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By clare, January 19, 2011

Tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen

shortlisted for Best Innovative Cookbook in the world,

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

In December tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen was awarded the Best Innovative Cookbook in Australia by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.  Category winners in each country have since been judged against other winners in the same category in other countries for the Best in World.  The Gourmand judges have now shortlisted four contenders for Best Innovative Cookbook in the world, and tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen is one of these top four books.

So if you haven’t yet donated to the QLD Flood Relief appeal, or you are considering donating a further amount, take this opportunity to take part in my silent auction of 10 of my cookbooks to raise money for those affected by the horrendous QLD floods.  Your donations are tax deductible as they are made directly to the fund.  All you do is submit your intended donation amount as a bid on the silent auction bid page.  When the auction is complete and the 10 highest bidders are announced, the 10 highest bidders will simply provide evidence of the payment of their donation into the QLD Flood Relief appeal fund to receive their copy of tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen.  All the details of the silent auction are on my previous post.

This wonderful news can help me raise as much as possible by gaining media attention for tropical cuisine, so apologies to the current top 10 bidders but I have decided to extend the bidding deadline to next Tuesday 25th January 9pm AEST.  My cookbook and the auction will receive media attention over the weekend and I hope that this helps to raise further funds for the QLD Flood Relief appeal.

The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau.

Every year, they honour the best food and wine books. The final results will be announced on March 3, 2011 at the annual awards event. The awards ceremony takes place in Paris at Le 104, the new artistic centre of the City of Paris, on the first day of the Paris Cookbook Fair, a four day event held at the same location.

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By clare, December 1, 2010

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INNISFAIL

Saturday 4^th December 8am to 12pm

Clare is at Larsen’s Newsagency, Rankin St. Innisfail

Cash, Eftpos, & credit cards accepted.

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By clare, December 1, 2010

..and thanks to many people for their assistance in helping make my vision a reality!

The launch of tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen happened last Friday night the 26th November.  On a day of constant, profoundly torrential tropical rain, 150+ people ventured out to share the evening with me and check out my cookbook.

I spent a lovely night glued to the desk signing books and talking to people, and have it on advice from many people that it was a great night enjoyed by all attending.

A great selection of local gourmet products was on offer for nibbles, with beautiful cheeses from Gallo Dairy, Mungalli Dairy and Vanella Cheese, a selection of dips from Hashams Dips, and a range of mini bruscetta from the Europa Deli.

So now my book is out there, and I am too, doing the rounds of our region up until Christmas and doing my best to make myself available to all the different pockets of our region (see my recent posts for details of locations and times).

For Cairns people, I am at Rusty’s Markets every Friday now until Christmas.

In the week prior to Christmas on Tuesday 21st December I have a Melbourne book launch (see this post) for all interested people to attend, before spending Christmas with family down the coast.

Then in January it looks like a road trip down the coast to promote tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen along the coast of QLD down to SE QLD and into Northern NSW.

Thanks again to all the many people who have helped tropical cuisine: cooking in clare’s kitchen become a reality.  Now it’s time to get the world’s first comprehensive reference cookbook for tropical produce, tropical recipes and tropical cooking out there into the world!

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By clare, December 1, 2010

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- FRIDAYS AT RUSTY’S MARKETS -

Come and see Clare every Friday until Christmas at Rusty’s Markets in Cairns!

Cash, Eftpos, & credit cards accepted.

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By clare, November 5, 2010

Come along!

5pm to 7.30pm, Friday 26^th November 2010, Tank 3, Tanks Arts Centre 46 Collins Ave Edge Hill

After two years of work, my book is finally on its way.  There are many thanks to be given, and I hope that those of you living here in FNQ who have supported the journey by pre-purchasing my book will be able to attend, as well as all others who are interested to come along and check out what my cookbook offers.

So, read on…!

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- Cairns book launch -

5pm to 7.30pm, Friday 26^th November 2010, Tank 3, Tanks Arts Centre 46 Collins Ave Edge Hill

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The first ever comprehensive reference cookbook for the tropics:

250+ recipes

30+ ingredients profiled in an “Essentials” chapter

information on  identifying, selecting, storing, preparing and cooking 50+ tropical fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices

360 pages, frequent photography

Australian author, Clare Richards, lives in Cairns in Far North Queensland and has been researching, recipe testing and writing her cookbook over the last two years.

“This excellent book fills a significant gap in the reference shelves of any cook…” from the Foreword by Stephanie Alexander

Attend the launch and have your purchase signed by the author.

Location:  Tank 3, Tanks Arts Centre 46 Collins Ave Edge Hill

Time:  5pm to 7.30pm

Date:  Friday 26^th November 2010

Cash, Eftpos, & credit cards accepted.

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Information about other launches, book sales and signings in FNQ prior to Christmas will be posted in the next week or so.  I will be doing local launches in Port Douglas, the Tablelands, Innisfail and Townsville, so stay tuned!

A book tour for Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Byron Bay and Northern NSW is intended for January 2011.

A book tour for Darwin, Broome and the Kimberley is intended for early February 2011.