Chop Suey Nation
2020, a year for home cooks. In its 23rd year, the Taste Canada Awards unveils its shortlist of cookbooks competing for a coveted culinary writing award as well as the virtual gala hosts. Eighty-six cookbooks entered the competition, featuring authors from seven provinces. The shortlist narrowed the competition to five entries per category, featuring authors from six provinces.
British Columbia’s notorious food scene takes a lead with 15 nominations from B.C. publisher titles. View the nominees below, and the full 2020 Taste Canada shortlist here.
Culinary Narratives:
Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui (Douglas & McIntyre)
Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island by Jon Stott (TouchWood Editions)
General Cookbooks:
Duchess at Home by Giselle Courteau (Appetite by Random House)
Gather: A Dirty Apron Cookbook by David Robertson and Kerry Gold (Figure 1 Publishing)
Let Me Feed You by Rosie Daykin (Appetite by Random House)
Regional/Cultural Cookbooks:
Burdock & Co by Andrea Carlson (Appetite by Random House)
Cedar and Salt: Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field, and Sea by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus. (TouchWood Editions)
Coconut Lagoon: Recipes from a South Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal and Anne DesBrisay (Figure 1 Publishing)
Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen by Kim Thúy (Appetite by Random House)
Single-Subject Cookbooks:
Living High Off the Hog by Michael Olson (Appetite by Random House)
Modern Lunch by Allison Day (Appetite by Random House)
Vegetables First by Ricardo Larrivée (Appetite by Random House)
Health and Special Diet Cookbooks:
Peace, Love and Fibre by Mairlyn Smith (Appetite by Random House)
The Living Kitchen by Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman, (Appetite by Random House)
The Long Table Cook Book, Plant-Based Recipes for Optimal Health by Amy Symington (Douglas & McIntyre)
