34.- BEST FIRST COOKBOOK

For any author, the most difficult is to be published for the first time. We encourage publishers to take the risk to publish new authors. They are the bestsellers of the future.

2001 US – Lovern Root King (Rocket-E-Books)

2002 UK – Meena Pathak (New Holland)

2003 US – Anna Maria Volpi (Volpi Publishing)

2004 US – Randi Lee Levin (The Muffin Lady)

2005 Finland – Sara La Fountain (Otava)

BEST IN THE WORLD

 April 7, 2007

FINALISTS

1.-BRAZIL

Segredos de uma Banqueteira

 Mônica Dajcz Trajtengertz

 (Melhoramentos)

Melhoramentos is a big publisher, the leader in the Brazilian market. It is not afraid of publishing the first cookbook of an author.

2.- CANADA

Flavours of Coopers Cove Guesthouse

 Angelo Prosperi Porta

 Photographs by Andrei Fedorov

 (Coopers Cove – Canada)

This first cookbook should be followed by more from the same author, it is very impressive, and pleasant reading.

3.- CHINA

 Emperor Yo Dinner

 Zhao Jun

 (CHLIP)

Big publisher CHLIP is the leader in the cookbook market in China. It is not afraid of publishing the first cookbook of an author.

4.- FRANCE

La Cuisine des Papas

Stéphane Brasca

Photos Pierre Hybre. Illustrations de Matis

(De l'Air, Des Livres)

This is both the first cookbook of the publisher, and of the author. It is a real success, to be followed by more. It is creative, orginal, bringing new concepts to the market. Their next book is the Cuisine des Papas Chefs

5.- GERMANY

Tapas – Das Kochbuch

 Juan Amador

 (Tre Torri)

This is a beautiful cookbook by an excellent young chef, who must be very proud of this masterpiece.

We checked and rechecked: it is really Juan Amadors first cookbook. Astonishing.

6.- JAPAN

Kaiseki

Yoshihiro Murata, from Kikunoi Restaurant in Kyoto and Tokyo

 Photos: Masashi Kuma

 (Kodansha)

Kaiseki was the book that everyone wanted at the latest Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2006, and the hit of the fair for cookbooks. If you see it, you will want it.

7.- MEXICO

La Mujer; Las Recetas, la Cocina y la Vida

en el México de Principios del Siglo XX

 Colección Esther Trevino Márquez de García

 María de Lourdes Fournier García

 Annam Fernández Poncela

 (María de Lourdes Fournier García – México)

Woman in early 19th Century kitchens in Mexico is the first book self-published by this author. It is very useful and interesting.

8.- THE NETHERLANDS

Herrie In de Keuken

 Herman den Blijker

 (Fontaine)

Like the French book in this category, this is also about men in the kitchen, and a first book. There is a food television show in Great Britain with the same title (see category 12-Television).

9.- SPAIN

Mis chefs en directo

 Concha Crespo

 (Editorial Síntesis)

Concha Crespo is a media star, who brings together the chefs that appeared in her program.

10.- SWEDEN

Festfixaren: de bästa tipsen för en lyckad fest
Linnea Johansson, Robert Andersson

Photo: Paul Brissman

Project manager: Ingela Holm

(ICA)

Young and charming Linnea has triumphed in New York with her management of parties. She presents her best tips in this book produced by Ingela Holm.

11.- TURKEY

My Cooking Notebook

 Favourite Recipes from my Kitchen

 Inci Birsel – In English

 (Inci Birsel)

This is another self published cookbook by the author. It is growing trend, which should be analyzed by publishers.

12.- UK

Noras Dinner

 Nora Sands

 Foreword by Jamie Oliver

 (Collins)

Jamie Oliver puts his energy and recommendation behind this first book, which was a success in Britain.

13.- USA

¡Baja! Cooking on the edge

 Deborah M. Schneider

 Photographs by Maren Caruso

 (Rodale)

 This cookbook is faithful to its roots, and well written, with love and knowledge.