Taste Canada’s short list for 2012 food writing awards to be presented in fall

Canada’s broad range of food writers and publishers is reflected in Taste Canada’s short list for this fall’s awards.

The 73 submissions in four categories and two languages have been whittled down and the winners will be announced, together with the names of the jurors, on Nov. 5 in Toronto.

The Food Writing Awards, formerly known as the Canadian Culinary Book Awards, have been revamped with a new name, logo and revised award categories.

Shortlisted in the Culinary Narratives category:

– “Leslie Beck’s Longevity Diet,” Leslie Beck (Penguin Canada).

– “The Boreal Herbal,” Beverley Gray (Aroma Borealis Press).

– “Unquenchable,” Natalie MacLean (Doubleday Canada).

– “Genèse de la cuisine québécoise,” Jean-Marie Francoeur (Fides).

– “Une agriculture qui goûte autrement,” Hélène Raymond and Jacques Mathé (Éditions MultiMondes).

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– “Revel 2012: Guide des champagnes et des autres bulles,” Guénaël Revel (Modus Vivendi).

The short list in the General Cookbooks category:

– “Whitewater Cooks with Friends,” Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).

– “Odd Bits,” Jennifer McLagan (HarperCollins Publishers).

– “Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen,” Michael Smith (Penguin Canada).

– “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).

Shortlisted in the Regional/Cultural Cookbooks category:

– “The Ontario Table,” Lynn Ogryzlo (Epulum Books Inc.).

– “Made in Italy,” David Rocco (HarperCollins Publishers).

– “Market Chronicles,” Susan Semenak (Les Éditions Cardinal).

– “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).

In the Single-Subject Cookbooks category, the short list is:

– “Preserving,” Pat Crocker (HarperCollins).

– “We Sure Can!,” Sarah B. Hood (Arsenal Pulp Press).

– “Spilling the Beans,” Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan (Whitecap Books).

– “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 (Les Éditions de L’Homme).