6.- BEST CHILDREN AND FAMILY COOKBOOK

There is a very strong increase in the number of cookbooks for children and the family all around the world. It is a healthy part of children book publishing. More and more of these books focus on cooking for the whole family, giving guidance to good food for kids as well as the family.

1998 US – Chuck Williams (Williams Sonoma)

1999 Australia – Gabriel Gaté, Joan Van Loon (Five Mile Press)

 Suede – ICA

2000 France – Jacques Puisais (Flammarion)

2001 Australia – Gabriel Gaté, Joan Van Loon (Allen and Unwin)

2002 Spain – Tatiana Suarez, Jr.Zueco (Imaginarium)

2003 UK – Heston Blumenthal (Michael-Joseph-Penguin)

2004 US – Art Smith (Hyperion)

2005 Germany – Tim Mälzer (GU)

BEST IN THE WORLD

 April 7, 2007

FINALISTS

1.-ARGENTINA

Donato per Bambini

 Donato de Santis

 Photos: Carlos Fadigati

 Illustrations: Iñaki Echeverria, Eugenia Mas (Donatino)

 (Editorial Bonum-Argentina)

Donato draws on his experience as a father, and cooks with his son Donatino. He introduces the fun and practical concepts of the relay game, where the child has to pass on the cooking to the adult at times, then gets it back later. Donato is very popular on television and has a sunny personality.

2.-AUSTRALIA

Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids

 The Story of a Kitchen Garden for Kids and the Recipes they cooked

 With the food they grew

 Stephanie Alexander

 (Penguin-Australia)

Stephanie Alexander has already won two of our Best in the World Awards, first in 1999 for Food Literature, as she is an excellent writer, and in 2002 for her master piece on Southwest France Cuisine. Her new book really touched our deepest emotions (and souvenirs) as the best way to establish a respectful and healthy relationship between children and food is to show them how food is grown, and where it comes from. Thank you again!

3.-CHINA

 Mums Cooking

 Zeng Lin

 (China Citic Press)

The title Moms Cooking summarizes happiness for many. It is the rock of the strongest memories. Chinese families still have a family schedule of meals, and mothers and grandmothers are the cooks. On weekends and special occasions, men will often help with their own recipes, often a gift from their mom.

4.-DENMARK

 Aelle Baelle Frikadelle

 Mad for Born og Voksne

 Camilla Plun

 Photography: Anne-Li Engström

 (Gyldendal)

 Camilla Plum is Denmarks most outstanding profile in cookbooks and food debate, now she has revised one of her own success book completely.

5.-FINLAND

Lapsiperheen Keittokirja

 Cookery Book for a Family with Children

 Mari Harjula

 (Otava)

Otava is one of the two best cookbook publishers in Finland, with original books which have world quality and could often be translated. This is the case of the book.

6.-FRANCE

Le Petit Ziryab – Recettes Gourmandes du Monde Arabe

 Farouk Mardam-Bey

 (Actes Sud Junior)

The author is a great writer, and editor. The book is truly excellent, and should be translated to share its warmth and knowledge.

7.-GERMANY

Familien Rezepte 1-2

 Die Leckersten Rezepte der WDR Zuschauer

 Manfred Kulecki, WDR and by the auditors families of WDR

(Schlütersche-Germany)

The WDR, one of the German public TV, has selected for these 2 cookbooks recipes and their stories gathered within their viewers. They packaged it in a nostalgic layout. One of the reasons why it gained the favours of the jury is that it is quite a good mirror of the cooking that really is done in the German families. The recipes and the stories behind them also mix the tradition of the former generations with the discovering of foreign cuisine during the last 30 years. 

8.-INDIA

Cooking for Growing Children

 Nita Mehta

 (Snab)

The author of the book is a mother of two healthy children. She is also a school teacher and has a long association with children as well as their parents. Their needs, likes and dislikes are very well known to her.

Each recipe in this book has been tried several times and does not need any elaborate cooking. All the ingredients used are easily available in every kitchen. Apart from being easy-to-cook and good to eat, they are all very nutritive and healthy.

9.-THE NETHERLANDS

Koken voor jezelf

 Peter Borsboom

 With Joyce Huisman

 Illustrations: Bert Barelds, Isabel Meniño, Sebastiaan de Backker

 (Inmerc)

A splendid, handy cookbook for youngsters (and other people) who often cook for themselves. An astounding variety of recipes for various situations, beautifully styled and photographed.

10.-PORTUGAL

Dieta sem castigo

 O Melhor para o seu filho

 Paula Veloso

 (Porto Editora)

Diet without punishment follows the bestselling Diet without diets by the same author, with a nutritionist. She wants the best for the children, avoiding stress and obesity.

11.-SLOVENIA

Lets Cook Healthily for Children with CD

 Emilija Pavlic

 (Emili)

Emilija Pavlic was head of alimentation at the Semedela kindergarten near Koper for 25 years, where she was taking care of the alimentation of 800 children. Cook by profession, she continued with her education and successfully finished the Catering Industry Management School and obtained the title of Food and Beverage Manager. Two years previous to her retirement, she passed the examination for Master of cooking at the Slovene Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Along with the book, which is, according to the author, a dedication to those mothers and fathers who persist in cooking healthy food for their children, you can find a floppy disk. And not because it is fashionable, but because it is extremely useful – the weekly menu can be printed out and kept at hand, as you can do with single recipes, you can find anything very quickly…

Computers are very familiar to kids nowadays, so that children can learn how to cook.

12.-SPAIN-CASTELLANO

Aprende a Cocinar en Familia

 50 Recetas de la Dieta Mediterránea

 (Fundación de la Dieta Mediterránea – Argis Congress)

The fifty recipes are designed to be used in the Mediterranean cooking classes now popular across Spain in primary schools. It is a method against obesity and for healthy diets, bringing children to taste and enjoy.

13.-SPAIN-CATALAN

LAlimentacio de la Mare i els mens petits

 Centre dEnsenyament

 Superior de Nutricio i Dietetica

 (Mina)

This is an excellent book for the mother and her children by the Superior Learning Center for nutrition and dietetics in Catalunya.

14.-SPAIN-EUSKERA

Txiki Chef

 Andoni Luis Aduriz

 (Hariadna Editoriala)

Aduriz, who has two Michelin stars, understands children well. The book presents cooking as culture and fun, alchemy and magic.

15.-SWEDEN

Kalas från dop till disco

Charlotte Sifvert, Elsa Falk

Photo: Susanne Walström

Illustrations: Greta Edlund

Layout: Cecilia Engström

(Max Ström)

Parents bible to create successful parties with decorations, games and food!

16.-UKRAINE

Merry Vegetables, Sandwiches

 Funny Hamburgers

 Iryna Stepanova, Sergiy Kabachenko

 (Kloboda)

A fun book for children and adults to eat healthily, from a country with lesser known cookbooks.

17.-UK

Tana Ramsays Family Kitchen

 Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Family

 Photographs: Deirdre Rooney

 (Harper Collins)

Tana Ramsay has a strong personality, and is a good cook, very much appreciated and respected by her Three Michelin Stars husband, and her children. The qualities of the book are really rewarding, and will inspire the readers.

18.-USA

Back to the Family Food Tastes

 Better shared with the ones you love

 Art Smith with Michael Austin

 (Rutledge Hill Press)

Art Smith has already won two of our Best in the World Awards, in 2001 and 2004. Oprahs chef truly believes in bringing the American family back together at the table. His books give a passionate statement, with a clear understanding of the needs of the cookbook readers, which makes him an outstanding author.