
Canadian Culinary Book Awards Winners 2007*Note that all winning titles have been deposited with the Culinary Collection at the University of Guelph. The winners of the Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph's Canadian Culinary Book Awards were announced November 2, 2007, at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Some of Canada's top food professionals, chosen as judges, spent the summer testing recipes and evaluating culinary books from more than 50 entered. The winners are: English-Language Culinary Books
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Canadians at Table: Food, Fellowship, and Folklore: A Culinary History of Canada Canadians at Table is an introduction to the diverse culinary history of Canada. From the self-sufficient First Nations and early settlers to the convenience foods of today, Canadians at Table gives us an overview of one of the most unique and fascinating food histories in the world and how it continues to change. |
![]() by Dorothy Duncan (Dundurn Press, Toronto) |
Silver :
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Hearth and Home: Women and the Art of Open Hearth Cooking A hearth or fireplace was an essential first fixture in Canadian homes and its warmth sustained the family in many ways. This book tells the story of the women who worked back-breaking hours tending the fire and using its energy with skill and resourceful creativity. This book will appeal to anyone who has puzzled over the now unusual kitchen tools once common in 19th-century homes. |
![]() by Fiona Lucas (James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, Toronto) |
Cookbook Category:
Gold :
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Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine The Lineups are legendary at Vij's restaurant in Vancouver, where genial proprietor Vikram Vij and his wife, Meeru, use local ingredients and original ideas to create exciting takes on the cuisines of India. Vegetarian selections abound, and there is also a selection of side dishes and accompaniments such as rice pilafs, chapattis and chutneys. Each recipe is also accompanied by a suggested wine pairing. |
![]() by Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala (Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., Vancouver) |
Silver:
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Lucy’s Kitchen: Signature Recipes and Culinary Secrets Based on the questions her Globe readers ask, Lucy started to realize that there was an entire generation of food-savvy people out there who hadn’t learned to cook the same way their mothers had. In the casual yet elegant style she’s known for, Lucy applies her incredible teaching skills to showing us how easy it is to create fantastic meals, whether for a simple evening for two or a night of entertaining a crowd. |
![]() by Lucy Waverman (Random House Canada, Toronto) |
Special Interest Food and Beverage Book:
(for books about food; non-cookbooks)
Gold:
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Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World’s Most Seductive Sweet Behind chocolate’s sweet image is a long history of exploitation. Carol Off shows that, with the complicity of Western governments and corporations, unethical practices continue to thrive. Bitter Chocolate is a social history, a passionate investigative account and an eye-opening exposé of the workings of a multi-billion dollar industry that has institutionalized misery as it served our pleasures. |
![]() by Carol Off (Random House Canada, Toronto) |
Silver:
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Red, White, and Drunk All Over: a Wine Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass Natalie takes a job as undercover sommelier at a five-star French restaurant, spends a day helping customers in a high-end New York wine shop, and, back home, invites friends over for a casual wine tasting. Along the way she teaches us–painlessly and often hilariously–how to face a telephone directory-sized wine list without fear and what questions to ask to get exactly the wine you are looking for. |
![]() by Natalie Maclean (Doubleday Canada, Toronto) |
Canadian Food Culture Category:
(for books that best illustrate Canada's rich culinary heritage and food culture)
Gold:
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Au Pied de Cochon:L'Album Le Pied de Cochon montréalais est ouvert depuis 2001. En quelques années, le réputé restaurant a accumulé nombre de distinctions et critiques élogieuses. Inspiré par la tradition de la brasserie québécoise, le chef Martin Picard s'efforce d'y server des produits de haute qualité dans une atmosphère conviviale et festive. Plus qu'un livre de recettes, L'Album est le récit d'une aventure culinaire et un homage aux artisans de la gastronomie. |
![]() by Martin Picard (Restaurant Au Pied De Cochon, Montreal) |
Cookbook Category:
Gold :
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Á table en famille: recettes et stratégies pour relever le défi Un livre coloré et attrayant pour les parents avec enfants et… horaire chargé. Manque de temps, conflits d'horaire, les familles d'aujourd'hui ont du mal à se réunir chaque jour, à heure fixe, autour d'une table pour manger un repas sain et équilibré dans une atmosphère détendue. |
![]() ![]() by Marie Breton and Isabelle Emond (Flammarion Québec, Montreal) |
Silver:
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Nutrition gourmande: propos et recettes Propos et recettes, marie de manière saine et savoureuse les préoccupations d’une diététiste, Isabelle Huot, à celles d’un chef, Thierry Daraize. Si l’une est veille à ce que le lecteur mange bien, l’autre veille à ce que ce soit bon. |
![]() by Isabelle Huot and Thierry Daraize (Les éditions Publistar, Outremont, Quebec) |
Special Interest Food and Beverage Book Category:
(sponsored by Chicken Farmers of Canada)
Gold:
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Couleur champagne Ce livre est né d’une passion commune : le champagne. Chrystine Brouillet, en joyeuse épicurienne, et Guénaël Revel, en sommelier reconnu, nous convient à visiter de prestigieuses maisons champenoises pour découvrir ce vin raffiné et festif. Et pour que le champagne trouve plus souvent sa place sur notre table, des recettes et des suggestions d’harmonisation avec les cuvées répertoriées |
by Chrystine Brouillet and Guénaël Revel (Flammarion Québec, Montreal) |
Silver:
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Cuisiner avec les aliments contre le cancer Dans Cuisiner auec les aliments contre le cancer, les auteurs font état des dernières découvertes en matière d’alimentation et de cancer. Les lecteurs y découviront d’autres aliments aux composés phytochimiques anticancéreux, ainse que de nouvelles données sur l’impact de l’inflammation et de l’obésité dans le développement du cancer. |
![]() by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras (éditions du Trécarré, Outremont, Quebec) |
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