Cuisine Canada member Pat Crocker recently won a Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Paris, France. Her recent book, The Vegan Cook’s Bible (Robert Rose) took top honours as the Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the World.
For Crocker, this is  her second big Gourmand win. Her book, The Juicing Bible,  also won Best in the World in 2000.
Awarded the Gertrude Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature from the Herb Society of America in 2009 and a Gold Medal from Books for Better Living, Crocker seems to know the recipe for success.
When …

On Friday, November 6, 2009, Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph hosted the 12th annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario.
Some of Canada’s top food professionals, chosen as judges, spent the summer testing recipes and evaluating culinary books from more than 50 entered. The winners are:
Canadian Culinary Landmarks Hall of Fame
For the first time, in 2009, Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph inaugurated a Hall of Fame award. The award is given to honour outstanding achievements in the field of culinary writing.
Culinary …

Good news comes in threes. This month, three more Cuisine Canada members brought home awards.
The Herb Society of America honoured Pat Crocker who won the Gertrude B. Forester Award. This award goes to the author of a non-fiction book who not only demonstrated outstanding research skills but also inspired readers to “use and delight” in herbs. In response to her award, Crocker says, “Writing is solitary work. I write every day. I do it at all hours, in all seasons and always without really knowing who will read my words. …

Jennifer Brayshaw spilled the beans on this one.
In April, Anita Stewart and Rose Murray were honoured by the Ontario Hostelry Institute for their contribution in Education and Media respectively. This month, Anita Stewart is in the news again, this time as the recipient of the Business, Labour, the Professions and Entrepreneurs Award at Guelph’s 14th Annual Women of Distinction Awards. Stewart was one of 29 exceptional women recognized by the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph for her contribution to the local community.
Amongst her many achievements, Stewart played a major role in the …

We don’t do a lot of horn blowing here, but that’s about to change. Remember how I threatened to out people? Well, I’m doing it.
Not one, but two of our members were honoured this month by the Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI) for outstanding contribution to the hospitality-food service industry. I did the math.  OHI pays tribute through seven Gold Award categories. The means Cuisine Canada members walked away with  28.57 percent of the gold chef hats.
Who won?
Rose Murray received a Gold Award in the Media, TV and Publishing category for …

This is our first ever Boast Post and we’re counting on you to blow your own horn like you’re an oncoming train.
Run, don’t walk, to the comments section. Push and shove if you must, but tell us what you’ve been doing. Anything food related from a Cuisine Canada member is fine with us. Now’s your chance to:

flog that blog
update us on your cookbook (published or upcoming)
blind us with your food science innovations
make our mouths water with a new dish you’ve created
point us to any news coverage you’ve received
create buzz about …

Written an English-language cookbook you think is worthy of sitting on the shelf beside such Canadian classics as Bitter Chocolate, Vij’s Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine or Laughing With My Mouth Full?
The deadline for the annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards is February 16, 2009. The contest is open to culinary books written by Canadian authors and published by Canadian publishers in 2008.
Designed to promote, recognize and celebrate excellence and creativity in Canadian culinary writing and publishing,  Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph will join forces to onour the …