Already celebrating her 30th
year as a food writer, Julie Biuso now has another good reason to be proud, as
her 16th cookbook, the recently released Julie Biuso at Home, is announced as a New Zealand winner in the
prestigious international Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
The book has this week been nominated as a
regional winner in the Easy Recipe category, and now has the opportunity to go
up against winners in the same category from around the globe, for the ultimate
Best in the World award, results of which will be announced at a ceremony
attended by the glitterati of the food world during the Beijing Cookbook Fair in
May 2014.
“I can’t wait to be there! This is a very
special book for me, and it's wonderful to have it recognised by such a
respected and influential institution as Gourmand,” said Julie about the win.
“Julie Biuso At Home winning the Best Easy
Recipes category is just so perfect. The book is crammed full of recipes – 270
in total! – and there are heaps of ideas for mid-week meals, the sorts of
things that are not difficult to put together at short notice, good food made
from scratch that will nourish a family.
“Writing this book was a joy, and a
wonderful sharing experience. My family were all involved, not just as tasters,
but also helping with recipe development and on the shoots. There were many
long days, but there was a lot of fun and laughter, too, and of course, plenty
of scrumptious food to devour at the end of the shoots.
“The award also acknowledges the other key
people who worked with me to make the book a success. The absolutely stunning
photography by Aaron McLean and the original and stand-out design by Philippa
Moffit give the book the X-factor that is so important in these awards,” she
said.
Julie Biuso is no stranger to the Gourmand
awards, having been a finalist numerous times and having had three of her books
take out the ultimate Best in World title. She was also awarded a Special Prize
by the Gourmand World Cookbook Award’s Jury in 2007 for her career
achievements.
JULIE
BIUSO AT HOME by Julie Biuso, with photography by
Aaron McLean, published by New Holland. Hardcover with French-fold jacket and
ribbon marker. RRP NZ$65.00.
Julie’s
previous Gourmand awards:
1999 Take A Vine-ripened Tomato wins award
for the Best Mediterranean
Cuisine
Cookbook at the Versailles World Cookbook Awards in France
2000 Fresh nominated for Best Photography
Award ICR Awards Perigueux
2001 Dancing On My Table wins Best Food Literature in English Language
and Best Food Literature In The World, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Sorges,
France
2002 Viva L'Italia Nominated for Best Italian Cookbook and Best
Photography in International Gourmand Cookbook Awards, wins Best Photography
award
2006 Sizzle: Sensational Barbecue Food wins Gourmand
World Cookbook Award for Best Barbecue Book
2007 Julie is awarded a
Special Prize by the Gourmand World Cookbook Award’s Jury for her career
achievements
2009 Julie Biuso’s Never-ending Summer wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award
for Best Barbecue Book in New Zealand and is a finalist in the world awards
2011 Sweet Feast Wins Gourmand
World Cookbook Award for Best Desserts Cookbook in New Zealand and is a
finalist in the world awards
The
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
After five years in France, the next awards
ceremony will return to China, where it was last held in 2007. It will be part
of the Beijing Cookbook Fair, to be held at Starpark in the city’s Southern
Daxing District, from May 19-21, 2014. For further information on the awards
and the fair, visit www.cookbookfair.com.
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