A tribute to memorable culinary experiences! A 504-page journey through the local flavours of London, Ontario, featuring recipes from local chefs and farmers' stories. Made with love from farm to table to page by Alieska Robles to help us discover the treasures we keep in our community.
HARDCOVER AND DIGITAL / 504 PAGES / 9” X 11” / 135+ RECIPES / AUGUST 2018 / PRINTED IN CANADA / 2300 COPIES / Creative direction, photography, design and writing by Hamaka
60
cooks
20
months in development
2300
exclusive copies
41
farmers and artisans
68
photoshoots
751
presale supporters
504
full-colour pages
943
props used
31
community partners
*The hardcover copies are Sold Out but you can still get the eBook.
The project was awarded Gourmand Third Best in the World under “Best Digital Book” and Canadian Winner under “Best Self-published Cookbook” in English in Canada 2019. Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold medal under “General Cookbooks,” and International Book Awards Winner under “International Cookbooks in 2019.”
Team
Creative direction, production, design, photography, writing by Alieska Robles with the support from Brian Blatnicki in communications, Amanda DeVries as prop stylist, Chad Stewart as farmers’ link, Carl Matthes as tech support, and Bryan Lavery as editor.
60 chefs, sous chefs and cooks that developed 138 original recipes featuring local ingredients.
A passion for flavour, treasured antiques, local ingredients and people who eat together.
35 farmers and 6 artisans who are making the difference in our local food system.
The hands that feed your family and support your community, take care of the soil and preserve the health of our bountiful land for the generations to come.
Journal
Partners
This book was successfully crowdfunded thanks to local businesses that believed in the project and took the risk with us.
