The 20th annual Taste Canada Awards, honouring the best food writing in the country in seven English- and five French-language categories, were presented at an event in Toronto on Oct. 30.

This year’s winners in English include renowned, long-time cookbook author Naomi Duguid and popular Oh She Glows food blogger Angela Liddon, who won for both her special diet blog and her second cookbook:

Culinary Narratives

• Gold – Jennifer Cockrall-King, Food Artisans of the Okanagan (TouchWood Editions)
• Silver – Frankie Flowers, Food to Grow: A Simple, No-Fail Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs (HarperCollins)

General Cookbooks

• Gold – James Walt, Araxi: Roots to Shoots, Farm-Fresh Recipes (Figure 1 Publishing)
• Silver – Jim Sutherland, Earls The Cookbook: Eat a Little, Eat a Lot. 110 of Your Favourite Recipes (Appetite by Random House)

Regional/Cultural Cookbooks

• Gold – Naomi Duguid, Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan (Artisan/Thomas Allen & Son)
• Silver – Pailin Chongchitnant, Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home (Appetite)

Single-Subject Cookbooks

• Gold – Daphna Rabinovitch, The Baker in Me (Whitecap Books)
• Silver – Anna Olson, Bake with Anna Olson: More than 125 Simple, Scrumptious and Sensational Recipes to Make You a Better Baker (Appetite)

Health and Special Diet Cookbooks

• Gold – Angela Liddon, Oh She Glows Every Day: Quick and Simply Satisfying Plant-Based Recipes (Penguin Canada)
• Silver – Nettie Cronish and Cara Rosenbloom, Nourish: Whole Food Recipes (Whitecap)

Food Blogs: General

• Gold – Diversivore, www.diversivore.com
• Silver – Kitchen Heals Soul, www.kitchenhealssoul.com

Food Blogs: Health and Special Diet

• Gold – Oh She Glows, www.ohsheglows.com
• Silver – A Dash of Compassion, www.adashofcompassion.com/