The Taste Canada annual awards for culinary writing in both English and French were announced 0n Oct. 21.

Awards gold and silver winners in five English- and five French-language categories for cookbooks. Shortlists were announced in June. Penguin Random House Canada imprints dominated the English awards.

The winning titles are:

Culinary Narratives

• Gold: Where We Ate: A Field Guide to Canada’s Restaurants, Past and Present by Gabby Peyton (Appetite by Random House/Penguin Random House Canada)
• Silver: Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas by Karen Pinchin (Knopf Canada/PRHC)

General Cookbooks

• Gold: In Mary’s Kitchen: Stress-Free Recipes for Every Home Cook by Mary Berg (Appetite by Random House/PRHC)
• Silver: Cake & Loaf Gatherings: Sweet and Savoury Recipes to Celebrate Every Occasion by Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham (Penguin Canada/PRHC)

Regional/Cultural Cookbooks

• Gold: My Thali: A Simple Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal with Anne DesBrisay (Figure 1 Publishing)
• Silver: Eat Alberta First: A Year of Local Recipes from Where the Prairies Meet the Mountains by Karen Anderson (TouchWood Editions/Heritage House)

Single-Subject Cookbooks

• Gold: 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/PRHC)
• Silver: A Generous Meal: Modern Recipes for Dinner by Christine Flynn (Penguin Canada/PRHC)

Health or Special Diet Cookbooks

• Gold: Craving Vegan: 101 Recipes to Satisfy Your Appetite the Plant-Based Way by Sam Turnbull (Appetite by Random House/PRHC)
• Silver: Super Tonics: 75 Adaptogen-Packed Recipes for Sleep, Beauty, and Wellness by Meredith Youngson (Appetite by Random House/PRHC)

• Gold: Hooké: Aventures et cuisine sauvage by Fred Campbell with Jean-Philippe Leclerc (KO Éditions)
• Silver: Comment faire ses conserves sans empoisonner sa famille by Anne-Marie Desbiens (Les Éditions La Presse)

• Gold: Ma cuisine by Hélène Laurendeau (Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur)
• Silver: Dom Cooks, Des recettes simples pour célébrer chaque moment by Dominic Lamirande (Les Éditions de l’Homme)

• Gold: Bottega, Nos recettes et traditions familiales by Giovanna Covone (Les Éditions de l’Homme)

Livres de cuisine sujet unique

• Gold: Le Pain de Christina. 60 recettes infaillibles by Christina Blais (Les Éditions Cardinal)
• Silver: Complètement Banane: Pour enfin passer tes vieilles bananes by Hubert Cormier (Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur)

Livres de cuisine santé ou d’alimentation particulière

• Gold: À go, on mange slow: Recettes de saison inspirées des pays scandinaves by Madeleine Arcand et Maxime Morin (Les Éditions de l’Homme)
• Silver: Jean-Philippe autour du monde. 100 recettes véganes pour voyager by Jean-Philippe Cyr (Les Éditions Cardinal)