Gourmand Awards Ceremony 2012

Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of cookbooks and winebooks: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events. The Gourmand Awards ceremony will take place at the historical theater LES FOLIES BERGÈRE. Avery year, we are receiving more and more requests to attend the ceremony. As the big theater at Le Centquatre has only 505 seats, we have decided to move the party to Les Folies Bergère, which has more space. We decided to have the Wine Book Awards the same day so that they can enjoy the historical theater and its glamour. Les Folies Bergère, established in 1869 in Paris, is a music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. Loie Fuller and Josephine Baker from the US, and Maurice Chevalier or Mistinguett from France have made history on that stage.

3.-The Rules for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2011

• All books published between November 15th, 2010 and November 14th, 2011 qualify. The books in the category of Fund Raising Cookbooks may be older.
• Manuscripts and publishers proofs are also accepted.
• Books compete in their original languages, in all categories, except the category “Translation” created in 2007.
• There are no entry fees. The competition is free and open to all.
• Books may be entered by anyone: authors, publishers or even readers.
• The Jury decides in which category books compete, and may change nominees from one category to another at the final jury meeting. The Jury may decide that awards for some categories remain vacant, and there may be more than one winner per category.

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

• The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television. 
• In 2017, books from 215 countries and regions participate in these prestigious awards, the only international competition of the sector. It is free, and open to all languages. 
• Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events. 
• The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit. 
• We reward now all food and drinks content, in print or digital, paid or free, private or public, trade publishers or self published, big or small, with an equal chance for everyone. 
• The Gourmand Awards are a unique opportunity to build the image of the food culture in a country, show the world its spirit. For instance Yantai is the birthplace of Shandong food, one of the four main cuisines of China. Yantai is also the capital of wine in China.

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

• The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television. 
• In 2018, we have entries from 216 countries and regions participate in these prestigious awards, the only international competition of the sector. It is free, and open to all languages.
• Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events. 
• The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit. 
• We reward now all food and drinks content, in print or digital, paid or free, private or public, trade publishers or self published, big or small, with an equal chance for everyone. 
• The Gourmand Awards are a unique opportunity to build the image of the food culture in a country, show the world its spirit.