Previous Nominees - James Beard Book Awards

Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome [A Cookbook]

Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes from My Three Favorite Food Groups and Then Some

Tartine Book No. 3: Modern Ancient Classic Whole

Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking

Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl

River Cottage Veg: 200 Inspired Vegetable Recipes

A Modern Way to Eat: 200+ Satisfying Vegetarian Recipes (That Will Make You Feel Amazing)

Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking

One Good Dish

The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets

Cook for Your Life: Delicious, Nourishing Recipes for Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment

Rene Redzepi: A Work in Progress

A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure and Discovery on the Road

V Is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes Techniques for Home Cooks -- From Artichokes to Zucchini

Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking

Fish: 54 Seafood Feasts

Tacos: Recipes and Provocations!

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks

Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate: A Cookbook

Vegetarian India: A Journey Through the Best of Indian Home Cooking: A Cookbook

Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time

Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way