10.-BEST LOCAL COOKERY BOOK

There is a worldwide boom in local or regional cookbooks, which sell well, the more specialized the better. Their public is both local and international, with a big support from sales to international food tourists.

1998 US – Teresa Barrenechea (Harvard Common Press)

1999 US – Sam Choy (Hyperion)

2000 UK – Heather Hay Ffrench (Quiller Press)

2001 Australia – Maggie Beer (Penguin-Viking)

2002 Germany – R. Kissel, U. Triep (Bouvier)

2003 Austria – L. Hechenblaikner, K. Longriva, C. Wagner (Brandstetter)

2004 Turkey – Sahrap Soysal (Dogan Kitap)

2005 Turkey – Selin Kutucular (S. Kutucular)

BEST IN THE WORLD

April 7, 2007

FINALISTS

1.-BRAZIL

Do Jeitinho de Minas – Culinaria Regional

 Celia Mazzei e Celma Mazzei

 Photos: Claudio Wakahara

 (Senac)

Celia and Celma also sing their recipes, and they are the stars of a popular television program. They have to meet Yvan Cadiou of France who also sings recipes on television!

2.-CANADA

La Cuisine de la Nouvelle France

50 Recettes dHier adaptées au Goût daujourdhui par le Maître Coq du Cabaret du Roy

 (Editions de lHomme-Quebec)

La Nouvelle France, New France is the very old name of French Canada, with a strong culinary history. Les Editions de LHomme is one of the 3 best cookbook publishers in Québec.

3.-CHINA

 Hunan – Tropical Paradise

 Rudolf Lantschbauer

 Siegmund Kahlbacher

 (Hainan Government)

Hunan is a tropical island which can be said to be the Hawaii of China. It already has glamorous hotels, beautiful beaches, and receives many tourists, including 500.000 Russian tourists a year. The beautiful book is available in English-Chinese, Russian-Chinese, and English-German. Author Rudolf Lantschbauer has received several Gourmand Awards. Siegmund Kahlbacher, also from Austria, has been a resident from China for many years, with special interest for the regions of China, for Hunan, Shandong, and others.

4.-FINLAND

Iloisen leipojan kirja. Leivonnaisia arkeen ja juhlaan

 Kaarina Roininen

 (WSOY)

Finland cuisine includes various regional cuisines which are very different. WSOY is one of the best two publishers of cookbooks in Finland.

5.-FRANCE

Trop Mad

 Trop Bonne La Cuisine Bretonne

Nathalie Beauvais, Chef du Restaurant Le Jardin Gourmand de Lorient, La Fée du Morbihan

Accords Mets et Vins: Arnaud Beauvais

Photos: Pierre Pelletier

Imprimé en Bretagne. Distribué par Coop Breizh

(Editions Nathalie Beauvais)

Mad means good in Breton, the local language of Bretagne in the West of France. This book is too good, like its recipes, and woman chef Nathalie Beauvais. She has insisted on publishing her own book, printing it locally, and distributing it through a local distributor. Theses recipes are a triumph of Brittany cuisine.

6.-GERMANY

Frankfurter Küchen - Rezepte aus 12 Lieblingsrestaurants

 Christian Sälzer and Nina Schellhase

 (Zazie Verlag-Germany)

This book is the labour of love of the 2 authors, who plan to publish one cookbook a year. This first one is a success, with a focus on 12 restaurants in Frankfurt. It was a real success at the last Frankfurt Book Fair, where it help find the hidden food treasures of Frankfurt. Local is local: if you come to Frankfurt (for example during the Book Fair), get this book and you will not need to ask where can I dine tonight. 12 master cooks have selected special menus, with more than 100 recipes, illustrated by photograph Michael Hudler.

7.-GREECE

Flavours of the Spartan Land

 Maria Karabella

 Photos: Anna Ka La Gani

 (Patakis)

The Spartan land is no longer another word for frugal. There are now many local flavours and tastes to be found, a very good surprise.

8.-INDIA

 Cooking at Home with Pedatha

 By Mrs. Jigyasa Giri and Dr.Pratibhajain

 Photos by Srivatsa Shandilya

 Cover and Design: En Vission

 Recipes of the State of Andhra Pradesh

 Legacy of Subhadra Krishna Rau Parigi,

 Daughter of Former President of India Dr.V.V.Giri

 (Pritya Partners)

 The culinary treasures of India are all regional.

Here it is the vegetarian cuisine of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh which is brought to international attention and interest. This vegetarian cuisine and the masterpiece book deserve to be widely distributed worldwide.

9.-ITALY

Le Regioni in Pentola

 Larte del mangiar sano

 Allan Bay-Patrizia Bollo

 (Editoriale Fernando Folini)

This is local Italian foods. Helping a healthy diet, with 510 recipes which take you everywhere in Italy. An excellent cookbook.

10.-MEXICO

Paranguas – Hogar de Manjares Michoacanos

 Photos : Adalberto Ríos Szalay

 Texts: Cristina Barros, Prisciliano Jiménez, Adalberto Ríos Szalay

 (Lunwerg-Mexico)

This is a perfect example of how cookbook can be used to promote intelligent tourism. The book is superb, thanks to the experience of Lumwerg, one of the best publishers, and to the culinary treasures of this region.

11.-THE NETHERLANDS

De Smaak van Frankrijk

(2 parts: De regionale wijnen van Frankrijk and De regionale keuken van Frankrijk)

 Erik Spaans

 Illustrations: Erik Spaans

 (Inmerc)

An extraordinary example of food, wine, history and cultures is the glory of French gastronomy. It is extremely well explained in this beautiful book driven by the photographer of Les Belles Images Company and Wine-Food Pictures.com

12.-SOUTH AFRICA

Lazy Days – Contemporary Country-Style Cooking

 Phillippa Cheifitz

 Photography: Craig Fraser

 (Quivertree – South Africa)

Local products, good chefs and great food tourism opportunities have made local cookbooks in South Africa a success. This one is excellent, by an experienced talented author.

13.-SPAIN-CASTELLANO

Cocina de Caza de Extremadura

 Cesar Raez, Restaurante Torre de Sande – Cáceres)

 (Asamblea de Extremadura)

Hunting is one of the main economic activities of the western province of Extremadura. Traditionally hunters have great meals with the game.

14.-SPAIN-CATALAN

Les Cuines de les Terres de Lleida El Pla dUrgell

 Enric Ribera Gabandé

 (Editorial Ribera Rius)

Enric Ribera is an experienced author and journalist. He has been publishing very good books on the different towns and regions of Catalunya.

15.-SWEDEN

Mat på svenska
Caroline Hofberg

Photo: Tina Axelsson

Layout: Ove Lindfors

(Prisma)

Colourful and creative Caroline puts us on new tracks with old traditional local Swedish products, surprisingly familiar.

16.-UK

Cornish Fishing and Seafood

 Carol Trewin

 Photography: Adam Woolfitt

 Foreword: Colin Warwick

 (Alison Hodge Publishers)

This region has been a British paradise for a long time, thanks to the land, the sea, its people and their food. It could become more international with the climate shift. Seafood is one of its local treasures

17.-USA

Southwest Flavors: Santa Fe School of Cooking

 Susan Curtis and Nicole Curtis Ammerman

 (Gibbs Smith)

The Southwest is developing a unique culinary culture which matches distinctive designs and colours. Publisher Gibbs Smith has been very successful at showing the US the spicy and healthy food culture that is being built in this region, thanks to the Santa Fe School of Cooking, chefs, and local institutions.