Fortnum & Mason reveals shortlist for Food and Drink Awards 2023

Fortnum & Mason has revealed the shortlist for its 2023 Food and Drink Awards, with Felicity Cloake, Laura Goodman and Angela Hui among the selected authors. 

The awards champion UK writers, publishers, photographers and broadcasters working in food and drink. The 13 category shortlists are chosen by an independent panel of expert judges (chaired by Angela Harnett OBE) from work published or broadcast during 2022. 

This year’s winners will be announced on Thursday, 11th May at Fortnum & Mason, The Royal Exchange, at a ceremony hosted by Harnett and the chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver. 

Shortlisted for the Food Book award is Felicity Cloake, for her title Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey (Mudlark), which takes readers on a tour of Britain’s best breakfasts. She is up against Laura Goodman with The Joy of Snacks (Headline Home), which is made up of lists, essays and recipes all celebrating the art of snacking. 

In contention for Debut Food Book is Angus D Birditt for A Portrait of British Cheese (Quadrille), which appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme as one of the Best Food Books of 2022. Also in the running are Kitty and Al Tait for Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives (Bloomsbury), which was shortlisted for the 2023 Andre Simon Best Cookbook Award. Joining them on the shortlist is Angela Hui with Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter (Trapeze). Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize, the memoir delves into the author’s memories of growing up in a Chinese takeaway in Wales.  

The full shortlists for the books categories are:

Food Book 
Felicity Cloake: Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey (Mudlark)
Laura Goodman: The Joy of Snacks (Headline Home) 

Debut Food Book
Angus D Birditt: A Portrait of British Cheese (Quadrille) 
Kitty and Al Tait: Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by (Bloomsbury) 
Angela Hui: Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter (Trapeze)

Cookery Book
Olia Hercules: Home Food: Recipes to Comfort and Connect (Bloomsbury) 
Catherine Phipps: Modern Pressure Cooking (Quadrille) 
Riaz Phillips: West Winds: Recipes, history and tales from Jamaica (DK) 

Debut Cookery Book
Karan Gokani: Hoppers: The Cookbook (Quadrille) 
Ixta Belfrage: MEZCLA (Ebury Press) 
Cynthia Shanmugalingam: Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka (Bloomsbury) 

Drink Book 
David Broom: A Sense of Place: A journey around Scotland’s whisky (Mitchell Beazley)
Pete Brown: Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain (HarperNorth) 
Tom Morton: Holy Waters: Searching for the sacred in a glass (Watkins)

Debut Drink Book
Paul Feig: Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide To Grown-Up Fun (William Morrow) 
Cindy-Marie Harvey: Watercress, Willow and Wine: A Celebration of Recipes and Wines from English Vineyards (Love Wine Food Books)
Jaega Wise: Wild Brew (Kyle Books)