FOOD JOBS Wins 2008 Gourmand World Cookbook Award:
Best Food Book for Professionals in the World
New York, NY (July 3, 2009)– FOOD JOBS: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers by Irena Chalmers had been awarded the 2008 Best Food Book for Professionals in the World, following her January award of Best in the U.S. by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards committee. Chalmers’ title was selected from more than 6,000 submitted titles in 40 languages from 107 countries.
The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards has recognized FOOD JOBS for offering uniquely practical and vital insights and answers to entering one of the few industries that is growing in the U.S. and around the world.
Edouard Cointreau, founder and president of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, calls FOOD JOBS very timely, useful and needed. “In these difficult times, jobs are probably the most important issue, before banks or real estate,” said Cointreau. “FOOD JOBS is packed with practical information, easy and even funny, very serious and accurate in its comments and advice. It is difficult to imagine how it could be better.”