After several years in France during which she encountered chefs Joël Robuchon and Bernard Loiseau,[1] Andrea and her husband, American film director Philip Jourdan, opened their first restaurant Chez toi chez moiinLos Angeles.[2][3] A second restaurant was opened in Montreal.[1] Her love for European cuisine sees her return to Europe, more specifically in Italy, where she hosted the TV series Mangia! Mangia! created for the American market [1] and which aired from 1996 to 1998.[1][2] She then wrote and self-published her first cookbook in English, The Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Lucca[1] which provides several recipes with the product and details numerous olive oil producers of Lucca in Tuscany.
In 2001, Andrea Jourdan opened a gourmet grocery store in Montreal called Les Petits Plaisirs d'Andrea[3] and closed it due to unfortunate circumstances.[4] 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 Chrystine Brouillet, chef Ian Perreault and Andrea Jourdan, the theme was gluttony[citation needed].
In 2011, Andrea Jourdan published her first cookbook in French, Spoom, Desserts envoûtants[5] which won in 2012 the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for Best Photography of cookbooks published in French Canada.[6] Followed two best-selling titles on tartares, carpaccios and pies: Tartares et Carpaccios[7] and Tartes en folie.
Since 2013, her Complètement cookbook series has been published by Éditions de l'Homme[8] and titles are e-published in English under the name Absolutely[citation needed]. The concept of each title is to propose 30 original recipes around a single subject.[9] Two of her cookbooks have won the coveted Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 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).[10] Andrea Jourdan is also a weekly columnist to the "Food" section (Saveurs) in the newspaper Journal de Montréal[11][4] After closing the first gourmet shop Les Petits Plaisirs d'Andrea on Laurier Street,[4] Andrea opened on March 9, 2016, a new gourmet location, Andrea Jourdan La BoutiqueinJean-Talon Market, 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).[12]
As of 2018[update], Jourdan has written over 100 cookbooks.[4] She has ghostwritten many cookbooks for several Canadian chefs[citation needed]. See list of publications below.
The Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Lucca, Andrea's Kitchen Books, 1998. ISBN978-0-96710-000-5
Coffret 4 livres gourmands (tome 1), Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. ISBN978-2-92493-813-3. 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. ISBN978-2-92493-814-0. Contains cookbooks in English: Caviar, Foie Gras, Maple & Truffle part of the series By Andrea.
Cuisiner au vin blanc, Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. ISBN978-2-92493-809-6
Cuisiner au vin rouge, Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. ISBN978-2-92493-808-9
Cooking with Red Wine, Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. ISBN978-2-92493-811-9
Cooking with White Wine, Andrea Jourdan Éditions, September 2018. ISBN978-2-92493-812-6
100 Personnalités 100 Recettes, Fondation les Ailes de la Mode, 2002. ISBN978-2-98077-060-9.
Introduction of cookbook BBQ au Max (author: Max Lavoie), Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur, 2015. ISBN978-2-89455-939-0.
Recettes du Québec (various authors), Éditions Transcontinental, 2012. ISBN978-2-89472-491-0, 978-2-89472-492-7. In this cookbook, Andrea Jourdan is credited as Food Stylist.