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• Sift

  the Elements of Great Baking

  Lamb, Nicola,

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  Baking and Desserts winner: An essential guide to baking that takes away the fear of baking failure by combining easy-to-follow, science-based advice with 100 reliable and delicious recipes for both novices and more experienced bakers--from a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pass the Plate

  100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes

  Gelen, Carolina,

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  General winner: Interweaving heartwarming family stories throughout, the highly popular blogger and viral food influencer with millions of online followers shares 100 soulful recipes rooted in the resourcefulness of her Romanian upbringing that are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Richard Hart Bread

  Intuitive Sourdough Baking

  Hart, Richard (Writer on cooking),

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  Bread winner: A comprehensive guide to the craft of baking bread, featuring more than 60 recipes filled with all the expertise and experience of the founder of Copenhagen’s Hart Bageri and former head baker at San Francisco’s Tartine.

• Our South

  Black Food Through My Lens : Backcountry, Lowlands, Midlands, Lowcountry, Homeland

  Shanti, Ashleigh,

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  U.S. Foodways winner: Our South takes readers on a mouthwatering journey through Appalachia and beyond, revealing the depth and diversity of Southern cooking through the eyes of a rising culinary star.

• Bodega Bakes

  Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store

  Velez, Paola,

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  Emerging Voice winner: Perfect for anyone who wants to create colorful, Instagram-worthy desserts in their own kitchens, Bodega Bakes transforms cherished Dominican snacks and New York bodega finds into irresistible baking recipes for home cooks of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruin Their Crops on the Ground

  the Politics of Food in the United States, From the Trail of Tears to School Lunch

  Freeman, Andrea (Associate Professor of Law),

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  Food Issues and Advocacy winner: Based on 15 years of research to argue American food law and policy have historically been used to create and maintain racial and cultural inequality, the author, who pioneered the term “food oppression,” shows how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frostbite

  How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

  Twilley, Nicola,

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  Literary Writing winner: An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mastering the Art of Plant-based Cooking

  Vegan Recipes, Tips, and Techniques

  Yonan, Joe,

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  Vegetable Focused Cooking winner: Collecting dishes and wisdom from centuries of plant-based eating, an award-winning food editor and writer, treating vegan food as its own cuisine, provides more than 300 delicious recipes that deliver new ideas for…Read moreRead more of this annotation