Bryant Terry

About Bryant Terry

bryant terry is a multidisciplinary artist, James Beard Award-winning chef, author of six…

Experience

1. Author

   Ten Speed Press

   Sep 2012 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   terry’s achievements in the publishing world include authoring five highly acclaimed cookbooks, editing and curating an anthology, Black Food, and serving as the editor of The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025 (forthcoming). His work has earned him prestigious honors, including a James Beard Award, an NAACP Image Award, and an Art of Eating Prize. Black Food, received widespread praise and was hailed as the most critically acclaimed American cookbook of 2021. It secured spots on numerous esteemed lists, such as those by The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Food52, and Glamour. Black Food was honored with the Art of Eating Prize, awarded to the best book about food each year.Another notable work by bryant is Vegetable Kingdom, published in February 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim, earning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, receiving James Beard and IACP award nominations, and being named one of the best cookbooks of all time by Food & Wine Magazine in 2024. terry’s Afro-Vegan was celebrated as one of the best vegetarian cookbooks of all time by Bon Appétit.

Education

• Xavier University of Louisiana

  BA, English, French, Political Science

  1994 — 1997

• New York University

  MA, History

  1997 — 2000

• University of California, Berkeley

  Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Art Practice