In the category of ‘Best Local Cuisine Book', Prickly Pears & Pomegranates came first out of thirty participating countries. Fire Water, which was awarded the ‘Best Wine & Spirits Book' in the world, was competing against thirteen international titles. Quivertree is the first South African publisher to have won these awards.
Prickly Pears & Pomegranates by Marianne Palmer and her daughter Bernadette le Roux is an evocative tribute to legendary South African author Eve Palmer, who brought the farm Cranemere to life in her classic memoir, The Plains of Camdeboo. In this beautifully photographed and inspiring cookbook, the Palmer family celebrates generations of life on this farm with recipes handed down through the years. Moving prose by Bernadette captures the hardships and rewards of life - and of course food - in the semi-desert of the Great Karoo. Together with her mother, Marianne, Bernadette has woven farm recipes made from local, seasonal and organic ingredients into the book. Food is accessible and comforting and stirs up nostalgia for the Karoo. Craig Fraser's spectacular photographs are a visual feast that make this a cookbook to savour and return to time and again.
Fire Water: South African Brandy provides a fascinating new account of how brandy is created and enjoyed in South Africa. South African brandies are world-class products with unique tastes, characters and styles. This matchless book relates the history of South African brandy, explains how this premium product is made and shows how best its true spirit can be savoured. Fire Water also explores South Africa's brandy country, looking at the regions, terroirs, cellars and grape varieties used in brandy production.
Quivertree wil be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair in October of this year as a guest part in the ‘invitation program'.
