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Canadian Culinary Book Awards Winners 2008

*Note that all winning titles have been deposited with the Culinary Collection at the University of Guelph.

en français

The winners of the Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph's Canadian Culinary Book Awards were announced November 7, 2008, at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. 

Some of Canada’s top food professionals spent their summer at their stoves testing recipes and evaluating culinary books from more than 50 entrants and now Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph are proud to announce the winners of the 11th annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards.

English-Language Culinary Books

Canadian Food Culture Category:

(for books that best illustrate Canada's rich culinary heritage and food culture)


Gold:

'A Year at Les Fougeres' book cover

A year at Les Fougères

A Year at Les Fougères is a diary cookbook chronicling the passage of a year as it unfolds at Les Fougères, a country restaurant in Chelsea, Québec, started 15 years ago by Charlie and Jennifer Part. The cookbook is also a collection of observations on nature and the rhythm of the seasons.

Charles Part and Jennifer Warren-Part
by Charles Part and Jennifer Warren-Part (Chelsea Books, Chelsea, Quebec)

Silver:

'Menus from an Orchard Table' book cover

Menus from an orchard table: celebrating the food and wine of the Okanagan

Fresh from the Okanagan Valley comes Menus for an Orchard Table, a collection of outstanding recipes using seasonal and local food. Author Heidi Noble of Joie Wines and Farm Cooking School also includes essays on Okanagan wine country cuisine.

Heidi Noble
by Heidi Noble (Whitecap Books Ltd., North Vancouver)

 

Cookbook Category:

Gold :

'Fresh: seasonal recipes made with local foods' book cover

Fresh: seasonal recipes made with local foods

Restaurateur John Bishop is justifiably renowned for his insistence on organically grown, locally-sourced produce and sustainable seafood. The menus and recipes in Fresh reflect the seasons and the local bounty. Fresh is an exquisite homage to local, sustainable food and the committed growers who raise it.

John Bishop
by John Bishop and Dennis Green (Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver)

Silver:

'Dish Entertains: everyday simple to special occasions' book cover

Dish entertains: everyday simple to special occasions

What’s Trish Magwood’s dish way to entertain? Magwood has defined her own stylish, confident and sooo easy brand of entertaining. Dish Entertains is exactly the book needed by time-starved cooks and chefs who want both innovative and classic entertaining recipes.

Trish Magwood
by Trish Magwood (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., Toronto)

 

Special Interest Food and Beverage Book:

(for books about food; non-cookbooks)

Gold:

'Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health...and don't forget the chocolate!' book cover

Ultimate foods for ultimate health . . . and don’t forget the chocolate!

Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health is a book about disease-fighting powerhouse foods. The authors include nutrition packed and fabulous recipes. Their plan is smart and healthy – and filled with delicious choices, including chocolate.

Liz Pearson and Mairlyn Smith
by Liz Pearson and Mairlyn Smith (Whitecap Books Ltd., North Vancouver)

Silver:

'The 100-mile Diet: a year of local eating' book cover

The 100-mile diet: a year of local eating

When Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon learned that the average ingredient in a North American meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate, they decided to launch a simple experiment:  For one year, they would consume only food that came from within a 100-mile radius of their Vancouver apartment, and then they wrote about it.

Alisa Smith and J.R. MacKinnon
by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon (Random House Canada, Toronto)

 

French-Language Culinary Books

Cookbook Category:

Gold :

'Stefano Faita, entre cuisine et quincaillerie' book cover

Stefano Faita, entre cuisine et quincaillerie

Spontanée, dynamique, désinvolte, la cuisine de Stefano Faita est à son image. Ses recettes experiment les aspects créatifs et effervescents de sa personnalité, tout en témoignant de son respect pour les habitudes familiales et les coutumes italiennes.

Stefano Faita
by Stefano Faita (Editions du Trécarré -Groupe Librex, Montréal)

Silver:

'Serge Bruyere: ses recettes originales et revisitees' book cover

Serge Bruyère: ses recettes originales et revisitées

Se basant sur les meilleures recettes du livre À table avec Serge Bruyère, depuis longtemps épuisé, 12 chefs d'aujourd'hui réinventent les classiques, mariant tradition et modernité pour le plus grand plaisir de nos papilles.

Anne Desjeardin
by Project Coordinator and Author Anne L. Desjardins, (Les éditions La Presse, Montréal)Title

 

Special Interest Food and Beverage Book Category:

(sponsored by Chicken Farmers of Canada)

Gold:

'La Chimie des Desserts: tout comprendre pour mieux les reussir' book cover

La chimie des desserts: tout comprendre pour mieux les réussir

Christina Blais, professeur en science des aliments, nous explique pourquoi et, surtout, donne les trucs pour réussir les desserts à tout coup et Ricardo propose 60 recettes inédites, délicieuses et infaillibles.

Christina Blais and Ricardo
by Christina Blais and Ricardo (Les éditions La Presse, Montréal)

Silver:

'Les Vins du Nouveau Monde, tome 1' book cover

Les vins du nouveau monde, tome 1

Jacques Orhon brosse ici un tableau précis et rigoureux de ces contrées étonnantes et nous en fait découvrir les régions viticoles, mais aussi les maisons productrices qui proposent les cuvées les plus savoureuses.

Jacques Orhon
by Jacques Orhon (Les éditions de l’Homme, Montréal)

Past winners:

Culinary award winners 2009

Culinary award winners 2008

Culinary award winners 2007

Culinary award winners 2006

Culinary award winners 2005

Culinary award winners 2004

Culinary award winners 2003

Culinary award winners 2002

Culinary award winners 2001

Culinary award winners 2000

Culinary award winners 1999

Culinary award winners 1998