Anna Ansari, Nicola Lamb and Chris Newens shortlisted for Jane Grigson Trust Award 2024

Anna Ansari, Nicola Lamb and Chris Newens have been shortlisted for the Jane Grigson Trust Award 2024, which celebrates a first-time writer of a book about food or drink which has been commissioned, but not yet published. 

Ansari’s The Silk Roads Cookbook: Recipes from Baku to Beijing will be published by Dorling Kindersley in October 2025 while Lamb’s Sift: The Elements of Great Baking will be published by Ebury Press in May 2024. Newens’ Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals will be published by Profile in 2025. 

Chair of judges, Donald Sloan said: “This year’s entries have been more diverse than ever before, encompassing personal memoirs, culinary travelogues, works of historical enquiry and traditional cookbooks. There is no doubt that many of the nominees will go on to find great success as respected writers who will enrich our understanding of food, drink and culture.” 

The judging panel also consists of Georgina Hayden, food writer, stylist and presenter; Diana Henry, food writer, journalist and trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust; Jill Norman, food writer, publisher and trustee of the Jane Grigson Trust and Sami Tamimi, chef, restaurateur and food writer. 

The winning author will be announced from an event at Quo Vadis restaurant in London’s Soho on Tuesday 19th March. The author of the winning book will receive a cheque for £2,000 and the runners-up will receive £100 book tokens. All shortlisted authors will receive a copy of The Best of Jane Grigson.