‘From the Earth’ honoured in NYRF visual books competition
From the Earth: World’s Great, Rare and Almost Forgotten Vegetables (Peter Gilmore, photography by Brett Stevens, Hardie Grant) has been honoured at the New York Rights Fair’s (NYRF) Talking Pictures:...
Lonely Planet launches cookbook series
Lonely Planet has launched a series of ‘destination’ cookbooks called ‘From the Source’.The publisher will release the first two cookbooks in August—From the Source: Italy and From the Source: Thailand—and...
Fit, fed & informed: Tim White on the trend for healthy lifestyle titles
One of the major trends in cookbooks in recent years has been the growth and success of ‘healthy lifestyle’ titles, writes Books for Cooks co-owner Tim White.‘Diet’, from the Greek/French...
‘Mr Wilkinson’s Vegetables’ shortlisted in international food writing awards
Mr Wilkinson’s Vegetables: A Cookbook to Celebrate the Seasons by Australian chef Matt Wilkinson (Murdoch Books) is a finalist in the 2014 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) food writing...
Australian, NZ books selected for 2014 Gourmand Awards
A number of Australian and New Zealand books have been selected for the 2014 Gourmand Awards. The Australian winners are:Authors and chefs category Chef: Patissier (Emmanuel Mollois, UWA Publishing) Woman...
Hardie Grant launches recipe subscription website Cooked
Hardie Grant Books has launched a recipe subscription website called Cooked, which draws on content from the publisher’s cookbooks and allows members to create their own recipe collections to share...
Gibbs recognised at Australian Produce Awards
Lantern publishing director Julie Gibbs has been awarded the Maggie Beer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Food at this year’s Produce Awards, presented by ABC magazine delicious. Gibbs received...
‘What Katie Ate’ wins James Beard Foundation Award
Sydney-based author and photographer Katie Quinn Davies has won the photography category of the 2013 James Beard Foundation culinary awards in the US for her book What Katie Ate (Lantern)....
Handbury, Ashbridge launch online food community
Former Murdoch Books owner Matt Handbury and digital director Mark Ashbridge have partnered to launch a new website dedicated to food and cooking. Eatlove, which launched in October 2012, features...
IACP Cookbook Awards announced
In the US, the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) has announced its list of 2013 award winners, including the winners of its Cookbook Awards. Twenty-one cookbooks were honoured in...
‘What Katie Ate’ nominated for 2013 James Beard Foundation culinary awards
What Katie Ate by Sydney-based author and photographer Katie Quinn Davies (Lantern) has been nominated in two cookbook categories of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards in the US. What...
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards winners announced
The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards winners have been announced. Four books won equal first place in the Charity & Fund Raising category for Australia/Pacific. The winners in this category are: Lentil as...
Tim White: Does the cookbook industry need a gastric bypass?
Here at Books for Cooks, we are looking long and hard at the forthcoming publishers’ catalogues and book lists for Christmas. It’s with a mixture of equal parts excitement and...
Cooking the books: Food and drink feature
How will this year’s crop of Christmas cookbooks fare? Tiffany Bridger rounds up the highlights. Flavours from afar A cookbook from Tessa Kiros (Falling Cloudberries, Apples for Jam) is a...
Granger, Murdoch Books settle legal battle
The legal case between Australian chef Bill Granger and Murdoch Books was settled in August, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Granger initiated a lawsuit against the publisher, which is now...
Penguin launches Lantern cooking classics series
Penguin has announced it will launch a series of Lantern classic cookbooks in August ‘in the spirit of the immensely popular Penguin Modern Classics’, says Lantern publishing director Julie Gibbs....
Australian titles win international food writing awards
Australian cookbooks were among those honoured at the 2012 International Association of Culinary Professionals (ICAP) Food Writing Awards earlier this month. Christine Mansfield’s Tasting India (Lantern) won the award for...
Oz, NZ books recognised at 2012 Gourmand Awards
A number of Australian and New Zealand books were among the winners of the 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, announced this month at the 2012 Paris Cookbook Fair. As previously...
OZ, NZ books nominated for 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Australian books have featured heavily in the wine and drinks categories of the 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Hardie Grant Australia has been named Best Wine Books Publisher of the...
Oz, NZ cookbooks honoured at 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
A number of Australian and New Zealand cookbooks were honoured at the 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, which were presented at the 2011 Paris Cookbook Fair earlier this month. The...