My CITY, My SM, My Cuisine cookbook recently won two Gourmand World Cookbook Awards during recent ceremonies in Yantai, China. The book was honored with a Prestige Award by the international jury, and placed third in the Local Cuisine category, qualifying it to be among Gourmand’s Best in the World.

Founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards is sometimes described as the Oscars of Food Awards. It celebrates cookbook and wine publishing, and features many renowned chefs everyyear.

This year’s awards drew more than 12,000 entries from 205 countries. “It is a big success to be in the list,” Gourmand Awards President Edouard Cointreau said. “The quantity and quality of entries has reached a new high this year.”

“A total of 205 countries participated in the Gourmand Awards,” he added. “All the books listed are truly excellent in very different ways.”