awards
- Dec14
Four Whitecap titles will be representing Canada at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
The winners in the Canada-English category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were announced today and I am very proud to report that Whitecap Books received 4 wins!
Best Single Subject Book:
Spilling the Beans by Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan
Best Desserts Book:
Back to Baking by Anna Olson
Best First Book:
Everyday Exotic by Roger Mooking and Allan Magee
Best Asian Cuisine Book:
Bal's Quick and Healthy Indian by Bal Arneson
These titles will now go on to compete against the winners in these categories from all over the world at the Paris Cookbook Fair held on March 6, 2012. Best of luck to our authors in the final round! - Dec14
2010 Gourmand Cookbook Awards
The 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have been announced, and this year Whitecap has four titles that have won in the Canada division!
Best Single Subject Cookbook: Quinoa 365
Best Chef Book: Simply in Season
Best Television Celebrity Cookbook: Glutton for Pleasure
Best Bread Book: Gems of Gluten-Free BakingThe winners in each country now go on to compete against the winners in the same category in other countries for the title of Best in the World! Winners will be announced on March 3, 2011 at the annual Paris Cookbook Fair.
At the 2009 awards ceremony earlier this year, Pierre Lamielle picked up the Best in the World award for Best Food Book Illustrations for his book Kitchen Scraps.
- Feb2
Rose Murray is golden!
Rose Murray wrote to us the other day with some amazing news. She's been selected as the Ontario Hostelry Institute's gold honoree in the category of Media TV/Publishing for her contributions and critically acclaimed work as a writer with a focus on Canada and its food and culinary heritage. Rose released A Taste of Canada this past fall, which quickly became a favourite for many of us around here. In addition to many lovely recipes, Rose includes informative essays about Canada and its food culture.
The awards, which will be given out at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto in April, recognize leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry, in particular those who serve as role models for young people pursuing post-secondary studies in professional culinary, hospitality and tourism programs. Based on that, we definitely think Rose is an excellent candidate for this award
Congratulations, Rose! - Jan6
Four Whitecap Titles Awarded Best of Canada at World Gourmand Cookbook Awards
Minutes before we left for the holidays, we received notification that four of our 2008 titles had been named "Best in Canada" in five categories for the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards. These titles will now go on to be judged against the winners in these same categories from other countries to be named "Best in the World."
We are proud to announce the following Whitecap winners of Best in Canada:
- Best Television Celebrity Cookbook: The Main: Recipes by Anthony Sedlak
- Best Cookbook Design: The Main: Recipes by Anthony Sedlak; design by Mauve Pagé and photography by David Bagosy
- Best Book on Matching Food and Wines: Orgasmic Appetizers and Matching Wines by Shari Darling
- Best Food Sector Corporate Book: Memphis Blues Barbeque House by George Siu and Park Heffelfinger
- Best Spirits Book: Entertaining with Booze by Ryan Jennings and David Steele
The results for "Best in the World" will be announced in May at the World Gourmand Awards Gala dinner. - Nov10
Whitecap represents at the Candian Culinary Book Awards
Robert, Whitecap's publisher, just returned from Toronto this morning with lovely news from the Canadian Culinary Book Awards, an awards show presented by Cuisine Canada and University of Guelph and which took place November 7th at the Royal Winter Fair. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health by Liz Pearson and Mairlyn Smith won gold in the Special Interest Food and Beverage Books category, Menus from an Orchard Table by Heidi Noble took home the silver in the Canadian Food Culture category, and Wild Sweets Chocolate by Dominique and Cindy Duby received honourable mention in the Cookbook Award category.
"We are so happy to be recognized like this in the field of Canadian cuisine. Congratulations to not only all Whitecap authors, but also all authors and publishers nominated in all categories for the 2008 Canadian Culinary Book Awards," said Robert. "It is truly an honour for our books to be considered for these awards alongside these other amazing Canadian titles." - Oct24
Gold at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Walrus Books is very excited to announce that two of our books have been awarded gold in their respective categories at this year's Moonbeam Children's Book Awards:
Dogabet which is written and illustrated by Dianna Bonder won gold in the Alphabet/Counting Book category.
Joan Marie Galat's Dot to Dot in the Sky series (illustrated by Lorna Bennett) won gold in the Educational, Science, History, etc. Activity Book category.
The Moonbeam Children's Book Awards is presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online. These awards are designed to bring increased recognition to children's books and their creators, in addition to supporting childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given out in 30 categories, which cover a wide range of subjects, styles and age groups that children's books are written and published in today.
Click here for the full list of winners for this year's awards.
