The highly anticipated shortlist for the 11th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards has been announced, with some of the most exciting talent in the industry nominated for 13 different awards.
Our ability to explore, understand and enjoy the food and drink around us depends on the incredible work of the industry's best writers, editors, publishers, photographers, broadcasters and personalities. The Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards is considered the most prestigious in its field, and was established to celebrate this talent, recognising the remarkable contributions of the industry's current and emerging names over the past year.
The award winners will be announced on Thursday, 11 May, at a live celebration in London hosted by Chef and Broadcaster Andi Oliver, alongside Angela Hartnett OBE, the Chair of the Judging Panel.
The shortlist has been carefully selected by a panel of expert judges, including former winner and Foodism contributor Clare Finney, The Evening Standard’s restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa, and Angela Hartnett OBE. The panel seeks to reward work where a blend of strong professional skills and sound judgement provide a greater understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of good food and drink. Judging takes inspiration, education and pleasure derived from the work into equal consideration.
The awards will be hosted at The Royal Exchange on 11 May
Natasa Leoni
The Shortlist is as follows
Food Book
Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey by Felicity Cloake (Mudlark, Harper Collins)
The Joy of Snacks by Laura Goodman (Headline Home)
Debut Food Book
A Portrait of British Cheese by Angus D. Birditt (Quadrille)
Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by Kitty & Al Tait (Bloomsbury)
Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter by Angela Hui (Trapeze, Orion Publishing Group)
Cookery Book
Home Food: Recipes to Comfort and Connect by Olia Hercules (Bloomsbury)
Modern Pressure Cooking by Catherine Phipps (Quadrille)
West Winds: Recipes, history and tales from Jamaica by Riaz Phillips (DK)
Debut Cookery Book
Hoppers: The Cookbook by Karan Gokani (Quadrille)
MEZCLA by Ixta Belfrage (Ebury Press)
Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka by Cynthia Shanmugalingam (Bloomsbury)
Drink Book
A Sense of Place: A journey around Scotland’s whisky by Dave Broom (Mitchell Beazley)
Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain by Pete Brown (HarperNorth)
Holy Waters: Searching for the sacred in a glass by Tom Morton (Watkins)
Debut Drink Book
Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide To Grown-Up Fun by Paul Feig (William Morrow, Harper Collins)
Watercress, Willow and Wine: A Celebration of Recipes and Wines from English Vineyards by Cindy-Marie Harvey (Love Wine Food Books, Whitefox)
Wild Brews by Jaega Wise (Kyle Books, Octopus)
Food Writer
Bee Wilson for work in The Guardian and FT Weekend Magazine
Caroline Eden for work in FT Weekend Magazine
Debora Robertson for work in Delicious. Magazine
Cookery Writer
Fliss Freeborn for work on Student Cuisine for the Gloomy Teen
Ed Smith for work in The Sunday Times and Waitrose FOOD Magazine
Ravinder Bhogal for work in FT Weekend Magazine
Drink Writer
Adam Wells for work in Cider Review and Pellicle Magazine
Molly Codyre for work in Foodism
Will Hawkes for work in Pellicle Magazine
Restaurant Writer
Isaac Rangaswami for work in Vittles and Eater London
Joanna Taylor for work in ES Magazine
Oliver Guy for work on Metropolitan Food Archives
Programme
Big Zuu's Big Eats; presenter: Big Zuu, producers: Alex Gilman and Sam Grace, production company: boom
Nadiya’s Everyday Baking; presenter: Nadiya Hussain, executive producer: Katy Fryer, production company: Wall to Wall Media
Searching for Italy; presenter: Stanley Tucci; executive producers: Stanley Tucci, Adam Hawkins, Tom Barry, Eve Kay, Robin O’Sullivan, Shauna Minoprio; executive in charge of production: Kate Leonard-Morgan; associate producer: Lottie Birmingham; production company: RAW
Audio
Blasstal. A podcast by Lecker; presented and produced by Lucy Dearlove and Katie Callin
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster; produced by Ben Williams, production company: Plosive
The Full English; presented by Lewis Bassett, produced by Lewis Bassett and Forest DLG
Photography
Georgia Glynn-Smith
Jonathan Gregson
Kim Lightbody
Tory McTernan
