The new imprint announces its name and inaugural title list.
Random House of Canada is delighted to announce the name of its recently created lifestyle imprint: Appetite by Random House. Perfectly positioned on the beautiful West coast under the direction of respected and award-winning publisher Robert McCullough, Appetite by Random House will offer readers in Canada and the United States a carefully selected collection of lifestyle titles in categories including food, wine, health and design.
Appetite by Random House will publish approximately ten books per year starting with Rob Rainford’s Born to Grill: Over 100 Recipes From My Backyard to Yours (May 8, 2012), by the much loved chef and television personality. Rainford takes grilling to a whole new level with twenty mouth-watering menus from around the world, making this the ultimate cookbook for grill masters and novices alike.
This fall, the imprint will publish:
Jerusalem: A Cookbook by New York Times bestselling author of Plenty, Yotam Ottolenghi, and the co-owner of his restaurants, Sami Tamimi. This is a culinary love letter to the city of their birth, and a stunning collection of over 120 recipes from the cultural melting pot of the city. Published in partnership with Ten Speed Press in the US.
Modern Flavors of Arabia: A Food Journey Through the Middle East by popular Arabic television personality Suzanne Husseini, who balances her time between Ottawa and Dubai. This is a sumptuous collection of authentic recipes with a modern twist, which make Arabic cooking accessible to all.
The Soup Sisters Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes to Warm Hearts… One Bowl at a Time by one of Chatelaine and City TV’s Women of the Year 2011, Sharon Hapton, with award-winning illustrator Pierre A Lamielle. This is a soup cookbook filled with recipes from the friends and volunteers of the Soup Sisters organization, as well as from celebrity chefs such as Bonnie Stern, Lucy Waverman, Massimo Capra, Anna Olson, Michael Bonacini and Elizabeth Baird.
Supergrains by nutritionist and food writer Chrissy Freer. Featuring over 100 easy and delicious recipes made from ten of the healthiest, nutrient-packed grains. Supergrains taps into the growing global food trend focused on grains with a fresh, contemporary take.
“I am delighted to publish books that satisfy people’s appetite for life,” said publisher Robert McCullough. “Appetite by Random House operates as a boutique imprint which benefits from the expertise and resources of a large publishing company. As this list highlights, cookbooks are my first love, but Appetite by Random House will publish an array of lifestyle titles in the seasons to come.”