The 10th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards took place last night at The Royal Exchange. Over 300 guests attended, including Mary Berry, Monica Galetti and Claudia Roden, Grace Dent (The Guardian Food critic ), Jay Rayner, singer-songwriter Mica Paris, Matt Tarbutt ( BBC1 Saturday Morning Kitchen Presenter).
The glitzy ceremony saw Claudia Winkleman and Angela Hartnett take the stage to present the winners:
- Food Book: Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino, published by Jonathan Cape
- Debut Food Book: The Female Chef: Stories and recipes from 31 women redefining the British food scene by Clare Finney & Liz Seabrook
- Cookery Book: Crave: Recipes arranged by flavour, to suit your mood and appetite by Ed Smith
- Debut Cookery Book: Baked to Perfection: Delicious gluten-free recipes with a pinch of science by Katarina Cermelj
- Drink Book: A Year in Beer: The Beer Lover’s Guide to the Seasons by Jonny Garrett
- Debut Drink Book: The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to wine in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru by Amanda Barnes & Amigos
- Cookery Writer: Nicola Miller for work in Suffolk News
- Food Writer: Tim Hayward for work in FT Weekend Magazine
- Drink Writer: Henry Jeffreys for work in The Fence and Henry’s World of Booze
- Restaurant Writer: Grace Dent for work in The Guardian Feast
- Programme: Saturday Kitchen, Presenter: Matt Tebbutt, Executive Producer: Amanda Ross, Series Producer: James Bedwell, Food Producer: Michaela Bowles
- Radio: The Kitchen Cabinet, Presenter: Jay Rayner, Exec Producer: Darby Dorras, Producers: Hannah Newton, Dan Cocker and Jemima Rathbone
- Podcast: Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
- Photographer: Maja Smend
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