There are two major food book awards held annually in the U.S.: the James Beard awards, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awards. (Internationally, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and Andre Simon Book Awards are also influential.) I'm so proud that Porto has been nominated for an IACP award in the "Culinary Travel" category! This is a beautiful, intimate ode to Northern Portugal in general, and Porto in particular, told through the food sto

I'm delighted to announce the sale of The Undiscovered Food Stories of Northern Portugal, by Sonia Andresson Nolasco and Gabriella Opaz, to Agate Publishing's food- and drink-focused Surrey Books imprint. Here's the Publisher's Marketplace deal memo: Catavino.net founder Gabriella Opaz and journalist Sonia Andresson Nolasco's THE UNDISCOVERED FOOD STORIES OF NORTHERN PORTUGAL, weaving the full tapestry of the region's culinary heritage as told through the life and food storie