In case you aren’t aware, winning a James Beard Award is a big deal in the food world. Think of it like what the Oscars means to film, only for food. And so when the awards are announced, you pay attention.
Folks, the 2017 awards are out ― and it’s a great list. The awards not only honor the top chefs and restaurants in our country, but the best food books, too ― we’re talking cookbooks and nonfiction books. This year’s award-winning book list is impressive and included some cookbooks about which we’ve already waxed poetic.
Since we should all be buying cookbooks in 2017, here’s the list ― it’s a great place to start.
1
Dorie's Cookies
Amazon
2
Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
Amazon
3
The Oxford Companion to Cheese
Amazon
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4
Taste & Technique
Amazon
5
Classic Koffman
Amazon
6
Milk Made
Amazon
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7
Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan
Amazon
8
Eat in My Kitchen: To Cook, to Bake, to Eat, and to Treat
Amazon
9
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
Amazon
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10
You Have It Made: Delicious, Healthy, Do-Ahead Meals
Amazon
11
The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook
Amazon
12
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes
Amazon
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