The Fortnum & Mason Meals and Drink Awards, of their ninth 12 months, champion excellence in food and drinks writing, publishing, broadcasting and images.
The Awards have been introduced final night by co-hosts tv favorite Claudia Winkleman and celebrated chef Angela Hartnett at a particular celebration at The Royal Trade.
The winners have been chosen by an knowledgeable panel comprising among the most proficient figures in food and drinks together with Asma Khan, chef/restaurateur; Olly Smith, wine columnist and TV presenter; Rosie Birkett, meals and cookery author for The Sunday Occasions; Miguel Barclay, chef and creator; Sandrae Lawrence, editor of The Cocktail Lovers Journal and Peter McCombie MW, wine guide and author.
Winners included the ever-popular Tom Kerridge who scooped the Programme Award for the well timed, critically-acclaimed Saving Britain’s Pubs by Bone Soup Productions.
The Judges’ Selection Award went to the doyenne of London’s eating scene, Fay Maschler, for her long-standing dedication to restaurant writing. Fay spent 48 years on the Night Normal earlier than taking over her newest function as a meals author for Tatler.
The Fortnum & Mason Particular Award this 12 months went to chef Larry Jayasekara who labored tirelessly all through the pandemic to feed the NHS. The Michelin-starred former head chef of Petrus led a military of cooks at Le Pont de la Tour, who collectively ready over 1000 lunches a day for employees at College Faculty Hospital.
Cumbrian farmer James Rebanks collected the Meals Guide for English Pastoral, his insightful and sincere account of how he determined to farm in a extra sustainable approach. The guide is a stirring historical past of household, loss and the countryside over three generations on a Lake District farm.
The winner of the Debut Meals Guide went to fellow Cumbrian, and Guardian meals author and restaurant critic Grace Dent. Hungry is her tender and hilarious account of her journey from Eighties Carlisle to the world of London eating places, it’s her charming memoir to household, meals and chip butties.
The Cookery Guide went to Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley for Falastin, a lavish compendium celebrating the recipes, tales and folks of Palestinian meals.
Within the Debut Cookery Guide class, pastry grasp and chef on the Holborn Eating Room collected the Award for his first guide The Pie Room – a celebration of British pie basic candy and savoury.
Meals Author went to Ruby Tandoh for work in Vittles, a meals publication created at the beginning of the pandemic which has developed into rising international platform of meals writing.
Georgina Hayden took the Cookery Author Award for her work in Waitrose Meals Journal.
On the age of twenty-one Victoria James was named America’s youngest sommelier. Her memoir, Wine Lady, winner of the Drink Guide is an unflinching account of life in New York’s glamourous, but poisonous, fine-dining world.
Debut Drink Guide was gained by bartender Cas Oh for his guide Co-Specs, an indispensable A-Z information to basic cocktails which took 5 years to create.
Rob Lawson took house the Photographer award for his collection of sensual drinks photographs impressed by the world of perfume.
Drink Author went to Will Hawkes for work in Tonic Journal and Pellicle, whereas Jimi Famurewa acquired the Restaurant Author award for work within the Night Normal’s ES journal.
Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co gained the Radio/Podcast Award for his or her Meals Talks collection.
Persona of the 12 months was gained by James Martin, chef and host of ITV’s Saturday Morning present and Digital Creator of the 12 months went to recipe website Pinch of Nom. Each classes are chosen by the general public the place followers from throughout the nation vote for his or her favorite foodies.
The road-up of company included: Matt Tebbutt, Andi Oliver, Tom Parker-Bowles, Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt, Jack Monroe, Olly Smith, Asma Khan and lots of extra.
Tom Athron, CEO of Fortnum & Mason, commented: “Fortnum & Mason has been an innovator on the earth of food and drinks for over 300 years, and we’re proud to play our half in supporting the unparalleled food and drinks scene right here within the UK.
“This 12 months’s entries displayed an encyclopaedic depth of information and the shortlist was significantly spectacular for its dazzling range and reassuring high quality. The winners are a testomony to the power of the writing and broadcasting on the themes of food and drinks on this nation and it’s our privilege to encourage such distinction in these media disciplines.”
