Steve Walker-Duncan's co-operatively written cookbook Flavours of the West Coast (Cedarwood / Touchwood $29.95) has won the Best Local Cuisine (Canada) award at the 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. It includes recipes from Chef Vikram Vij, owner of Vij's Restaurant, Vancouver; Carolyn Herriot, author of The Zero Mile Diet; Executive Chef Matthew Batey, Mission Hill Family Estate, Kelowna; Chef Jared Qwustenuxun Williams, Quwutsu'un Centre, Duncan; Chef John Cantin, John's Place, Victoria; and many others.

[BCBW 2012]