A total of 25 gold ‘ladles’ were awarded last night at Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards’ gala presentation in Adelaide, Australia.
Among the food professionals who received awards were domestic goddess Nigella Lawson, who won gold for Best Food and or Drink Television Show with Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen, UK-based Australian Skye Gyngell for Best Food Book with A Year in My Kitchen, and Australia’s Matt Preston, who was voted best food journalist.
There were two gold ladles awarded for Best Children’s Cookbook. British food media newcomer Nora Sands – principal school dinner lady from Jamie Oliver’s popular TV series – received a ladle for Nora’s Dinners, while respected Australian writer Stephanie Alexander won a gold for Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids.
Belgian writer Jean-Pierre Wybauw received gold for Best Professional Cookery Book with Chocolate Decorations, and Swiss television show Assaggi di Viaggi won Best Food and/or Drink Television Segment.
Best Wine Book was won by James Halliday for James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia, Best Food Photography went to British photographer Patrice de Villiers, and New Zealand’s Cuisine won Best Food Magazine.
Winners were selected by an international panel of 80 jurors from a field of more than 600 entries, predominantly coming from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Belgium and Australia. (The full list of winners is below.)
Commenting on the competition, Jury Chairman, Ian Parmenter, said: ‘this is the tenth year of competition, which has seen more than 4,000 entries. We’re delighted that once again the standard of entries was extremely high, and jurors were consistent in their scoring. They are to be thanked for putting so much of their valuable time towards the judging process.
“Le Cordon Bleu is also to be thanked for their whole-hearted and ongoing commitment to this growing event”
Mr. Cointreau, President Le Cordon Bleu said: “I am particularly pleased to be involved for the first time in the 2007 Le Cordon Bleu Food Media Awards and its association with winners of such high calibre and international standing. Bravo and congratulations to all the very deserving award recipients”.
In addition to Le Cordon Bleu gold ladles, two individuals, well known to the food and drink industry, were honoured for their outstanding achievements in the industry. British chef, restaurateur, TV presenter and writer Rick Stein was inducted into the Tasting Australia International Hall of Fame, while UK-born Australian cheese guru, writer and TV presenter Will Studd was the Australian inductee. The Tasting Australia Hall of Fame is sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia.
Ian Parmenter, Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards Jury Chairman and Tasting Australia Festival Director, is available for media interviews.
Please direct enquiries to Karen Lewis by telephone: +61 8 9388 8877 or email: karen@tasting-australia.com.au.
BEST FOOD AND/OR DRINK WEBSITE
Get Cooking, published by BBC United Kingdom
BEST DRINK PHOTOGRAPHY
Cherry Amaretto Sour by Rick Souders, USA
BEST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
Fishtail Red Peppers by Patrice De Villiers, United Kingdom
BEST CHILDREN’S COOKBOOK (Two Winners)
Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids by Stephanie Alexander, published by Penguin Group Australia
BEST CHILDREN’S COOKBOOK
Nora’s Dinners by Nora Sands; published by Harper Collins United Kingdom
BEST HEALTH AND NUTRITION BOOK
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, Book 2 by Dr Manny Noakes and Dr Peter Clifton, published by the Penguin Group, Australia
BEST PROFESSIONAL COOKERY BOOK
Chocolate Decorations by Jean-Pierre Wybauw, published by Lannoo Publishers, Belgium
BEST DRINK GUIDE BOOK
The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2007 by Huon Hooke & Ralph Kyte-Powell, published by Penguin Group, Australia
BEST FOOD GUIDE BOOK
Real Flavours by Glynn Christian published by Grub Street, United Kingdom
BEST WINE BOOK
James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia by James Halliday published by Hardie Grant Australia
BEST DRINK JOURNALIST (Two winners)
Tim Atkin – United Kingdom
BEST DRINK JOURNALIST
Nick Stock – Australia
BEST FOOD JOURNALIST
Matt Preston – Australia
BEST RESTAURANT CRITIC
Terry Durack – United Kingdom
BEST FOOD AND OR DRINK SECTION IN A NEWSPAPER
Epicure – The Age, Australia
BEST FOOD AND/OR DRINK SECTION IN A MAGAZINE
Selector – Autumn 2007, Australia
BEST FOOD MAGAZINE
Cuisine May 2007 published by Fairfax Magazines, New Zealand
BEST DRINK MAGAZINE
Gourmet Traveller Wine April/May 2007, published by ACP Magazines, Australia
BEST FOOD AND/OR DRINK TELEVISION SHOW
Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen presenter Nigella Lawson, produced by Flashback Television, BBC, United Kingdom
BEST FOOD AND/OR DRINK TELEVISION SEGMENT
Assaggi di Viaggi – Le Cucine del Golden Temple produced by RTSI Televisione Svizzera di lingua italiana with gnamgnam prodotti, Switzerland
BEST SOFT COVER RECIPE BOOK (RRP UNDER US$30)
Taking Tea in Medina by Julie Le Clerc published by Penguin Group, New Zealand
BEST SOFT COVER RECIPE BOOK (RRP OVER US$30)
Piano, Piano, Pieno by Susan McKenna Grant published by Harper Collins, Canada
BEST HARD COVER RECIPE BOOK (RRP UNDER US$30)
Danks Street Depot by Jared Ingersoll published by Murdoch Books, Australia
BEST HARD COVER RECIPE BOOK (RRP OVER US$30)
Soul of a New Cuisine by Marcus Samuelsson published by John Wiley, USA
BEST FOOD BOOK
A Year in my Kitchen by Skye Gyngell published by Quadrille Publishing Limited, United Kingdom
TASTING AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME, SPONSORED BY MEAT AND LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA
Will Studd Australia
Rick Stein UK