27.-BEST FOOD LITERATURE BOOK

There is more food literature, in all countries. It sells, although there are very few bestsellers with big sales. Much is very personal.

1998 US – Jeffrey Steingarten (Random House)

1999 Australia – Stephanie Alexander (Viking)

2000 France – Muriel Barbery (Gallimard)

2001 New Zealand – Julie Biuso (New Holland)

2002 France - Senegal– Aminato Sow Fall (F. Truffaut)

2003 France – Guy Martin, Henri Gougaud (Le Seuil)

2004 India – Vir Sanghui (Penguin)

2005 Sweden – Lennart Jarnhammar (HRF)

BEST IN THE WORLD

 April 7, 2007

FINALISTS

1.- BRAZIL

Estrelas no céu da boca:

 Escritos sobre culinária e gastronomia

 Carlos Alberto Dória

 (Senac)

The author published 4 other sociology books. This time he relates the relationship between food, culture and the state in Brazil, focused on the social values.

2.- CANADA

Love in the Time of Cholesterol

 A Memoir with Recipes

 Cecily Ross

 (Viking Canada)

 This is a great title, the book is great too.

3.- CHINA

A Family of Gourmand, with Recipes and Illustrations

 Cheng Xi

 (CHLIP)

 Food literature is big in China.

 Food is understood as part of culture, and there is much writing.

4.- FRANCE

Mort d’un Cuisinier Chinois

 Les Nouvelles Enquêtes du Juge Ti

 Frederic Lenormand

 (Fayard)

This is the story of the murder of a cook at the Imperial Court in Beijing. The book explains well the intricacies of Imperial Cuisine. One will never eat again Imperial Cuisine in the same way after reading this book.

5.- GERMANY

Kaminer – Küche Totalitär.

 Das Kochbuch der Socialismus von Wladimir und Olga Kaminer

 (Manhattan-Germany)

This is the cookbook of the old socialist totalitarian Eastern Europe written in a hilarious way, but genuine, with far more background that the usual humour on these countries. With this book, you get two of the most important things in life: a good laugh and good food.

6.- PERU

De Tamales y Tamaleros

 Tres Historias de Vida

 (Universidad San Martín de Porres – Peru)

This book gives a rare view into the real life of Peruvians through food and related stories.

7.- PORTUGAL

Receitas do Fado

 Diana Mendonça

 (101 Noites)

An expert on opera and food, the author writes about the Portuguese world famous fado and food.

8.- SPAIN-CASTELLANO

Porca Memoria

 Recuerdos de Comida y Cocina de un par de verracos

 Hasier Etxeberria – David de Jorge

 (RBA)

David de Jorge is part of the Berasategui team in the San Sebastian area. This is the happy memories with his partner Hasier of food adventures.

9.- SPAIN-CATALAN

Taules i Fogons

 Un Itinerari Gastronomic

 Pere Tapias

 (Cossetania)

This is a collection of articles about the kitchen, the products and the feasts in Catalunya. The author shows how today the cookery social phenomenon goes beyond the kitchen and the dining room.

10.- SWEDEN

Duck City
Lena Andersson

Cover: Love Anfell

(Natur och Kultur)

Duck City is occupied by fatness. This novel takes you to the backside of consumption.

11.- UK

A Tale of 12 Kitchens

 Family Cooking in four Countries

 Author, Photographer, Designer, Typographer, Cook, Artist: Jake Tilson

 (Weidenfeld and Nicolson)

 Claudia Roden:

It is an enchantingly evocative kitchen memoir that chronicles the life and travels of an engaging, convivial, artistic family that loves food and cooking. It is fascinating and the recipes are delicious. Visually, Jake Tilson has created an exhilarating work of art around his love of food

12.- USA

Kafka’s Soup: A Complete History of World Literature

 in 14 Recipes

Mark Crick

 (Harcourt)

This is a worldwide bestseller, with a very clever angle on world literature through recipes. It is very well written.