GOURMAND MAGAZINE the International Cookbook Revue Issue 29 / November 2012
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GOURMAND MAGAZINE The International Cookbook Revue Issue 29 / November 2012 US Guest of Honor in Paris Alistair Burtenshaw Top Cookbook Printers GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 index Alistair Burtenshaw, President of Honour 3 The US - Invited Country - Paris Cookbook Fair 4 4 Top World Printers at Paris Cookbook Fair 6 Entry Form Gourmand Awards 10 Souvenirs of Frankfurt Bookfair 12 12 News from the Gourmand Family 16 Become part of our facebook commu- nity and get access to many pictures On our YouTube and information by channel you will find visiting our many videos of Pa- facebook-website. ris Cookbook Fair. Just visit our chan- Visit the new Gourmand website: nel on YouTube. www.cookbookfair.com Click on the logo. 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He is married to and round tables as well Cookbook Fair have LBF as the essenti- a Spaniard and speaks as the exhibitions, mee- been author Claudia al book professional English, Spanish and tings and events. He Roden in 2010, Chef meetings of the first 9 Italian. will be present for the 3 Alain Dutournier in 2011 months of the year. He days. He will also open and chef Michel Roux has served the internati- Alistair has a keen the Gourmand World in 2012. The presidency onal book trade with the interest in cookbooks. Cookbooks Gala event of Alistair Burtenshaw unique qualities of the With Edouard Coin- on Saturday February shows the clear focus true British gentlemen treau, he created the 2013 in the theater at of Paris Cookbook Fair combined with business Cookbook Corner, the Carrousel du Louvre. 2013 on publishing, vision. He is widely London Book Fair / The books from 171 professionals, and the admired for the way he Gourmand partnership countries participate foreign rights trade. handled the Icelandic which has become a in the competition this volcano crisis of 2010 key feature of London year. Alistair Burtenshaw is in extremely difficu- Book Fair. unanimously loved and lt circumstances. He International cookbook respected within the genuinely understands At the Paris Cookbook publishing is very hono- publishing sector world- and respect foreign cul- Fair, Alistair will be in- red to have Alistair Bur- wide. As director of the tures, and is equally at volved in many activities tenshaw as its president London Book Fair for 10 ease in the US, India, including international in 2013. page 3 GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 Paris Cookbook Fair 2012, February 22-24, 2013 The US - Guest of Honour The US Food and wine on the sales of transla- to the profits of the 45% from the rest of Publishers, chefs and tions and foreign rights, sector. Europe. authors will be the with Asia the leading Guests of Honour at the buyer today, and Euro- The Gourmand World At Paris Cookbook Fair, next Paris Cookbook pe the major seller. It is Cookbook Awards will trade meets pleasure. Fair, Friday to Sunday, a major opportunity for take place at the same US food and drinks will February 22-24, 2013. US cookbook publis- time in the same loca- be honored. There will The past guests of ho- hers and authors to in- tion, in the 1400 seats be US chefs demons- nor have been China in crease their surprisingly theater of the Carrousel trations in the show 2012, and Italy in 2011. low share of this vibrant du Louvre on Saturday kitchen, US wines, spi- The Paris Cookbook international market. February 23, 2013. This rits and beers tastings, Fair will take place un- year 171 countries are food products presenta- der the Pyramid of the Cookbooks and wine participating in these tions. It will be a major Louvre Museum, in the books are probably the unique awards, after opportunity to show- 7500 m2 of the Carrou- healthiest segment of 162 in 2011. case the best of the US sel du Louvre. publishing today, with culinary production in a two digit growth in Many guests to the the heart of Paris. The Paris Cookbook Asia and Latin America. prestigious event come Fair is the annual inter- Dozens of countries are from far away, 35% national cookbook trade now buying, and make from outside Europe, Continue on the meeting. The focus is significant contributions 20% from France and following page. page 4 Issue 29 / November 2012 GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 