipients are nominated by both members and non-members, and selected by the IACP Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trailblazer Award:<\/strong> Fany Gerson; Ayesha Nurdjaja<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Achievement Award:<\/strong> Pati Jinich; Rux Martin; Susan Magrino<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The recipients for the Toni Tipton-Martin Award and Member of the Year will be announced at the IACP Awards &amp; Summit<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Event Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Awards &amp; Summit Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, November 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Venue at City Harvest, 171 53rd St, Brooklyn, NY<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Updated:<\/strong> <a href=\"#\">IACP Newsletter<\/a> \u00b7 Follow on <a href=\"#\">Instagram<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#\">Facebook<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#\">Threads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hashtag:<\/strong> #IACPawards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About IACP<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)<\/strong> promotes excellence in the culinary world through its diverse, innovative, and leadership-driven programs. 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