Search Results by tag: cookbooks

Iconic Nova Scotian cookbook author Marie Nightingale dies

Marie Nightingale, one of Nova Scotia's most prolific and well-known culinary writers, died on March 15 at the age of 85. For those who grew up in the province, Nightingale's 1970 cookbook, Out of Old ... Read More »

March 18, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Tapping the market: indie presses hopping on the craft-brewing trend

By Sean Flinn

In 1982, Canada's first microbrewery, Horseshoe Bay Brewing, opened in Vancouver. Since then, more than 200 others have launched across Canada, fuelling the popularity of the craft- brewing industry, which has enjoyed significant growth in ... Read More »

December 27, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

Fall preview 2013: pop culture, sports, food & drink, and more

By Julie Baldassi

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian non-fiction. Art, Music & Pop Culture Diagnosed with leukemia in 1969 while still in his thirties, artist Jack Chambers' final decade was marked ... Read More »

July 29, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

HarperCollins Canada signs Jamie Oliver to four-book deal

By Sue Carter

HarperCollins Canada has signed U.K. chef and TV personality Jamie Oliver to a four-book deal. Save with Jamie: Shop Smart, Cook Clever, Waste Less and Jamie's 15-Minute Meals (published last year in the U.K.) will ... Read More »

June 6, 2013 | Filed under: Deals

BookNet bestsellers: cookbooks

By Sue Carter

Bad news for carb-loaders: this week's best-selling cookbook is William Davis's Wheat Belly Cookbook, the follow-up to his popular health guide, Wheat Belly. For the two weeks ending Feb. 3: 1. Wheat Belly Cookbook, William ... Read More »

February 11, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Canadian booksellers pick the top cookbooks of 2012

By Safa Jinje

According to booksellers contacted by Q&Q, cookbooks that focus on ingredient-based specialty cooking have made a major resurgence. Mika Bareket of Toronto's Good Egg says, "Some of the biggest and best books of the year ... Read More »

December 7, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Natalie MacLean, Michael Smith among winners of Taste Canada’s food-writing awards

By Sue Carter

Although a few high-profile winners were unable to attend the ceremony, that didn't stop last night's newly rebranded Taste Canada “ The Food Writing Awards from being a spirited affair. Held at the Arcadian Court ... Read More »

November 6, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian cookbooks

By Sue Carter

As winter approaches, classic recipes and comfort food dominate the bestsellers list for Canadian cookbooks. For the two weeks ending Oct. 28: 1. Best of Bridge Slow Cooker Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes, Sally Vaughan-Johnston (Robert ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

The ingredients of timeless Canadian cookbooks

By Sue Carter

In the October issue of Q&Q, Melissa Buote talks to publishers and booksellers about what makes a classic Canadian cookbook. Food is so fundamental to our culture it's almost impossible to think of how ephemeral ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Werner Herzog to adapt Vernon God Little, Twitter to host fiction festival, and more

By Safa Jinje

Film director Werner Herzog to adapt DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little Twitter to host its first fiction festival in November Short list for Dylan Thomas Prize announced The fourth Self-Publishing Book Expo to take place ... Read More »

October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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