ATTENDING THE GOURMAND AWARDS CEREMONY
Coming to Paris for the Gourmand Awards is the opportunity to visit the Paris Cookbook Fair, where the biggest publishers, chefs and authors meet every year to present their new books. It has become the heart of the cookbook trade, where foreign rights are sold and bought by publishers from all over the world.
You will attend the Gourmand Awards Ceremony with your VIP-Professional badge.
The badge includes:
- - Two seats at Les Folies Bergère + the famous Gourmand cocktail in the great hall of the theater
- - Two invitations to the opening party of the Paris Cookbook Fair
- -Access to the Paris Cookbook Fair during five days, including the stands, the rights center, the show kitchens, the international bar, the conference rooms, the exhibitions.
- The VIP-Professional is listed in the catalogue along with the stand exhibitors. The listing includes a short description of the activity, and the contact address. The catalogue is available to exhibitors and VIP Professionals in the months before the Paris Cookbook Fair in order to prepare meetings and networking.
ORDER YOUR VIP-PROFESSIONAL BADGE
A VIP-Professional badge costs 350 Euros. If you want to order one or more badges, please fill the following fields:
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GOURMAND AWARDS
The Best Cookbooks in the World
The Gourmand Awards have changed the notion of gastronomy, its history, and its importance. With your efforts and dedication, you have changed the horizon of gastronomy.
Sara Beatriz Guardia, UNESCO Chair, USMP University, Lima, Peru November 29, 2022
Monsieur Edouard Cointreau,
You gave a lot of joy and happiness, You made famous and internationally known, tens of thousands of writers, chefs editors and publishers. You united the whole world, continents, réligions and faiths, languages, customs and traditions. We are united here with the same mission, The goal of our work is to bring to the world a well-being, respect to each other and peace. Thanks to you Monsieur Cointreau, the gastronomy books maintain their position and importance on the shelves of libraries and bookstores as well at homes, despite the competition from the wide choice that the internet offers free.
Avec mes salutations repectueuses
Ahmed Ladarsi, Author, Finland
GOURMAND
World Cookbook Awards
- The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television.
- In 2024, we have participants from 221 countries countries and regions participate in these prestigious awards, the only international competition of the sector. It is free, and open to all languages.
- Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events.
- The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.
- We reward now all food and drinks content, in print or digital, paid or free, private or public, trade publishers or self published, big or small, with an equal chance for everyone.
- The Gourmand Awards are a unique opportunity to build the image of the food culture in a country, show the world its spirit.
