Taste Canada has announced the 2024 shortlists for its 10 culinary writing awards.

The annual awards, now in their 27th year, celebrate Canadian cookbooks with gold and silver winners in five English- and five French-language categories. This year, 73 cookbooks were submitted for consideration, with 44 of those titles making the shortlists.

The gold and silver winners will be announced at an event in Toronto in October.

The shortlisted titles are:

Culinary Narratives

• Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas by Karen Pinchin (Knopf Canada)
• Kitchen Bliss by Laura Calder (Simon & Schuster Canada)
• The Matryoshka Memoirs: A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, the Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance by Sasha Colby (ECW Press)
• Where We Ate: A Field Guide to Canada’s Restaurants, Past and Present by Gabby Peyton (Appetite by Random House)
• Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much by Natalie MacLean (Dundurn Press)

General Cookbooks

• Cake & Loaf Gatherings: Sweet and Savoury Recipes to Celebrate Every Occasion by Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham (Penguin Canada)
• Dad in the Kitchen: Over 100 Delicious Family Recipes You’ll Love to Make and They’ll Love to Eat by Cory Vitiello and Chris Johns (Appetite by Random House)
• Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts: Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made with Love by Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer (Penguin Canada)
• In Mary’s Kitchen: Stress-Free Recipes for Every Home Cook by Mary Berg (Appetite by Random House)
• Salad Pizza Wine: And Many More Good Things from Elena by Janice Tiefenbach, Stephanie Mercier Voyer, Ryan Gray, and Marley Sniatowsky (Appetite by Random House)

Regional/Cultural Cookbooks

• Eat Alberta First: A Year of Local Recipes from Where the Prairies Meet the Mountains by Karen Anderson (TouchWood Editions)
• Flavour with Benefits: Sicily & Calabria by Cathy Connally and Charley Best (Collesano Publishing)
• My Thali: A Simple Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal with Anne DesBrisay (Figure 1 Publishing)
• Okanagan Eats: Signature Chefs’ Recipes from British Columbia’s Wine Valleys by Dawn Postnikoff and Joanne Sasvari (Figure 1 Publishing)
• Sabai: 100 Simple Thai Recipes for Any Day of the Week by Pailin Chongchitnant (Appetite by Random House)

Single-Subject Cookbooks

• A Generous Meal: Modern Recipes for Dinner by Christine Flynn (Penguin Canada)
• Anna Olson’s Baking Wisdom: The Complete Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make You a Better Baker (with 150+ Recipes) by Anna Olson (Appetite by Random House)
• BReD: Sourdough Loaves, Small Breads, and Other Plant-Based Baking by Ed Tatton with Natasha Tatton (Penguin Canada)
• Farmhouse Vegetables: A Vegetable-Forward Cookbook by Michael Smith (Penguin Canada)
• Let’s Eat: Recipes for Kids Who Cook by DL Acken and Aurelia Louvet (TouchWood Editions)

Health or Special Diet Cookbooks

• Craving Vegan: 101 Recipes to Satisfy Your Appetite the Plant-Based Way by Sam Turnbull  (Appetite by Random House)
• Everyday Mediterranean: A Complete Guide to the Mediterranean Diet with 90+ Simple, Nourishing Recipes by Vanessa Perrone (Appetite by Random House)
• Histamine Haven: The Essential Guide and Cookbook to Histamine and Mast Cell Activation by Tracey Reed and Luka Symons (Archway Publishing)
• Super Tonics: 75 Adaptogen-Packed Recipes for Sleep, Beauty, and Wellness by Meredith Youngson (Appetite by Random House)
• The Vegan Bridge: Expanding Plant-Based Cuisine by Romain Avril and Richelle Tablang (Whitecap Books)

Shortlisted books in the French-language categories can be found on Taste Canada’s website.