[Sca-cooks] Beans wins prize!

[David Walddon]

I thought some of you might be interested that Ken Albala's new book  
is being honored with the Jane Grigson Award.
If you haven't read his previous books run to your library right now!
Eduardo


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> On Apr 23, 2008, at 3:34 AM, Emily Medcalf wrote:
>> Berg Publishers
>> Press release
>> 23rd April 2008
>> ___________________________________________________________________
>> Beans wins Jane Grigson Food Book Award
>> Ken Albala has won The Jane Grigson Award for Beans: A History,  
>> published by Berg Publishers in 2007.
>> The award was announced at the 2008 IACP (International  
>> Association of Culinary Professionals) Awards Ceremony, on Friday,  
>> April 18 in New Orleans.
>> Commenting on the award, Ken Albala said “Thanks to all the people  
>> at Berg, to the great libraries where I did the research like the  
>> Clements in Ann Arbor, MI and the Schlesinger in Cambridge, MA and  
>> others in Europe, and thanks to the Culinary Trust and the  
>> University of the Pacific for funding the research. This book was  
>> an absolute blast to write, no pun intended.”
>> Beans: A History takes the reader on a fascinating journey across  
>> cuisines and cultures.
>> The Jane Grigson Award is an award issued by the International  
>> Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). It honours  
>> distinguished scholarship and depth of research in food books and  
>> is named in honour of the British cookery writer Jane Grigson.
>> ___________________________________________________________________
>> To arrange an interview with Ken Albala, receive a review copy or  
>> more information, please contact:
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>> Emily Medcalf
>> Sales and Marketing Executive
>> Berg Publishers
>> 1st Floor Angel Court
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