2021 WINNERS AND SHORTLISTEES:
FOOD BOOK
- WINNER: English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks, revealed by Allen Lane, Penguin Random Home
- SHORTLIST: Crimson Sands: Reportage and Recipes By way of Central Asia, from Hinterland to Heartland by Caroline Eden, revealed by Quadrille Publishing Ltd
- SHORTLIST: Loaf Story: A love-letter to bread, with recipes by Tim Hayward, revealed by Quadrille Publishing Ltd
DEBUT FOOD BOOK
- WINNER: Hungry by Grace Dent, revealed by Mudlark, Harper Collins
- SHORTLIST: Borough Market: Edible Histories by Mark Riddaway, revealed by Hodder & Stoughton
- SHORTLIST: The Meals Almanac: Recipes and Tales for a 12 months on the Desk by Miranda York, revealed by Pavilion Books
COOKERY BOOK
- WINNER: Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley, revealed by Ebury Press
- SHORTLIST: Jikoni by Ravinder Bhogal, revealed by Bloomsbury Publishing
- SHORTLIST: Summer time Kitchens by Olia Hercules, revealed by Bloomsbury Publishing
- SHORTLIST: Hearth, Smoke, Inexperienced: Vegetarian barbecue, smoking and grilling recipes by Martin Nordin, revealed by Hardie Grant
DEBUT COOKERY BOOK
- WINNER: The Pie Room by Calum Franklin, revealed by Bloomsbury Absolute
- SHORTLIST: Parwana: Recipes and tales from an Afghan kitchen by Durkhanai Ayubi, revealed by Murdoch Books
- SHORTLIST: The Rangoon Sisters: Recipes from our Burmese household kitchen by Amy Chung and Emily Chung, revealed by Ebury Press
DRINK BOOK
- WINNER: Wine Lady by Victoria James, revealed by Little, Brown Guide Group / Fleet imprint
- SHORTLIST: How To Drink With out Consuming by Fiona Beckett, revealed by Kyle Books / Octopus
- SHORTLIST: Inside Bordeaux by Jane Anson, revealed by Berry Bros. & Rudd Press
DEBUT DRINK BOOK
- WINNER: CO SPECS: Recipes & Histories of Basic Cocktails by Cas Oh, revealed by Cazerac Publishing
- SHORTLIST: Which Wine When by Bert Blaize and Claire Strickett, revealed by Ebury Press
- SHORTLIST: Drink? by Professor David Nutt, revealed by Yellow Kite
FOOD WRITER
- WINNER: Ruby Tandoh for work in Vittles
- SHORTLIST: Yvonne Maxwell for work in Vittles
- SHORTLIST: Olivia Potts for work in Longreads.com and The Spectator
COOKERY WRITER
- WINNER: Georgina Hayden for work in Waitrose Meals Journal
- SHORTLIST: Diana Henry for work in The Telegraph’s Stella journal
- SHORTLIST: Meera Sodha for work in The Guardian Feast
DRINK WRITER
- WINNER: Will Hawkes for work in Pellicle Journal and Tonic Journal
- SHORTLIST: Fiona Beckett for work in The Guardian Feast
- SHORTLIST: Hamish Smith for work in CLASS Journal
RESTAURANT WRITER
- WINNER: Jimi Famurewa for work in Night Normal ES Journal
- SHORTLIST: Tania Ballantine for work in Time Out London
- SHORTLIST: Grace Dent for work in The Guardian Feast
PROGRAMME
- WINNER: Saving Britain’s Pubs with Tom Kerridge, Bone Soup Productions
- SHORTLIST: Nice British Menu, Optomen Tv Ltd
- SHORTLIST: Nigella’s Cook dinner, Eat, Repeat, BBC Studios Factual Leisure
RADIO OR PODCAST
- WINNER: Honey & Co: The Meals Talks, Presenters: Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich. Producer: Miranda Hinkley
- SHORTLIST: Root + Bone Podcast, Presenter: Tim Wild. Producer: Thomas Duncan
- SHORTLIST: The Olive Journal Podcast, Presenter: Janine Ratcliffe. Producer: Ben Youatt
PHOTOGRAPHER
- WINNER: Rob Lawson
- SHORTLIST: John Carey
- SHORTLIST: Nassima Rothacker
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
WINNER: James Martin
DIGITAL CREATOR
WINNER: Pinch of Nom
JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARD
FAY MASCHLER
FORTNUM & MASON SPECIAL AWARD
LARRY JAYASEKARA
Our congratulations to all of the winners and all who made the shortlists, recognising their excellence in food and drinks writing, publishing, broadcasting and images.
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