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Food Artisans of Alberta: Your Trail Guide to the Best of Our Locally Crafted Fare
"Brimming with stories of the province's farmers, growers and producers, this book acts as a guide for supporters of local food and a travel companion for visitors seeking out a uniquely prairie experience." --Globe and Mail
Shortlisted for a 2019 Taste Canada Award
Winner of a 2019 Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Canada
The food lover's guide to finding the best local food artisans from all over Alberta.
From the coulees of the badlands to the combines of the wheatlands, discover Alberta's diverse terroir, and be captivated by the distinct tastes of this majestic province. Food Artisans of Alberta is a robust travel companion for local food lovers and visitors alike.
Come to know the stories, inspiration, and friendly faces of the people who craft great food as they cultivate the community of food artisans. Journey beyond Alberta's seven signature foods--beef, bison, canola, honey, Red Fife Wheat, root vegetables and Saskatoon berries--to also enjoy breweries, meaderies, distilleries, cheesemakers, and more. With regional maps that highlight the locations of 200 food artisans, set out on an adventure through fertile fields and bountiful edible crops.
Book Details
- Publisher: Touchwood Editions
- Publish Date: Jul 10th, 2018
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 1.00in - 1.15lb
- EAN: 9781771512466
- Categories: • Food, Lodging & Transportation - Restaurants• Canada - Western Provinces (AB, BC)
About the Author
Karen Anderson is the owner of Alberta Food Tours Inc. and co-author of the guidebook Food Artisans of Alberta. She has led seven tours to India and has cooked with chefs all over the country. Since 2006, she has worked with Noorbanu Nimji, testing recipes and teaching Indian cooking classes.
Matilde Sanchez-Turri was born in Calgary and raised in Southern Alberta in Claresholm and on a farm near Nanton. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary and has worked in the corporate communications arena for 20 years. With parents from Italy and Spain, food has always been a huge part of her upbringing and she loves to cook and bake fine Italian delicacies passed onto her by her mother. Matilde maintains her love of all things culinary working for Alberta Food Tours, Inc. part-time. Her favorite food is fresh bread and when she isn't eating or thinking about eating or growing something to eat, she writes about food. She loves to travel and has visited India, the Caribbean and most of Europe. Most days you'll find her at a dog park or on a hiking trail with her German Shepherd, Polly.
Praise for this book
"From high plains bison and river trout to the rolling fields of wheat, barley and canola, Alberta's diverse terroir is captured in this book. Brimming with stories of the province's farmers, growers and producers, this book acts as a guide for supporters of local food and a travel companion for visitors seeking out a uniquely prairie experience." --Globe and Mail
"A love letter to Alberta food producers." --CBC's The Homestretch
"Few people in Alberta understand and appreciate the province's vast food community and its people than Calgary's Karen Anderson and Tilly Sanchez." --EatNorth
"A road map to the best foods and producers for all of Alberta." --Lethbridge Herald
"A snapshot of Alberta's diverse culinary scene." --Where Calgary
"I love that these writers have shared the best of our Alberta growers and producers and continue to help tell their stories." --Julie Van Rosendaal, bestselling cookbook author and contributing food editor of the Globe and Mail
"A substantial guide to food industry entrepreneurs on-farm and off, as well as farmers markets and watering holes." --GrainsWest
"This book couldn't be better timed. Alberta has come into its own, and everyone is taking notice. Anderson and Sanchez-Turri are your expert guides to the culinary magic happening in the province right now." --Jennifer Cockrall-King, award-winning author of Food Artisans of the Okanagan
"The perfect guide for Alberta's food explorers, it's a heartfelt tribute to our signature foods and flavours, plus passionate purveyors, and producers." --Liane Faulder, food writer for the Edmonton Journal
"Beyond a fitting tribute, this book pays homage to the astoundingly diverse food of Alberta, and the beautiful people who make it." --Lindsay Anderson, co-author of Feast
"Food Artisans of Alberta is a terrific update on our growing culinary development." --The Tomato