Taste Canada this week unveiled the winners of its annual Taste Canada Awards competition, which since 1998 has recognized the best English and French Canadian cookbooks in five categories.
On the French-speaking side, the former gastronomic critic of Montreal Gazette Lesley Chesterman won gold in the general cookbook category with At Lesley’s (Cardinal), while Mandy’s recipes, published by Éditions La Presse, received the money.
For cookbooks dealing with a single subject, it is Madame Labrisky, for Those muffins everyone’s talking about (Éditions de l’Homme), which won gold, and To the plate, by Ricardo (Éd. La Presse), who climbed to second place.
Healthy cookbooks or cookbooks exploring a particular diet are also rewarded; this year is The vegan canteen, by Marie-Michèle Chouinard (VLB Editor), who was the favorite of the jury, followed by Almost veggie, by Geneviève O’Gleman (Éd. de l’Homme).
For regional and cultural cookbooks, only one winner for this edition: Julie Aubé, for her book Eat local! (Éd. De l’Homme).
Finally, the competition also rewards the so-called “culinary narrative” books: it is Vincent Sulfite, for Supernatural, immersion in the world of natural wine, who won the honors in this category, followed by Stéphane Morin, for Quebec cider. Both works are published by Éditions de l’Homme.
Consult the complete list of laureates