Two Wins for Chef Posteraro at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill wins Best Italian and Best Mediterranean Cuisine

VANCOUVER, BC. 21 JANUARY, 2008.

For chef Pino Posteraro, of Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill and Cioppino’s Enoteca in Vancouver, perfection is paying off, times two. His hit cookbook, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill, recently received two honours in the first stage of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: Best Italian Cuisine Book in Canada and Best Mediterranean Cuisine Book in Canada.

Next on the menu, Posteraro’s book will compete against other winning books from around the world for the ultimate title of Best Italian and Best Mediterranean Cookbook in the World. The results will be announced on April 13th at 2pm, at the Olympia Theatre in London, England. (For more info. see: http://www.cookbookfair.com/html/london_2008.html )

Since it opened its doors in 1999, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill has become one of Vancouver’s most sought-out restaurants, known internationally for its award-winning wine list and its creative take on traditional Mediterranean dishes. Written with the home cook in mind, the recipes are easy to follow yet sophisticated, and an extensive section provides basic recipes for stocks, flavoured oils, sauces, confit vegetables and pasta dough. Easy to read and beautifully designed, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill is a special book for those who love food, wine and extraordinarily accomplished cooking.

Chef Posteraro is also a recent recipient of a Gold Medal Plate Award for his mouth-watering Porcini Mushroom and Chestnut Soup. (For more info. see: http://www.goldmedalplates.com/index.html )

PINO POSTERARO was born in Italy. He trained in Turin and Pisa at Michelin-starred restaurants and has worked as an executive chef in Singapore, Toronto, and Vancouver. He has also taught at George Brown College in Toronto, and at Villa Delia, a cooking school in Tuscany.
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