2012 Gala

Taste Canada―The Food Writing Awards will announce this year’s winners at the Award Ceremony and Gala Reception on Monday, 5 November, at the new Arcadian Court in Toronto. Chef, cookbook author and FoodNetwork star Christine Cushing is MC. After the ceremony, guests are invited to a Gala reception, sponsored by some of Canada’s most talented chefs and winemakers.

Chefs for the Gala reception are confirmed; short-listed authors are standing by to find out who will win Gold at this year’s Taste Canada Awards. Tickets are limited, please be sure to go to register as a guest.

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Welcome Wine and Cheese Tasting and registration
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm – Winners announced

Hosts: Michael Bonacini (Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants) and Karen Gelbart (National Chair of Taste Canada)

Emcee: Christine Cushing

7:45 pm – 10:45 pm – Gala reception featuring the best in Canadian food paired with Niagara wines, hosted by:

  • Chef  Amira Becarevic (Royal York Hotel)
  • Chef Cynthia Beretta (Beretta Organic Farms)
  • Chef Matt Dean Pettit (Rock Lobster)
  • Chef Brad Lomanto (Cambridge Mill)
  • Chef  Kimberley Lugsdin (Kimberley’s Own)
  • Chef  Jamie Meireles (Oliver & Bonacini)
  • Chef Ted Reader (Teds’s World Famous BBQ)
  • Chef Donna Sanche (George Brown College)
  • Chef Vanessa Yeung (Aphrodite Cooks)
  • Wines by Niagara College Teaching Winery

Gift draw – a night for two courtesy of Delta Hotels and Resorts 

An Artisan Food product gifted for each guest from FoodiePages.ca

The following are this year’s short-listed book titles, by award category for each language:

CULINARY NARRATIVES:
Leslie Beck’s Longevity Diet.  Leslie Beck and Michelle Gelok.  Penguin Canada
The Boreal Herbal.  Beverley Gray. Aroma Borealis Press
Unquenchable.  Natalie MacLean. Doubleday Canada Publishing Group

NARRATIONS CULINAIRES:
Genèse de la cuisine québécoise.  Jean-Marie Francoeur.  Fides
Une agriculture qui goûte autrement.  Hélène Raymond and Jacques Mathé.  Éditions MultiMondes
Revel 2012 : Guide des champagnes et des autres bulles.  GuénaëlRevel.  Modus Vivendi

GENERAL COOKBOOKS:
Whitewater Cooks with Friends.  Shelley Adams.  Alicon Holdings Ltd
Odd Bits.  Jennifer McLagan.  HarperCollins Publishers
Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen.  Michael Smith.  Penguin Canada

LIVRES DE CUISINE GÉNÉRALE:
L’univers gourmand de Jean-Luc Boulay.  Anne L Desjardins and Jean-Luc Boulay.  Les Éditions Transcontinental
À la di Stasio 3.  Josée Di Stasio.  Flammarion Québec
L’artisan culinaire.  Sébastien Houle.  Modus Vivendi

REGIONAL/CULTURAL COOKBOOKS:
The Ontario Table.  Lynn Ogryzlo.  Epulum Books Inc
Made in Italy.  David Rocco.  HarperCollins Publishers
Market Chronicles.  Susan Semenak.  Les Éditions Cardinal

LIVRES DE CUISINE RÉGIONALE/CULTURELLE:
Asie: Un voyage culinaire.  Vincent Beck and Diem Ngoc Phan. Modus Vivendi
Su: La cuisine turque de Fisun Ercan.  Fisun Ercan.  Éditions du Trécarré
Stefano Faita: Je cuisine italien.  Stefano Faita.  Éditions du Trécarré

SINGLE-SUBJECT COOKBOOKS:
Preserving.  Pat Crocker. Harper Collins Publishers
We Sure Can!  Sarah B Hood.  Arsenal Pulp Press
Spilling the Beans.   Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan.  Whitecap Books

LIVRES DE CUISINE SUJET UNIQUE:
Nos 200 meilleurs desserts et biscuits.  Coup de Pouce.  Les Éditions Transcontinental
Saisis.  Louis-François Marcotte.  Flammarion Québec
Sous le charme des courges et des citrouilles.  Louise Gagnon, Louise.  Les Éditions de L’Homme

Taste Canada Cooks the Books: the winning team in our student competition will be announced along with the book awards. This competition, held the weekend before the awards, features culinary students cooking a recipe from a Taste Canada’s featured author at the Journey to Your Good Health Cooking Stage at the Royal Fair, November 3rd and 4th.

We look forward to seeing you at the Arcadian on November 5th

Testimonials


Recognizing cookbooks (and books about culinary culture) is a vital step in recognizing their role, not only in our everyday life, but in our culture as a whole. ~Elizabeth Baird, Cookbook author and former editor of Canadian Living


To help differentiate all these cookbooks, the public can turn to Taste Canada Award winners knowing they will be purchasing a book that has gone through a rigorous judging process and been declared a winner. ~ Alison Fryer, The Cookbook Store


One of our greatest cultural assets is our cuisine. To recognize those who contribute through their words, recipes and photography pays homage to something so close to the heart of a nation. These awards have become the stewards of the history, the here and now and the future of our nation's table. ~ Donna Dooher, Owner, Mildred’s Temple Kitchen


These awards play an invaluable role in Canadian publishing. ~ Sarah Elton, author of Locavore


Cookbooks serve an important cultural role in our society. While it’s boring to watch a rerun of a food show, people never tire of perusing through their favourite cookbooks. ~ Meeru Dhalwala, co-author of Vij’s Elegant and Inspiring Indian Cuisine


No other organization in Canada goes to the lengths ... to recognize the extraordinary contribution to Canadian arts and letters that cookery, food and wine writers make in this country. ~ Kirsten Hanson, Senior Cookbook Editor, HarperCollins Canada Ltd


Each year the shortlist appears in papers, newsletters, magazines and various electronic publications, thereby informing the consumer, which then helps our retail. When this shortlist is announced we tend to see an increase in book sales. ~ Robert McCullough, Publisher


They are a key player in helping to increase Canadian book sales and celebrate a diverse and talented set of authors and publishers resident in Canada in the Culinary field.  ~ Evaleen Jaager Roy, author Four Chefs, One Garden


Book publishing in Canada provides few financial rewards. It's doubly important, therefore, that recognition programs such as [Taste Canada] exist. The result is greater awareness of Canadian authored books and increased sales for the retailer, the distributor, the publisher, and most importantly, the author. ~ Grant Loving, Company's Coming Publishing Limited.


It’s important for authors to see there is an opportunity within their own country for press. Often we look to the States for validation. This is backwards. Rather, an event like [Taste Canada] recognizes great books, great authors, great chefs in our own backyard. ~ Anastasia Koutalianos, co-author of From the Olive Grove


I'm a huge admirer of this program because it takes a leadership role in promoting OUR cuisine—the food and drink that's grown, prepared and served by us. And due in part to the hard work by the enthusiastic individuals who run this program, the concept of "Canadian cuisine" is growing by leaps and bounds. ~ Sonia Day, Toronto Star columnist, author

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