Penguin Random House: Winners of the 2021 IACP Awards

The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced the winners of its prestigious IACP Awards, which recognize the very best Cookbooks, Digital Media, Food Photography & Styling, and Food Writing of the Year, at the 43rd annual IACP conference, held on Saturday, October 23, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Among the winners were multiple Penguin Random House books, authors, and editors, from Ten Speed Press, Clarkson Potter, Penguin Canada, America’s Test Kitchen (a PRHPS client publisher), as well as Punch and Taste, our publisher-agnostic digital magazines. Ten Speed Press and Clarkson Potter continued to lead the industry with the most award wins of any publisher. Congratulations to all of our prize-winning publishers, authors, and editors, with a special shout out to Clarkson Potter VP & Editor-in-Chief Francis Lam, who won an award for his American Public Media radio show, The Splendid Table.

COOKBOOK AWARDS

General

MEAT ILLUSTRATED: A Foolproof Guide to Understanding and Cooking with Cuts of All Kinds by America’s Test Kitchen (America’s Test Kitchen, a PRHPS client publisher)

Health & Nutrition

THE COMPLETE PLANT-BASED COOKBOOK: 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat by America’s Test Kitchen (America’s Test Kitchen, a PRHPS client publisher)

The ICAP Julia Child First Book Award

DESSERT PERSON: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz (Clarkson Potter)

Baking Sweet & Savory, Confections & Desserts

SNACKING CAKES: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy Arefi (Clarkson Potter)

Children, Youth & Family

HOW TO COOK: Building Blocks and 100 Simple Recipes for a Lifetime of Meals by Hugh Acheson (Clarkson Potter)

International

KIIN: Recipes and Stories from Northern Thailand by Nuit Regular (Penguin Canada)

Culinary Travel

CHAAT: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India by Maneet Chauhan and Jody Eddy (Clarkson Potter)

Single Subject

FOOLPROOF FISH: Modern Recipes for Everyone, Everywhere by America’s Test Kitchen (America’s Test Kitchen, a PRHPS client publisher)

Food Photography & Styling

FALASTIN by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley (Ten Speed Press)

Wine, Beer & Spirits

SPIRITS OF LATIN AMERICA: A Celebration of Culture & Cocktails, with 100 Recipes from Leyenda & Beyond by Ivy Mix (Ten Speed Press)

DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS

Radio Show

The Splendid Table with Francis Lam (Clarkson Potter)

Corporate Online Video Series

Food52 / Sweet Heat with Rick Martinez by Rick Martinez (Food 52 series, Ten Speed Press) | (Mi Cocina by Rick Martinez, Clarkson Potter)

Podcast Series

Proof with Bridget Lancaster and Kaitlin Keleher (America’s Test Kitchen, a PRHPS client publisher)

Culinary Television Series

Food52 / Sweet Heat with Rick Martinez by Rick Martinez (Food 52 series, Ten Speed Press) | (Mi Cocina by Rick Martinez, Clarkson Potter)

FOOD WRITING AWARDS

Recipe-Focused Column

“Know Your Chicken” by Cathy Erway, TASTE

Narrative Beverage Writing Without Recipes

“Montana’s Great Lost Barman” by Robert Simonson, PUNCH

Narrative Food Writing With Recipes

“The Secret Society of Marmalade Makers” by Leslie Pariseau, TASTE