GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS 2001

WINNERS – ENGLISH

COOKBOOKS

SHORTLIST

( ONLY ONE WINNER PER CATEGORY)

ENGLISH – WINNERS

1.- Best Chef Book

- Jacques Pepin’s Complete Techniques, by Jacques Pepin
(Black Dog and Leventhal-USA)

2.-Best Desserts Book

- Sweet Seasons, by Richard Leach (John Wiley-USA)

3.-Best Single Subject

- Amazing Soy, by Dana Jacobi (William Morrow – USA)

4.-Best Seafood and Fish Book

- Rick Stein’s Seafood (BBC Worldwide-UK)

5.-Best Health Book

- Better Baby Food, The Hospital for Sick Children, (Robert Rose, Canada)

6.-Best Children Book

- The Chocolate Lovers, by J.Van Loon, Chantal Stewart, Gabriel Gaté
 (Allen and Unwin-Aaustralia)

7.-Best Innovative Book

-The Elements of Taste, by Gray Kunz and Peter Kaminsky (Little Brown-USA)

8.-Best Recipes Book

- Formulas for Flavour, by John Campbell (Conran Octopus-UK)

9.-Best Foreign Cuisine Book

- The Food of France, by Maria Villegas, Sarah Randell, Lulu Grimes, Kay Halsey,
photography by Chris Jones (Murdoch Books-Australia)

10.-Best Regional/Local Cuisine

- Maggie’s Table, by Maggie Beer (Viking-Australia, Grub Street-UK)

11.-Special Awards

1.-For Her Career.- Julia Child

- Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child,
Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck,
special 40th Anniversary Edition of the classic work
that forever changed the way America cooks,
with a new introduction by Julia Child, Volume One, (Knopf-USA)

2.-For its Human Values

- Back to the Table, The Reunion of Food and the Family,
by Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey’s Private Chef (Hyperion-USA)

3.-Special Award of the Town of Sorges, capital of the truffles.

- The Little Book of Truffles, Françoise Dubarry, Sabine Bucquet-Grenet (Flammarion).
Available in French and English.

4.-Special Award of the Jury

- Eating England, Why we Eat What we Eat, by Hattie Ellis (Mitchell Beazley-UK)

12.-Best Book Tied to a Television Series.

- Happy Days with The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver,
 photograpy by David Loftus (Michel Joseph-Penguin – UK)

13.-Best Book in All Categories

- Chocolate Recipes, by Pierre Hermé and Dorie Greenspan (Little Brown-USA)

Honorable Mention:

- The Elements of Taste (Best Innovative) by Gray Kuntz and Peter Kaminsky
(Little Brown-USA)

14.-Best French Cuisine

-The Paris Cookbook, by Patricia Wells (Kyle Cathie-UK)

15.-Best Italian Cuisine

- Lidia’s Italian American Kitchen by Lidia Mattichio Bastianich (Knopf-USA)

16.-Best Latino Cuisine

- ¡Ceviche! Seafood, Salad and Cocktails with a Latino Twist,
by Guillermo Pernot with Aliza Green, foreword by John Mariani,
photographer Steve Legato (Running Press-USA)

17.-Best Mediterranean Cuisine

- Oranges and Lemons, Recipes from the Mediterranean, by Sarah Woodward,
photography by Diana Miller (Conran Octopus-UK)

18.-Best Asian Cuisine

- Japanese Food and Cooking by Emi Kazuko, with Recipes by Yasuko Fukuoka,
 (Lorenz Books-UK)

19.-Best Book for Entertaining

- Dinner with Ambassadors (Hollym-Korea, Weatherhill-USA)

20.-Best Vegetarian Cookbook

- Gaia’s Kitchen, Vegetarian Recipes for Family and Community from Schumacher College,
by Julia Ponsoby (Green Books-UK)

21.-Best Photo

- Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, for The Food of Venice, by Luigi Veronelli
(Tuttle Publishing-Singapore)

22.-Best Design

-Off The Shelf Cooking, by Donna Hay (Harper Collins-Australia)

23.-Best Culinary History Book

- Sacred Food, Cooking for Spiritual Nourishment, by Elisabeth Luard
(MQ Publications-UK)

24.-Best Chocolate Book

- Chocolate Desserts, by Pierre Hermé, written by Dorie Greenspan,
photography Jean-Louis Bloch-Lainé (Little Brown-USA)

25.-Best Bread Book

- Baker, by Dean Brettschneider and Lauraine Jacobs (Tandem Press-New Zealand)

26.-Best Barbecue Book

- Weber’s Ultimate Barbecue Book, by Matthew Brennan, photographer Chris Alack
 (MQ Publications-UK)

27.-Best Food Literature

- Dancing on My Table, Perspectives on Life and Food, by Julie Biuso
(New Holland-New Zealand)

28.- Best Book For Food Professionals

- The Recipe Writer’s Handbook 2001 by Barbara Gibbs Ostmann and Jane L.Baker
 (John Wiley-USA)

29.-Best Series Cookbook

- Time for Food: Edinburgh, Barcelona, Boston, Sidney
(Thomas Cook Publishing – UK)

30.-Best Organic Book

- Good Housekeeping Organic Handbook by Claire Clifton, Jane Eastoe,
Mary Lambert and Jo Younger (Harper Collins-UK)

31.-Best Digital Book (Print on Demand, E-Book)

- Cooking Up A Provence Vacation, A Guide to Weeklong Cooking Classes,
by Lovern Root King (Rocket E-Book-First Books-USA)

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