As Vancouver prepares to open it’s doors to the world for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, two of its top restaurants will be launching new cookbooks with Whitecap this fall, Mangia with Quattro and C Food.

Mangia with Quattro features family style Italian foods from the heart as father and son team Antonio and Patrick Corsi, owners of Quattro on Fourth, Quattro at Whistler and Gusto di Quattro share their favorite dishes and recipes from the restaurants. This book is organized like an a la carte menu and includes a section on Italian pantry basics; these meals are meant to be shared with friends, cooked with fresh ingredients and for living with abbondanza (Italian for abundance and a passion for life).

C Food is world-renowned for its innovation, taking their classic seafood dishes to new and unexpected places. Owner Harry Kambolis and executive chef Robert Clark takes their most popular dishes and pairs it with the creative energy of the restaurant in this stunning cookbook that is beautifully photographed. It also features delicious meat, vegetables and dessert dishes-C Restaurant was recently voted one of the 101 Places to eat before you die!

Check out this article about C Food in the Metro News today: http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/comment/article/360554--fab-five-sample-this-book-buffet