And the winner is

Auszug aus dem Buchreport 9.2005 (german)

Winner:

Passione, The Italian Cookbook
Gennaro Contaldo
Photographs : Jason Lowe(Headline – Great Britain)
The first cookbook from Gennaro Contaldo, the man who Jamie Oliver calls his “London dad” and says “his talent for cooking and story-telling changed my life and food forever”.

Honourable Mention:

Lino, Tout Simplement
Clelia Ventura(Robert Laffont – France)
A very special souvenirs and recipe book from a very special french italian family. Clelia Ventura is the daughter of movie star Lino Ventura, who was as much admired for his generous, sunny personality on and off the screen.

Honourable Mention:

Aus Italiens Küchen
Marianne Kaltenbach und Virginia Cerabolini-Krüger
(Grafe und Unzer – Germany)

This is the classic reference book on Italian food for Germany.