Cooking
Apron Strings
By Jan Wong
Shortlisted, 2018 Taste Canada Awards and 2018 Writers' Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction
Longlisted, 2018 RBC Taylor Prize
Jan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking in France, Italy, and China, she ... Read more
Bottoms Up
By Sheilah Roberts Lukins
In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of Aqua vitae, 1 firkin of canarie wine, and 1 firkin of methaglyne (mead). And so began ... Read more
Buon Appetito Toronto! The Influence of Italian Food in our City
Edited by Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario
Photographs by Rick O'Brien
Buon Appetito Toronto! is the story of how Italian-Canadian food culture has evolved in the city and how its influence has helped define our perceptions of what constitutes a good meal. From the convivial social dynamics of the Italian table, to the quest for the perfect coffee, ... Read more
Butter Cream
By Denise Roig
What happens when a 56-year-old fiction writer decides to ditch it all and attend professional pastry chef school for a year? In writing that brings to mind the work of journalist/chef Michael Ruhlman, Butter Cream: A Year in a Montreal Pastry School tells the story of eleven ... Read more
Chowgirls Killer Party Food
By Heidi Andermack & Amy Lynn Brown
With an eye for style and appreciation for seasonal ingredients, the proprietors of Chowgirls Killer Catering, one of the Midwest's leading catering companies, share their inspiredideas for delicious appetizers, small plates, and cocktails that are perfect for home entertaining. ... Read more
Cooking with Canada's Best
By Karen Dubrofsky
By (photographer) Fahri Yavuz
Cooking With Canada’s Best captures the creative, innovative, and delicious cooking of Canada’s greatest chefs from coast to coast. Cook right alongside these artists of Canada’s most famous kitchens, using their signature recipes reproduced and illustrated here in lavish ... Read more
County Heirlooms
Edited by Leigh Nash
Photographs by Natalie Wollenberg
Equal parts memoir, cookbook, and love letter, County Heirlooms collects stories and recipes from chefs, farmers, and other food producers who are making their mark in Prince Edward County. Each contributor offers a glimpse into what fuels their love for food, and what keeps ... Read more
Curry
By Naben Ruthnum
Narrator Matthew Edison
Curry is a dish that doesn't quite exist, but, as this wildly funny and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn't properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. By grappling with novels, recipes, travelogues, pop culture, and his own upbringing, Naben Ruthnum ... Read more
East Coast Keto
By Bobbi Pike
With over 120 amazing keto recipes, Bobbi Pike and her husband, Geoff, serve up the flavours and ingredients of the East Coast, with both original creations and traditional meals re-imagined as low-carb and ketogenic staples. Here you’ll find the Best Ever Breaded Chicken, ... Read more
