Vancouver Cooks 2

A second helping of recipes celebrating the B.C. food scene, served up by 70 well-known and emerging chefs.

Five years after Vancouver Cooks, which sold more than 13,000 copies, the Chefs' Table Society returns with over 100 new recipes from 70 chefs around Vancouver, Victoria and the Okanagan, including:

Tojo Hidekazu of Tojo's Restaurant

Vikram Vij of Vij's

Melissa Craig of Bearfoot Bistro in Whistler

Rob Feenie

Divided into four sections -- local food, international flavours, emerging talents and pioneering chefs -- Vancouver Cooks 2 celebrates the key elements that have forged Vancouver's unique culinary culture and made the city a world-class dining destination. We also see the industry behind the scenes, understanding its heritage and the innovative strides Vancouver chefs are taking.

Written for the home cook, Vancouver Cooks 2 pairs more than 50 full-colour photographs with the mouthwatering recipes, each with wine notes.

Royalties from the sale of this book go to the Chefs' Table Scholarship and Bursary Fund.

The Chefs' Table Society of British Columbia is a registered non-profit society comprised of more than 150 of B.C.'s leading chefs and culinary professionals. Its members are dedicated to using local, sustainable ingredients in their regional cuisine. The Society actively secures apprenticeships for and bestows bursaries to emerging local chefs and also finances culinary education programs in B.C. schools.

Joan Cross is an avid cook, largely self-taught from Julia Child’s books, although she has taken courses at Le Cordon Bleu, London, and with several notable chefs, including Jacques Pï??pin.