Made in Quebec nominated for IACP award, wins International Gourmand Cookbook Award
IACP Awards
March 29, 2015 – Julian Armstrong, known to Montrealers as the longtime food editor of the Montreal Gazette, was a finalist at the International Association of Culinary Professionals award finalists for her 2014 book Made in Quebec (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.) She was nominated in the Culinary Travel category.
The award, announced March 29th, during the IACP’s 37th annual conference in Washington, went to Rita Henss for Cyprus: A Culinary Journey (CC Publishing).
The IACP Cookbook Awards are intended to broaden the public’s awareness of culinary writing. Authors whose books have received IACP awards include Rick Bayless, Mark Bittman, Julia Child, Dorie Greenspan, Barbara Kafka, Thomas Keller, Deborah Madison, Jacques Pépin and Patricia Wells.
The awards from IACP and the James Beard Foundation, announced April 24th, are considered the most prestigious awards in the industry.
Jennifer McLagan won a James Beard award in the single-subject category for her book Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes. Winner in that category was Cathy Barrow for Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry (W. W. Norton Company).
In addition to the cookbook awards. The Bert Greene awards for journalism, the Digital Media Awards and the First Book/Julia Child Award were handed out at the event. There were more than 90 nominees in 18 categories.
Award for the best culinary website went to Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs and the editorial team at Food52/Food52.com. Award for best first cookbook went to Charleston chef Sean Brock for Heritage (Artisan). A New Napa Cuisine by Christopher Kostow (Ten Speed Press) won Cookbook of the Year.
The IACP, founded in 1978, is a forum for culinary professionals to share experiences and expertise. It has members from more than two dozen countries.
International Gourmand Cookbook Awards
Julian Armstrong’s book, Made in Quebec, A Culinary Journey won in the Best Local Cuisine Book category in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards competition for Best Cookbooks in Canada, English Language. The book has also been shortlisted for the “Best in the World” Award.
Established in 1995, Gourmand International’s Gourmand World Cookbook Awards honor those who ‘cook with words’ and aim to increase the knowledge of, and respect for, food and wine culture. The national winners now qualify for the “Best in the World” competition.
Winners will be announced in China in June.
Canada has its own cookbook awards, called the Taste Canada awards. They are presented each autumn to books published in Canada in both English and French.