TORONTO — Canada’s cookbook authors were fêted at a gala evening at the Arcadian Court to highlight the year’s best collection of recipes and food writing.
The Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada last night presented 22 winners with a Gold or Silver Award from a field of 148 submissions (96 books and 52 food blogs). The Shortlist was announced in September. The Gala is a one-of-a-kind gastronomic event with a Red Carpet and more than a dozen food stations presented by Toronto’s most celebrated chefs. CBC radio personality and former host of the top-rated show, Fresh Air, Mary Ito, served as host of this year’s event at the Arcadian Court in Toronto.
Taste Canada Awards also named this year’s Hall of Fame Award inductees sponsored by The Culinary Historians of Canada. Honoured were Julian Armstrong, an award-winning food journalist and author and James Barber (posthumous), a food writer and television personality who authored 12 cookbooks.
Taste Canada presented awards in the following categories: General Cookbooks / Livres de Cuisine Générale; Single-Subject Cookbooks / Livres de Cuisine Sujet Unique; Regional/Cultural Cookbooks / Livres de Cuisine Régionale et Culturelle; Culinary Narratives / Les Narrations Culinaires; Health and Special Diet Cookbooks / Santé et Diète Particulière; Food Blogs / Blogue Culinaire. This year’s winners of the English cookbooks included:
Culinary Narratives
GOLD
Mechefske, Lindy. Sir John’s Table: The Culinary Life and Times of Canada’s First Prime Minister. Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton
SILVER
Alford, Jeffrey. Chicken in the Mango Tree: Food and Life in a Thai-Khmer Village. Douglas & McIntyre, Madeira Park
General Cookbooks
GOLD
Canadian Living Test Kitchen. Canadian Living: The Ultimate Cookbook. Les Éditions de l’Homme, Montréal
SILVER
O’Brady, Tara. Seven Spoons: My Favorite Recipes for Any and Every Day. Appetite by Random House, Vancouver
Regional/Cultural Cookbooks
GOLD
Musgrave, Susan. A Taste of Haida Gwaii: Food Gathering and Feasting at the Edge of the World. Whitecap Books, Vancouver
SILVER
Nimji, Noorbanu and Karen Anderson. A Spicy Touch: Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen. A Spicy Touch Publishing (Canada) Inc., Calgary
Single-Subject Cookbooks
GOLD
Mundy, Jane. The Ocean Wise Cookbook 2: More Seafood Recipes That Are Good for the Planet. Whitecap Books, Vancouver
SILVER
Walsh, Victoria and Scott McCallum. A Field Guide to Canadian Cocktails. Appetite by Random House, Vancouver
Health and Special Diet Cookbooks
GOLD
Telpner, Meghan. The UnDiet Cookbook: 130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome Life. Appetite by Random House, Vancouver
SILVER
Eustace, Mary Jo. Scared Wheatless: Delicious Gluten-Free Recipes That Won’t Make You Lose Your Mind. Whitecap Books, Vancouver
Food Blog
GOLD
In Pursuit of More, Shira McDermott
inpursuitofmore.com
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Les Narrations Culinaires
GOLD
Chartier, François. L’essential de Chartier. Les Éditions de Presse, Montréal
SILVER
Dô, Sylvie. L’Épicerie : Le plaisir de faire les bons choix. Les Éditions Caractère, Montréal
Livres de Cuisine Générale
GOLD
Robitaille, Josée. C’est l’hiver! Les éditions de la Carotte blanche, Montréal
SILVER
Coup de Pouce, St-Germain, Claudine. Cuisiner pour une semaine, un mois, un an. Les Éditions de l’Homme, Montréal
Livres de Cuisine Régionale et Culturelle
GOLD
Loureiro, Helena. La cuisine d’Helena : 80 recettes portugaises pour ensoleiller votre table. Les Éditions de l’Homme, Montréal
SILVER
Di Domenico, Maria. Fine cuisine italienne des Abruzzes. Les Éditions Glénat Québec, Montréal
Livres de Cuisine Sujet Unique
GOLD
Vézina, Daniel. La cuisine réfléchie : Bien manger sans gaspiller. Les Éditions La Presse, Montréal
SILVER
Ricardo. Mon premier livre de recettes. Les Éditions La Presse, Montréal
Santé et Diète Particulière
GOLD
Côté, Stéphanie et Philippe Grand. Nutrition Sportive : 21 jours de menus. Modus Vivendi, Montréal
SILVER
Michaud, Eliane. Naturellement sucré : 100 desserts à base de sucres naturels. Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur, Laval
Blogue Culinaire
GOLD
The Green Life, Sophie Bourdon
