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Winner of a Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Culinary Travel / Food Tourism Book in Canada

From the coulees of the badlands to the combines of the wheatlands, discover Alberta's diverse terroir, and be captivated by the distinct tastes of this majestic province. Food Artisans of Alberta is a robust travel companion for local food lovers and visitors alike.

Come to know the stories, inspiration, and friendly faces of the people who craft great food as they cultivate the community of food artisans. Journey beyond Alberta's seven signature foods--beef, bison, canola, honey, Red Fife Wheat, root vegetables and Saskatoon berries--to also enjoy breweries, meaderies, distilleries, cheesemakers, and more. With regional maps that highlight the locations of 200 food artisans, set out on an adventure through fertile fields and bountiful edible crops.

Karen Anderson is a Taste Canada award-winning cookbook author and owner of Alberta Food Tours (albertafoodtours.ca). A long time promoter of local she's volunteered for Slow Food International and derives great joy when visiting and writing about Alberta farms. Having grown up in St. Andrews-by-the-sea, New Brunswick, she admits she didn't feel at home in Alberta until she spent time on its farms with the wind blowing waves into the wheat fields and an endless sea of blue sky overhead.

Anderson leads annual cuisine and culture trips to India and no matter where she roams, she loves to connect with local cooks and food producers. When not writing or leading tours, she loves to hike and is on a mission to stay at a different Alberta backcountry lodge each summer. Her annual trips to India led her to finding a guru and she now meditates every morning to bring a little more peace, joy and love to the world. She is learning to play the piano in her spare time.

Matilde Sanchez-Turri was born in Calgary and raised in Southern Alberta in Claresholm and on a farm near Nanton. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary and has worked in the corporate communications arena for 20 years. With parents from Italy and Spain, food has always been a huge part of her upbringing and she loves to cook and bake fine Italian delicacies passed onto her by her mother. Matilde maintains her love of all things culinary working for Alberta Food Tours, Inc. part-time. Her favorite food is fresh bread and when she isn't eating or thinking about eating or growing something to eat, she writes about food. She loves to travel and has visited India, the Caribbean and most of Europe. Most days you'll find her at a dog park or on a hiking trail with her German Shepherd, Polly.