26.-BEST BARBECUE BOOK

Barbecue is today the first step in cooking for many young people. It is very important to measure that it is a world phenomenon, which is a return to the fundamentals of food for mankind, including fun, friendship, meat as much as vegetables.

2001 UK – Matthew Brennan, Weber (MQP)

2002 US – William Rubel (Ten Speed)

2003 Germany – Rainer Mitze (Umschau)

2004 UK – Scott Givot (MQP)

2005 Finland – Hans Välimäki (Otava)

BEST IN THE WORLD

 April 7, 2007

FINALISTS

1.-BRAZIL

Churrasco – Dando nome aos bois

 Instván Wessel

 Illustraçoes: Paulo Caruso

 (Cia Editora Nacional)

 Churrasco is barbecue meat in Argentina and Brazil. The illustrations in this case make the book and the meat more appetizing to all readers.

2.- CANADA

Les Barbecues Santé

 Colombe Plante

 (Editions Ada – Québec)

Health is an issue today for all barbecue fans, this is a welcomed book which shows how barbecue can be healthy.

3.- CHILE

Secretos de los Asados

 Roberto Marín

 In English and Spanish

 (Origo – Chile)

Argentina, Chile and Brazil all believe their barbecues to be the best in the world. They all have their secrets, which this book opens for Chile.

4.- FRANCE

LArt de la Braise en Plein Air : Braai, Barbacot, Barbecue, Mythologie, Histoires,Voyages et Recettes

 Raymond Buren

 (JP Rocher-, Editeur)

This is a well researched book on all concepts and history of the barbecue. The author is a very talented food writer, with strong opinions built on much knowledge of culinary history.

5.- NEW ZEALAND

Sizzle

 Sensational Barbecue Food

 Julie Biuso

 Photography by Aaron McLean

 (New Holland – New Zealand)

Julie Biuso already won a Best in the World Award for culinary food writing in 2001, in Sorges, Capital of the Truffles of Perigord. Sizzle is already a best seller thanks to her deep understanding of the cookbook reader needs and hopes.

6.- SWEDEN

Eld. Grill

Melker Andersson, Daniel Couet

 (Natur och Kultur)

Chef Melker Andersson has been the trendsetter with his Stockholm restaurants, now he will be the same in barbecue books.

7.- UK

Food from Fire

 The Real Barbecue Book

 Charles Campion

 Photography by Jason Lowe

 (Mitchell Beazley)

Charles Campion is a great author and Jason Lowe one of the best photographers in Britain. This book is very real, and a delight for all those who love real barbecue.

8.- USA

Fiesta on the Grill

 Daniel Hoyer

 (Gibbs Smith)

In the US, the barbecue is for friends and family. Today it has a fiesta twist. It is very important in US food culture, and unites nearly all Americans around its values.