U of G, Cuisine Canada Name Top Culinary Authors
The University of Guelph and Cuisine Canada recognized the range and expertise of Canadian cookbook authors, publishers and food culture by hosting and sponsoring the ninth annual Canadian Culinary Book Contest in Winnipeg Saturday.
“We see in culinary writing an expression of our country and its people,” said Michael Ridley, U of G’s chief information officer and chief librarian. “Food and drink are deeply felt in a culture. Through our food you can understand much of where we have been, where we are and where we are going.”
The winning cookbooks will enter U of G’s culinary archives — the most complete collection of Canadian cookbooks in the world. It contains 5,000 volumes ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries and also contains culinary books from other countries, including Britain, the United States, France and Holland.
