IDG Books Worldwide's Culinary Coupe de Grace; Major Awards for The 15-Minute Gourmet Series, Chinese Cooking For Dummies.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) Books Worldwide (Nasdaq:IDGB IDGB Improved Durability Gear Box ), a leading global knowledge company, announced that two titles have won World Cookbook Fair awards for 2000: For Best Cookbook Series in English Paulette Mitchell's The 15-Minute Gourmet: Chicken The 15-Minute Gourmet: Noodles The 15-Minute Gourmet: Vegetarian For Best Book in English with a Television Tie-in Martin Yan's Chinese Cooking For Dummies(R) This latest win-win for IDG Books Worldwide's Cooking titles was achieved in a competition that included more than 2,000 food and wine books from 26 countries in 16 languages. The author-chefs will be honored at a gala ceremony to be held in Perigueux, France on November 11, 2000. These awards are organized by The International Cookbook Revue. Paulette Mitchell is known internationally for her quick-to-prepare healthful health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. health  ful·ness n. cuisine with gourmet flair. She has been a cooking instructor
for 27 years, and is the author of ten cookbooks, including prior World
Cookbook Fair award-winner, The Complete Soy Cookbook (Macmillan 1998).
Adding to her teaching and writing accomplishments she lectures and
travels year-round, presenting programs on healthful international
cuisine, vegetarian cooking, spa cuisine and soy. She is also a
contributor to several culinary magazines, including Cooking Pleasures.Martin Yan Martin Yan (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Zhēn Wéndá; later ; pinyin: Yīn Wéndá; note that and are both pronounced Yan in Cantonese) (born 1948) is a Chinese-born American chef and actor who hosts the award-winning national cooking show Yan Can Cook. .... Certified Chinese master chef Martin Yan has educated and entertained audiences for years with his PBS-TV show, Yan Can Cook Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. Its famous catch phrase was "If Yan can cook, so can you!" Often followed by the gag "If Yan can't, then neither can you. : Asian Favorites. He has hosted more than 1,500 shows so far and is also a world-renowned food and restaurant consultant. He honed his culinary talents, earning a diploma for the Overseas Institute of Cookery in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . Yan went on to earn a Master of Science in Food Science from University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . "We're so pleased that the culinary world continues to recognize our accomplishments in cookbook publishing, said Jennifer Feldman, Publisher, Cooking & Gardening, IDG Books Worldwide. "We congratulate Paulette and Martin and our editorial staff for producing books which combine recognition of today's lifestyle-adapted cooking techniques and each author-chefs' individual virtuosity and knowledge." Paulette Mitchell's The 15-Minute Gourmet: Chicken 0-02-863279-6 The 15-Minute Gourmet: Noodles 0-02-862568-4 The 15-Minute Gourmet: Vegetarian 0-02-863529-9 Martin Yan's Chinese Cooking For Dummies(R)0-7645-5247-3 IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDGB) headquartered in Foster City, CA, is a leading global knowledge company with a diverse portfolio of technology, business, consumer and how-to brands, computer-based learning tools, Web sites and Internet e-services. IDGB's best-selling brands include For Dummies(R), Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. (R), Bible, CliffsNotes(TM), Frommer's(R), the Unofficial Guide(R), Visual(TM), Weight Watchers(R) and Webster's New World(TM). IDGB is also the publisher of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Press(TM), Hewlett-Packard Press(TM), Netscape Press(TM) and Novell Press(TM). IDGB has more than 4,000 active titles in 39 languages. IDGB has publishing partnerships in more than 53 countries. IDGB owns the Web sites www.cliffsnotes.com, www.dummies.com, and www.frommers.com. More information about IDGB is available on the company's SEC filing or by visiting their Web site at www.idgbooks.com. IDGB is a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc., the worlds leading global provider of information media, research, conferences and expositions. Note to Editors: For Dummies is a registered trademark or trademark of IDG Books Worldwide in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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