Gourmand World Cookbook Award
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The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau
Edouard Cointreau
The founder and president of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Edouard Cointreau was born February 28, 1947, into the families of Cointreau liqueur on his paternal side, and Cognacs Frapin and Remy Martin on his maternal side. His family has had vineyards since 1270.Edouard is a descendant of the...
.
In 2008, books from 102 countries participated in the competition. It is free, and open to all languages.
After Beijing and London, the annual Gourmand Awards event went to Paris at the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
, the historical theatre of Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
, on Wednesday July 1, 2009.
The Awards
The objectives of the Awards are:
• To reward and honour those who "cook with words".
• To help readers find the best out of the 26000 food and wine books produced every year.
• To help publishers with international rights to translate and distribute food and wine books.
• To help book retailers find the 50 food and wine books that each year should be offered to clients.
• To create an opportunity to access the major markets in English, Chinese, German, Spanish or French for books originated in other languages.
• To increase knowledge and respect for food and wine culture, which promotes peace.
The winners in each language are announced in November, and compete for the Best in the World, announced in April of the following year at a gala dinner.
History of the Awards Ceremonies
Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of cookbooks and winebooks: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events."Gourmand has created a wide spectrum of representation and entertainment with the awards ceremony: at the same moment glamorous and humorous, elegant and funny." Herta Gal, Author, Germany
1995: Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
1996: Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
1997: Paris, France
1998: Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
, France
1999: Versailles
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, France
2000: Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
, France
2001: Sorges
Sorges
Sorges is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France
2003: Brissac
Brissac
Brissac is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:-Sights:*Castle , rebuilt in the early 16th century.*Parish church of Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse *Church of Notre-Dame du Suc...
, France
2004: Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
2005: Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
, Sweden
2006: Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia
2007: Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
2008: London, UK
2009: Paris, France
2010: Paris, France
2011: Paris, France
Jury
- Edouard Cointreau, Chairman of the Awards Committee, president of Gourmand International
- Dun Gifford, President of the Oldways Preservation Trust (USA)
- Prince Franz-Wilhelm of Prussia (Germany)
- Jean Jacques Ratier, Commissaire du Salon International du Livre Gourmand, Mayor of Sorges (France)
- Bo Masser, vice president of Gourmand International (Sweden)