Food and drink glitterati gathered at The Royal Exchange in London, for the prestigious Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards. The annual awards champion the achievements of the UK’s current and emerging writers, publishers, photographers, broadcasters and personalities. 

The ceremony was presented by new host, chef and broadcaster, Andi Oliver, alongside celebrated chef and Awards judging panel chair, Angela Hartnett OBE. Each winner is presented with a Trophy created by eco-parametric architects Mamou-Mani and an iconic Fortnum’s hamper including a bottle of Fortnum & Mason Vintage Champagne. The star-studded audience included Stanley Tucci, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala, Yotam Ottolenghi, Dame Mary Berry, Si King and Dave Myers (aka The Hairy Bikers), Matt Tebbutt, Asma Khan, Rick Stein, Ravneet Gill, and Claudia Roden. 

A Fortnum’s Special Award went to Professor Tim Spector for his pioneering work bringing the science of food to the widest readership. Food for Life draws on a decade of cutting-edge research to provide an empowering and insightful guide to how we should eat for our health and for the health of the planet. 

A second Fortnum’s Special Award went to legendary London chef Jeremy Lee for COOKING: Simply and Well, for One or Many. Lee has been one of the treasures of the UK restaurant scene for many years.  His long-awaited book includes recipes, charming illustration and warm stories of a cook’s life and inspirations. 

Both of these categories are chosen by the public, allowing fans from across the country to vote for their favourite foodies. Saturday Kitchen’s Matt Tebbutt presented The Hairy Bikers with the trophy for Personalities of the Year for the second year running. One of the most watched categories this year was The Digital Creator of the Year which went to Giuseppe Federici AKA @sepps_eats whose millions of followers devour his plant-based content on TikTok and Instagram, many of which he films with his Nonna.  

The full list of winners and nominees is here:  

FOOD BOOK 

WINNER: Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey by Felicity Cloake, published by Mudlark, (HarperCollins) 

SHORTLIST: The Joy of Snacks by Laura Goodman published by Headline Home 

DEBUT FOOD BOOK 

WINNER: Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by Kitty & Al Tait, published by Bloomsbury 

SHORTLIST: A Portrait of British Cheese by Angus D. Birditt, published by Quadrille 

SHORTLIST: Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter by Angela Hui by Trapeze (Orion Publishing Group) 

COOKERY BOOK 

WINNER: West Winds: Recipes, history and tales from Jamaica by Riaz Phillips, published by DK SHORTLIST: Home Food: Recipes to Comfort and Connect by Olia Hercules, published by Bloomsbury SHORTLIST: Modern Pressure Cooking by Catherine Phipps, published by Quadrille 

DEBUT COOKERY BOOK 

WINNER: Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka by Cynthia Shanmugalingam, published by Bloomsbury 

SHORTLIST: Hoppers: The Cookbook by Karan Gokani, published by Quadrille 

SHORTLIST: MEZCLA by Ixta Belfrage, published by Ebury Press 

DRINK BOOK 

WINNER: Holy Waters: Searching for the sacred in a glass by Tom Morton, published by Watkins SHORTLIST: A Sense of Place: A journey around Scotland’s whisky by Dave Broom, published by Mitchell Beazley 

SHORTLIST: Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain by Pete Brown, published by HarperNorth 

DEBUT DRINK BOOK 

WINNER: Wild Brews by Jaega Wise, published by Kyle Books (Octopus) 

SHORTLIST: Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide To Grown-Up Fun by Paul Feig, published by William Morrow (HarperCollins) 

SHORTLIST: Watercress, Willow and Wine: A Celebration of Recipes and Wines from English Vineyards by Cindy-Marie Harvey, published by Love Wine Food Books (Whitefox) 

COOKERY WRITER 

WINNER: Fliss Freeborn for work on Student Cuisine for the Gloomy Teen SHORTLIST: Ed Smith for work in The Sunday Times and Waitrose FOOD Magazine SHORTLIST: Ravinder Bhogal for work in FT Weekend Magazine 

FOOD WRITER 

WINNER: Bee Wilson for work in The Guardian and FT Weekend Magazine SHORTLIST: Caroline Eden for work in FT Weekend Magazine 

SHORTLIST: Debora Robertson for work in delicious. Magazine 

DRINK WRITER 

WINNER: Will Hawkes for work in Pellicle Magazine 

SHORTLIST: Adam Wells for work in Cider Review and Pellicle Magazine SHORTLIST: Molly Codyre for work in Foodism 

RESTAURANT WRITER 

WINNER: Joanna Taylor for work in ES Magazine SHORTLIST: Oliver Guy for work on Metropolitan Food Archives 

SHORTLIST: Isaac Rangaswami for work in Vittles and Eater London 

PROGRAMME 

WINNER: Searching for Italy presented by Stanley Tucci, Production Company: RAW 

SHORTLIST: Big Zuu’s Big Eats presented by Big Zuu, Production Company: boom 

SHORTLIST: Nadiya’s Everyday Baking, presented by Nadiya Hussain, Production Company: Wall to Wall Media 

AUDIO 

WINNER: Blasstal, A podcast by Lecker. Presented and produced by Lucy Dearlove and Katie Callin SHORTLIST: Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster; Production Company: Plosive SHORTLIST: The Full English, Presented by Lewis Bassett; Produced by Lewis Bassett and Forest DLG 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

WINNER: Kim Lightbody SHORTLIST: Georgia Glynn-Smith SHORTLIST: Jonathan Gregson SHORTLIST: Tory McTernan 

FORTNUM’S SPECIAL AWARD 

WINNER: COOKING: Simply and Well, for One or Many by Jeremy Lee. Published by 4th Estate 

FORTNUM’S SPECIAL AWARD 

WINNER: Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well by Tim Spector. Published by Penguin Random House 

DIGITAL CREATOR OF THE YEAR 

WINNER: Giuseppe Federici (AKA @Sepps_eats) 

PERSONALITIES OF THE YEAR 

WINNER: Si King and Dave Myers (AKA The Hairy Bikers) 

For more information about the awards please visit: fortnumandmason.com

 

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