GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS

Anvil Publishing (www.anvilpublishing.com) has 7 books that won the Gourmand Awards, and 2 of them (A La Carte Food & Fiction and The Governor General's Kitchen by Felice Sta. Maria) are in the top 3, vying for the Best in the World Gourmand Awards. Winners will be announced in London, April 13.
Hmmm - I think the food and drink will be good there.

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Press Release, February 19, 2008

THE GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS
BEST IN THE WORLD
SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2 pm

Gourmand received books from 107 countries in 2007. Now 845 cookbooks compete in 40 categories for Best in the World, after winning their country’s competition. Early guests from 32 countries had already confirmed by February 18.

• The event is filmed for television, with many media invited
• Live music by the 18-pieces James O’Carroll Big Band.
• Winners party at 5 pm with champagne Gosset and cognac Frapin

THE GOURMAND-LONDON BOOK FAIR COOKBOOK CORNER
APRIL 14-16

Stand U800 Gourmand-LBF Partnership.
• Exhibition of the best cookbooks from over 80 countries.
• Cooking demonstrations by 16 celebrity chefs from 14 countries.

Monday April 14

10 Chef Ramzi Lebanon
11 Sara La Fountain Finland
12 Chef Völundarssön Iceland
13 Julie Biuso New Zealand
14 Chef Wan Malaysia
15 Babette Guadeloupe
16 Jigyasa Giri and Pratibha Jain India
17 Richard Juhlin – Champagne Club Sweden

Tuesday April 15

10 Sahrap Soysal Turkey
11 Yvan Cadiou France
12 Angela Hartnett UK
13 Chakall Portugal
14 Annabel Langbein New Zealand
15 Hayden Wood The Liquid Kitchen-Australia
16 Chef China
17 Richard Juhlin – Champagne Club Sweden

Wednesday April 16

10 Fatema Hal Morocco
11 SURPRISE
12 Yann Barault – Le Cordon Bleu France
13 Art Smith US
14 LaurelAnn Morley Barbados
15 SURPRISE
16 Richard Juhlin – Champagne Club Sweden

CHAMPAGNE BAR Stand U801
With champagne Gosset.

Edouard Cointreau
President, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
www.cookbookfair.com