THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS 2023 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
This evening (6 September), the winners of the Guild of Food Writers Annual Awards were announced at a ceremony in front of an audience of the UK’s best-known food writers and broadcasters at the Royal Institution’s world-famous theatre.
Compered by Saturday Kitchen presenter and chef Matt Tebbutt, the Awards, now in their 26th year, champion excellence in the industry, recognising the achievements of current and emerging food and drink writers, broadcasters and personalities.
The winners, across 16 categories, were selected by a diverse panel of Guild members and include Ken Hom CBE for a lifetime achievement award; Mark Hix for work published in the Telegraph Magazine; Jimi Famurewa for restaurant writing; and Claire Ruston in the newcomer category for Two packets of Bourbons and a packet of Hobnobs: The food journey of a Brit in Bulgaria.
The Guild’s patron Delia Smith presented a special award to #CookForUKRAINE and specifically to Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina’s remarkable work in supporting people and children impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.
Full list of award winners:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ken Hom CBE
First Book
A Dark History of Sugar by Neil Buttery
(Sponsored by Sea Sisters)
Food Book
English Food: A People’s History by Diane Purkiss
Food Podcast or Broadcast
The Full English by Lewis Bassett and Forest DLG
(Sponsored by Trewithen Dairy)
Food Magazine or Section
Pit Magazine: Edited by Helen Graves
(Sponsored by Lakeland)
Food Writing
Bee Wilson for work published in The Guardian and The London Review of Books
(Sponsored by Tebay/Gloucester Westmorland Family)
General Cookbook
Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many by Jeremy Lee
(Sponsored by Uncharted Wines)
International or Regional Cookbook
The Nutmeg Trail by Eleanor Ford
(Sponsored by J Pao)
Investigative Food Work
The Great Plant-Based Con by Jayne Buxton
Online Food Writer
Bald Flavours by Sam Wilson
(Sponsored by Sacla’)
Recipe Writing
Mark Hix for work published in the Telegraph Magazine
(Sponsored by Gold Top)
Restaurant Writing
Jimi Famurewa for work published in Evening Standard
(Sponsored by Caulishoots®)
Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook
Tomato by Claire Thomson
Drinks Writing
Mark Dredge for articles published on goodbeerhunting.com and in Ferment Magazine
(Sponsored by Cipriani)
Drinks Book
Cider Planet by Claude Jolicoeur
Self-Publishing
Fifty Years – Kinloch Lodge by Claire Macdonald, Jordan Webb and Alisha Fernandez Miranda
Newcomer
Claire Ruston
(Sponsored by Cornish Sea Salt)
Special Award
#CookForUKRAINE
The Guild of Food Writers is very grateful to this year’s Awards’ sponsors:
Caulishoots® Restaurant Writing Award; Cipriani Drinks Writing Award; Cornish Sea Salt Newcomer Award; Gold Top Recipe Writing Award; J Pao International or Regional Cookbook Award; Lakeland Food Magazine or Section Award; Sacla’ Online Food Writing Award; Sea Sisters First Book Award; Tebay/Gloucester Westmorland Family Food Writing Award; Trewithen Dairy Food Broadcast or Podcast Award; Uncharted Wines General Cookbook Award.
For more information, please contact Amber Wheatley at Roche Communications on 020 7436 1111 or amber@rochecom.com
The Guild of Food Writers
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