The 2025 James Beard Foundation Book Award
Make space in your kitchen for the winners and nominees of the prestigious 2025 James Beard Foundation Book Awards. Here are some of our favorites, including Carolina Gelen’s crowd-pleasing comfort food in Pass the Plate, Nicola Lamb’s science-based guide to baking in Sift: The Elements of Great Baking, and Richard Hart’s intuitive sourdough techniques in Richard Hart Bread. *Note: McAtlas, The Turkey Book, and Eleven Madison Park: The Plant-Based Chapter are unavailable.
38 books

Winner – General

Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook
Carolina GelenHardcover, 2024
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Baking and Desserts


Sift: The Elements of Great Baking
Nicola LambHardcover, 2024
$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Bread

Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking
Richard HartHardcover, 2024
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Beverage with Recipes

The Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar
Jim MeehanBookbook - Detail Unspecified, 2024
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Beverage without Recipes

Sake: The Art and Craft of Japan's National Drink
Yoshiko Ueno-MüllerHardcover, 2024
$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Winner – Food Issues and Advocacy

Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch
Andrea FreemanHardcover, 2024
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – International

The Balkan Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of the Balkans
Irina JanakievskaHardcover, 2024
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Literary Writing
Michael Pollan

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves
Nicola Twilley
Hardcover, 2024
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Professional and Restaurant

Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country
Rogelio GarciaHardcover, 2024
$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winner – Single Subject

Jang: The Soul of Korean Cooking (More Than 60 Recipes Featuring Gochujang, Doenjang, and Ganjang)
Mingoo KangHardcover, 2024
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book