Online News Midsummer 2010

Upcoming events

Roger Ebert: The Pot and How to Use It
Wednesday September 15th at 4 pm 
In partnership with TheatreBooks Roger Ebert will be signing copies of his new cookbook along side his new movie book Great Movies III. This event will take place at TheatreBooks at 11 St. Thomas St. Mr. Ebert will only sign copies purchased at TheatreBooks. Please, no memorabilia. No charge.

Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala: Vij's at Home
Tuesday, September 21st 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Join us for treats and refreshments with Vij and Meeru, from their latest cookbook from their landmark Vancouver restaurant. Sure to be a bestseller as was their first cookbook Vij. Free.

Anthony Bourdain
Wednesday, September 22, 8 pm.
The Cookbook Store will be the official bookseller at An Evening with Anthony Bourdain coming up in September at Massey Hall. More information and tickets are available at the Massey Hall website.

Word on the Street - Cooks ‘n’ Books Stage
Sunday September 26th 11 am to 6 pm
Queen’s Park
See some of your favourite authors in action. We’ll have their books on hand.

Mark McEwan: Great Food at Home                                            
Monday September 27th, 7 pm
On stage interview, Q & A and book signing.
Tickets $45/35 students, available only at The Cookbook Store
Ticket price includes copy of Great Food at Home.
Event location: George Brown Chef School.


Jonathan Safran Foer: Eating Animals                                          
Wednesday September 29th, 7 pm
On Stage interview, Q & A and book signing
Tickets $23/19 students, available only at The Cookbook Store
Ticket price includes softcover copy of Eating Animals
Even location: George Ignatieff Theatre.


Apple Day &  Nuit Blanche at The Cookbook Store                                 Saturday October 2nd, 2 pm to midnight
Taste heirloom apples, baked goodies and listen to jazz ensemble in the evening.


Bob Blumer: Glutton For Eating 
Thursday October 7th  6 pm. 
Free in store event.

René Redzepi
Saturday, October 9, 12:30 pm.
at the Isabel Bader Theatre
The Cookbook Store is delighted to present René Redzepi, Chef at Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, celebrating his new book Noma: Time & Place in Nordic Cuisine. Noma was voted S. Pellegrino's Best Restaurant in the World 2010. As part of our ongoing commitment to bring the top chefs to Toronto, (Ferran Adria 2008, Thomas Keller 2009) we are excited Chef Redzepi will be making his first visit to Toronto hot on the heels of Noma's 1st place ranking, ending elBulli's four year reign! Read the new article in the Toronto Star: Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant is the new No. 1.

An on stage interview, followed by Q & A and book signing. The Isabel Bader Theatre is at 93 Charles Street West, Toronto.
Ticket Price: $65 (includes a copy of Noma)
Tickets available only from The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge St. Toronto, 416-920-2665 / cooking@ican.net.

Claire Tansey: Chatelaine Modern Classics
Saturday October 23rd, 2 to 3 pm.
In-store. Free.

Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra & Jason Parsons: 3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men
Saturday October 30th, 2 to 3 pm.
In-store event. Free.

New at CBS TV

Just posted: Steve Maxwell on The Complete Root Cellar book. Market Day June 2010 with authors Sarah Elton and Gayla Trail, and Ontario farmers Sarah Bakker, Bay Woodyard, Gavin North, Caroll Collins, Jens Eller & Ayse Akoner, Armida Sawan and Colette Murphy, and an interview with Michele Genest

The Wild Vegan Cookbook "Wildman" Steve Brill

Pastry in Europe 2010 Norbert Koreman

Plenty Yottam Ottolenghi

Dulce Joseluis Flores

Steak Mark Schatzker

For the Love of Salad Jeanelle Mitchell

Latin Grill Rafael Palomino & Arlen Gargagliano

Whoopie Pies Sarah Billingsley

The Complete Root Cellar Book Steve Maxwell

Rhubarb: More than Just Pies Sandi Vitt and Michael Hickman

Food Styling Delores Custer

Cornucopia at Home Eleanor Hefferman

Seasonal Fruit Desserts Deborah Madison

Pig: King of the Southern Table James Villas

Cheese Slices Will Studd

Featured Canadian Books

A Taste of Quebec Julian Armstrong

Rebar Cookbook  Alsterberg and Urbanowicz

Locavore Sarah Elton

Summer Berries Elizabeth Baird

Best of the Decade 2000 to 2009

• Muffin Mania, Prange & Pauli 2008 (CAD)
• For the Love of Soup, Jeanelle Mitchell 2002 (CAD)
• New Food Lovers Companion, Tyler Herbst 2007
• Great Food Fast, EveryDay Food Magazine 2007
• Ad Hoc At Home, Thomas Keller 2009
• Rebar Modern Food Cookbook, Alsterberg & Urbanowicz 2002 (CAD)
• Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite, Gordon Ramsay 2009
• Essentials of Home Cooking, Bonnie Stern 2003 (CAD)
• A Day at elBulli, Ferran Adria 2008
• Ace Bakery Cookbook, Linda Haynes 2003 (CAD)
• Lucy's Kitchen, Lucy Waverman 2006 (CAD)
• CheapEats Toronto (out of print) (CAD)
• Kitchen for Kids, Jennifer Low 2004 (CAD)
• 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes, Judith Finlayson 2001 (CAD)
• Anita Stewart's Canada, Anita Stewart 2008 (CAD)
• Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan1992
• Uma Casa Portuguesa, Carla Azevedo 1990 (CAD)
• Out to Brunch, Donna Dooher 2002 (CAD)
• Jamie's Italy, Jamie Oliver 2005
• Le Repertoire de la Cuisine, Louis Saulnier 1976
• A Matter of Taste, Chatto and Waverman 2004 (CAD)
• Joy of Cooking, rev. ed., Rombauer, Becker & Becker 1997
• Kate Aitken Cookbook, Kate Aitken 2004(CAD)
• Vij, Vikram & Dhalwala 2006(CAD)
• Mastering the Art of French Cooking, 40th anniversary edition, 2001 Beck, Bertholle & Child

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