Cuisine Canada Scene

The Edna Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates someone who has contributed to the promotion of regional cuisine and who exemplifies that region through his or her work. Last year’s winner was Chef Robert Arniel of St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Are you a member of Cuisine Canada and know someone worthy of claiming the 2010 title?  If so, check out the information on the Cuisine Canada website and send your letters of nomination to the University of Guelph by August 16, 2010.

While the nominator must be a member of Cuisine Canada, the nominee does not. Their contribution may be in any related field, which includes but is not limited to the following examples:

• Agriculture or viticulture
• Processing or the creation of a value-added product (any food product, including cheese)
• Winemaking, brewing or any other fermentation process
• Journalism/authorship/print media
• Hospitality/restaurant and foodservice/accommodation
• Research
• Broadcast media including radio, television and the internet
• Public relations/marketing
• Government/non-profit/other agencies

Be sure to include as much information as possible in your letter. If you previously nominated someone who didn’t win and want to nominate them again, you will need to write a new letter and include updated details.

Letters on nomination should be addressed to:

The Edna Award c/o Library Administration
Room 356, McLaughlin Library
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.

The winner will be announced as part of the Canadian Culinary Book Awards, this year on November 5^th at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.