Andrea Jourdan (born 1956) is a Canadian chef, ghost writer and a culinary author with over 100 published cookbooks.

Early life

Andrea Jourdan was born in

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. She studied

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and

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Career

After several years in

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during which she encountered chefs

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and

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, Andrea and her husband, American film director Philip Jourdan, opened their first restaurant ''Chez toi chez moi'' in

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. A second restaurant was opened in

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. Her love for European cuisine sees her return to

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, more specifically in

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, where she hosted the TV series ''Mangia! Mangia!'' created for the American market and which aired from 1996 to 1998. She then wrote and self-published her first cookbook in English, ''The Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Lucca'' which provides several recipes with the product and details numerous olive oil producers of Lucca in

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. In 2001, Andrea Jourdan opened a gourmet grocery store in

called ''Les Petits Plaisirs d'Andrea'' and closed it due to unfortunate circumstances. Along with TV host and actress Francine Ruel, she participated for 2 seasons (2002-2004) on the summer TV series "L'été c'est péché" (summer is a sin), where several local celebrities collaborated daily discussing aspects of each deadly sin. For author

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, chef Ian Perreault and Andrea Jourdan, the theme was

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. In 2011, Andrea Jourdan published her first cookbook in French, ''Spoom, Desserts envoûtants'' which won in 2012 the prestigious

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for Best Photography of cookbooks published in French Canada. Followed two best-selling titles on tartares, carpaccios and pies: ''Tartares et Carpaccios''. and ''Tartes en folie''. Since 2013, her ''Complètement'' cookbook series has been published by Éditions de l'Homme and titles are e-published in English under the name ''Absolutely'' . The concept of each title is to propose 30 original recipes around a single subject. Two of her cookbooks have won the coveted

in 2015: ''Recevoir toute l'année avec Andrea'' (Best Entertaining cookbook - French Canada) and Le garde-manger d'Andrea (Best Easy Recipes cookbook - French Canada). Andrea Jourdan is also a weekly columnist to the "Food" section (''Saveurs'') in the newspaper ''

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''. After closing the first gourmet shop ''Les Petits Plaisirs d'Andrea'' on Laurier Street, Andrea opened on March 9, 2016, a new gourmet location, ''Andrea Jourdan La Boutique'' in

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, where she shares a variety of original food products imported from all over the world as well as her own unique culinary creations, amongst which her infamous FBV (fraise-basilic-vodka or strawberry basil vodka jam).

Publications

, Jourdan has written over 100 cookbooks. She has ghostwritten many cookbooks for several Canadian chefs. See list of publications below. *''The Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Lucca'', Andrea's Kitchen Books, 1998. *''Spoom, Desserts envoûtants'', Éditions Transcontinental, 2011. *''Tartares & Carpaccios'', Éditions Transcontinental, 2012. *''Tartes en folie'', Éditions Transcontinental, 2012. *''Burgers & Pizzas'', Marshall Cavendish, 2012. *''Cupcakes & Muffins'', Marshall Cavendish, 2012. *''Pies & Quiches'', Marshall Cavendish, 2012. *''Soups & Sandwiches'', Marshall Cavendish, 2012. *''Sweets & Desserts'', Marshall Cavendish, 2012. *''Complètement Cheesecakes'',

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, 2012. *''Complètement Crevettes'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Cru'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Desserts en pots'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Limonades'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Quinoa'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Salades'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Smoothies'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Soupes d'automne'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Soupes froides'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Tartares'',

, 2012. *''Complètement Tomates'',

, 2012. *''Absolutely Autumn Soups'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Cheesecake'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Chicken'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Cold Soups'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Cookies'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Crepes'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Desserts in a Jar'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Ice Cream'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Lasagna'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Lemonade'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Quinoa'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Raw'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Risottos'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Salads'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Salmon'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Shrimp'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Smoothies'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Tajine'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Tartare'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Absolutely Tomatoes'', AF Gourmet, 2012 *''Chicken Meals'', Marshall Cavendish, 2013. *''Ice Creams & Sorbets'', Marshall Cavendish, 2013. *''Lasagne & Risottos'', Marshall Cavendish, 2013. *''Pancakes & Waffles'', Marshall Cavendish, 2013. *''Ultimate Cookies'', Marshall Cavendish, 2013. *''150 Best Desserts in a Jar'', Robert Rose, 2013. *''Desserts en pots. 150 recettes irrésistibles'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Courges'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Gâteaux au chocolat'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Gratins'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Noël'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Osso buco'',

, 2013. *''Complètement Burgers'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Érable'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Fraises'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Pétoncles'',

, 2014. *''Les desserts faciles d'Andrea'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2014. *''Complètement Biscuits'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Lasagnes'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Poulet'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Risottos'',

, 2014. *''La mijoteuse facile d'Andrea'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2014. *''Le garde-manger d'Andrea'', Éditions Goélette, 2014. *''Recevoir toute l'année avec Andrea'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2014. *''Grillades chez soi'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2014. *''Homard et crabe chez soi'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2014. **''Complètement Crème glacée'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Noix de coco'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Pommes'',

, 2014. *''Complètement Saumon'',

, 2014. *''Le poêlon à toutes les sauces'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2015. *''La saison des conserves'' avec Claudette Dion, Éditions Édito, 2015. *''Sortez vos mijoteuses'' avec Claudette Dion, Éditions Édito, 2015. *''Complètement Asperges'',

, 2015. *''Complètement Brochettes'',

, 2015. *''Complètement Crêpes'',

, 2015. *''Complètement Tajines'',

, 2015. *''Les super aliments à toutes les sauces'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2016. *''Irrésistible érable, une histoire d'amour en 100 recettes'', Éditions Édito, 2016. *''Chasse et pêche : 100 recettes de gibier et de poissons du Québec'', Éditions Coup d'œil, 2016. *''Simplement BBQ : 110 recettes du Journal de Montréal'', Éditions du Journal de Montréal, 2018. *''Caviar (par Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Caviar (by Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Érable (par Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Maple (by Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Foie gras (par Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Foie Gras (by Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Truffe (par Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Truffle (by Andrea)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Coffret 4 livres gourmands (tome 1)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. . Contains cookbooks in French: Caviar, Érable, Foie Gras and Truffe, part of the series ''Par Andrea''. *''4-Volume Cookbook Set (Vol 1)'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. . Contains cookbooks in English: Caviar, Foie Gras, Maple & Truffle part of the series ''By Andrea''. *''Cuisiner au vin blanc'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Cuisiner au vin rouge'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Cooking with Red Wine'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. *''Cooking with White Wine'', Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018.

Translations

*''The Great Book of Fish'', Book Sales, 1998. . *''The Great Book of Mediterranean Cuisine'', Book Sales, 1998. . *''The Great Book of Pasta'', Book Sales, 1998. .

Collaborations

*''100 Personnalités 100 Recettes'', Fondation les Ailes de la Mode, 2002. . *Introduction of cookbook ''BBQ au Max'' (author: Max Lavoie), Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur, 2015. . *''Recettes du Québec'' (various authors), Éditions Transcontinental, 2012. . In this cookbook, Andrea Jourdan is credited as Food Stylist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jourdan, Andrea 1956 births Living people Canadian women chefs 21st-century Canadian women writers People from Baie-Comeau Writers from Quebec Canadian cookbook writers Canadian expatriates in France Canadian expatriates in the United States 20th-century Canadian women writers