The invitation to the US as Guest of Honor in 2013 was a sug- gestion of Publishers Weekly, the US book- trade magazine, who will be a partner in bringing a large de- legation from the US. Over the past years Lisa Ekus, Richard Grausman, Geoffrey Drummond, Jan Lon- gone, Sara Baer-Sin- nott and many others have had a prominent role at Paris Cookbook Fair. All US food and wine professionals will be welcome as guests of honour February 22- 24, 2013 in Paris. For information: [email protected] www.cookbookfair.com Gourmand Award-winning titles from the US from last year´s competition. page 5 GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 Printing Cookbooks Top World Printers at Paris Cookbook Fair 2013 For printers, cookbooks hall of the fair. It is one been great differences have leveled the field are art books. The of the most important in pricing between for pre printing, which utmost care is needed tasks of the visit of pu- countries. In Europe, can be out-sourced for the quality. Pricing blishers to a book fair printing was more thousands of kilome- is very competitive, to visit different printers expensive in the north, ters away. At the same while the quality varies to have personal mee- sometimes over 50% time photography and widely. The competition tings, compare pricing, more as expensive in design have become is fierce between coun- and discuss future Scandinavia than in extremely important tries, as can be seen at business. Spain or Italy. Germa- for cookbooks buyers. Frankfurt Book Fair and At the Paris Cookbook ny was cheaper than Thanks to new techno- Paris Cookbook Fair. Fair, the top world Scandinavia, but more logy, there are much In Frankfurt, printers printers visit, and a few expensive than France, fewer publishers now are often exhibiting all have stands. Artron which could be 30% that will insist on being together within a coun- of China exhibited for more expensive than present at the printing try exhibit, for instance the first time in Mar- Spain. This north to of their cookbook, the in the Singapore, Thai- ch 2012. They got so south price difference improvement of quality land, or Hong Kong much more new busi- could be true within is worldwide. stands. China printers ness that they decided countries, with Barce- The Gourmand World have a massive pre- to exhibit again in 2013, lona more expensive Cookbook Awards reco- sence. India printers with more presence than Valencia. gnized the importance had a group delegation than in Frankfurt. The- Today printers have of printers by creating this year, probably for re is so much printing the same machines an Award for Cookbook the first time. Other in quality cookbooks worldwide, mostly Printing in 2008. The printers have individual today! German and Japanese. winners are the cream stands in the printing Historically, there have Digital technologies of world printers: 2008 Best in the World: Italy – Graphicom Book: “Big Fat Duck of Heston Blumenthal” (Bloomsbury). The cover of that book is very special. Contact: [email protected] page 6 Issue 29 / November 2012 GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 2008 Finalists: Hong Kong – Midas Printing Book: Epices (Hachette Pratique) Contact: www.midasprinting.com Lebanon – Al Kafaat Printing School, with Chef Ramzi Calendar 2009 Contact: www.alkafaat.org 2009 Best in the World: Slovenia – Gorenjski-Tisk Book: Cubo Home, by Matevs Kmet (Cubo-Slovenia) Top world quality by constant innovation, competitive pricing with anyone in Europe, and nearly all Asia. Contact: [email protected] Finalist: China – Leo Paper Book: “Onze Smultuin” (Fontaine-Netherlands) With offices across the world, the pioneer in buil- ding a printing bridge between Asia and the rest of the world. Contact: www.leo.com.hk page 7 GOURMAND MAGAZINE Issue 29 / November 2012 2010 Best in the World: Sweden – Elanders Falth Hässler Book: “Mat Att Äta Minst En Gang I Livet“ Ekberg had the vision over ten years ago to understand the importance of cookbooks for printers. He is in a unique position worldwide to print every year over half of the cookbooks in his country. His investments in quality have been the key. He even has the capacity of excellent pricing thanks to links with China. Contact: [email protected] Finalists: Poland – Drukarnia Narodowa There are excellent quality printers with great competitive pricing in Eastern Europe, with the leaders in Poland, and Hungary.