About IACP Awards
The IACP Cookbook Awards annually celebrate the year's most outstanding food and beverage publications. The awards program (originally called Tastemaker's) was created to encourage and promote quality and creativity in cookbook writing and publishing and to expand awareness of culinary literature. The IACP Cookbook Awards have become the industry's most coveted acknowledgement of excellence in the cookbook publishing world.

The Bert Greene Awards are presented annually by the International Association of Culinary Professionals to recognize excellence in food journalism. Any food writer or journalist (not just IACP members) may submit entries in one of four categories, newspaper, Internet, essay or magazine.

The IACP Awards of Excellence honor IACP members who are experts and leaders in their field.
Best of NOLA Food Writing Award
A special one-time Best of NOLA Food Writing. All forms of journalistic writing (Internet, essay, magazine and newspaper) will be accepted into this single category. Any food-related article, column or essay pertaining to the Louisiana area impacted by Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans and the surrounding area) published between June 2007 and the December 2008 submission deadline will be eligible. Click here for more details about this award.

