Awards (and awards parties) are well and truly back, with the latest being the return of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drinks Awards. The event took place last night at their Royal Exchange outpost where TV personalities like James Martin rubbed shoulders with Hollywood legend Stanley Tucci and chefs including Jose Pizarro and Calum Franklin. In charge of proceedings were Claudia Winkleman and Angela Hartnett
Of note at the awards - Fay Mascher was recognised for her 48 years at The Evening Standard (her work can now be seen at Tatler) while her replacement ,Jimi Famurewa, was awarded best restaurant writer. Pont de la Tour chef Larry Jayasekara was lauded for his work to feed NHS workers throughout the pandemic, while Ruby Tandoh was awarded best writer for her work in Vittles.
Here's the full list:
- Food Book - English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks
- Debut Food Book - Hungry by Grace Dent
- Cookery Book - Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley
- Debut Cookery Book - The Pie Room by Calum Franklin
- Drink Book - Wine Girl by Victoria James
- Debut Drink Book - CO SPECS: Recipes & Histories of Classic Cocktails by Cas Oh
- Food Writer - Ruby Tandoh for work in Vittles
- Cookery Writer - Georgina Hayden for work in Waitrose Food Magazine
- Drink Writer - Will Hawkes for work in Pellicle Magazine and Tonic Magazine
- Restaurant Writer - Jimi Famurewa for work in Evening Standard ES Magazine
- Programme - Saving Britain’s Pubs with Tom Kerridge, Bone Soup Productions
- Radio or Podcast - Honey & Co: The Food Talks, Presenters: Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich
- Photographer - Rob Lawson
- Personality of the Year - James Martin
- Digital Creator - Pinch of Nom
- Judges’ Choice Award - FAY MASCHLER
- Fortnum & Mason Special Award - LARRY JAYASEKARA
For more - check out the Fortnum and Mason Awards site.
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