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)

Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's ...

 

Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island by Jon Stott (TouchWood Editions)

Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island ...

 

General Cookbooks:

Duchess at Home by Giselle Courteau (Appetite by Random House)

Duchess at Home 電子書,分類依據Giselle Courteau - 9780525610335 ...

 

Gather: A Dirty Apron Cookbook by David Robertson and Kerry Gold (Figure 1 Publishing)

David Robertson's tarte Tatin | Eat North

 

Let Me Feed You by Rosie Daykin (Appetite by Random House)

Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home ...

 

Regional/Cultural Cookbooks:

Burdock & Co by Andrea Carlson (Appetite by Random House)

Burdock & Co by Andrea Carlson - Penguin Books Australia

 

Cedar and Salt: Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field, and Sea by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus. (TouchWood Editions)

Cedar and Salt: Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field ...

 

Coconut Lagoon: Recipes from a South Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal and Anne DesBrisay (Figure 1 Publishing)

Coconut Lagoon: Recipes from a South Indian Kitchen: Thottungal ...

 

Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen by Kim Thúy (Appetite by Random House)

Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen: Simple Recipes from My Many ...

 

Single-Subject Cookbooks:

Living High Off the Hog by Michael Olson (Appetite by Random House)

Living High Off the Hog: Over 100 Recipes and Techniques to Cook ...

 

Modern Lunch by Allison Day (Appetite by Random House)

Modern Lunch: +100 Recipes for Assembling the New Midday Meal: Day ...

 

Vegetables First by Ricardo Larrivée (Appetite by Random House)

Vegetables First: 120 Vibrant Vegetable-Forward Recipes: Larrivee ...

 

Health and Special Diet Cookbooks:

Peace, Love and Fibre by Mairlyn Smith (Appetite by Random House)

Peace, Love and Fibre: Over 100 Fibre-Rich Recipes for the Whole ...

 

The Living Kitchen by Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman, (Appetite by Random House)

The Living Kitchen: Healing Recipes to Support Your Body During ...

 

The Long Table Cook Book, Plant-Based Recipes for Optimal Health by Amy Symington (Douglas & McIntyre)

The Long Table Cookbook: Plant-based Recipes for Optimal Health ...