Quadrille scores four on Guild of Food Writers shortlists

09.05.11 | Katie Allen - The Bookseller

Quadrille has scored four nominations for this year's Guild of Food Writers awards.
Titles from Stevie Parle, Josceline Dimbleby, Mark Hix and Mark Diacono were shortlisted, with the latter's A Taste of the Unexpected squaring up against two Jacqui Small titles, Cheese and Cured, for the Food Book of the Year Award.
Stefan Gates' Stefan Gates on E Numbers (Conran Octopus) has been shortlisted for the campaigning prize, against two BBC documentaries, with his tie-in BBC2 documentary also up for Food Broadcast of the Year.
The 2011 awards party will be held on 2nd June at Fishmongers' Hall in London.

The shortlists in full:

Cookery Book of the Year Award
Willie's Chocolate Bible Willie Harcourt-Cooze (Hodder & Stoughton)
Food From Plenty Diana Henry (Mitchell Beazley)
Plenty Yotam Ottolenghi, (Ebury Press)
Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati: The Definitive Guide Caroline and Robin Weir (Grub Street)

Derek Cooper Award for Campaigning and Investigative Food Writing or Broadcasting
Stefan Gates on E Numbers Stefan Gates (Conran Octopus)
BBC Radio 4 "The Food Programme: The Fruit Industry" presented by Sheila Dillon
BBC1's "The Great British Waste Menu" (produced by Optomen Television)

Evelyn Rose Award for Cookery Journalist of the Year
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with Debora Robertson, for work published in the Guardian Weekend magazine
Diana Henry, for work published in the Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine
Mark Hix, for work published in the Independent

Food Book of the Year Award
A Taste of the Unexpected Mark Diacono (Quadrille)
Cheese Patricia Michelson (Jacqui Small)
Cured Lindy Wildsmith (Jacqui Small)

Food Broadcast of the Year Award
BBC2's "E Numbers: An Edible Adventure" presented by Stefan Gates (produced by Plum Pictures)
BBC1's "The Great British Waste Menu" (produced by Optomen Television)
BBC Radio 4's "The Food Programme: Pop-up London" presented by Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward

Food Journalist of the Year Award
Felicity Cloake, for work published in Fire & Knives and the Guardian
Tim Hayward, for work published in Fire & Knives and on the Observer's Word of Mouth blog
Christopher Hirst, for work published in the Independent

Jeremy Round Award for Best First Book
Jam, Jelly & Relish Ghillie James (Kyle Cathie)
My Kitchen: Real Food From Near and Far Stevie Parle (Quadrille)
The Flavour Thesaurus Niki Segnit (Bloomsbury)

Kate Whiteman Award for Work on Food and Travel
Orchards in the Oasis Josceline Dimbleby (Quadrille)
Sybil Kapoor, for work published in the Spectator: Scoff, Caterer and Hotelkeeper and House & Garden
Jamie Does … Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph)

Michael Smith Award for Work on British Food
Hix Oyster and Chop House Mark Hix (Quadrille)
Sybil Kapoor, for work published in Country Life
River Cottage Handbook: Hedgerow John Wright (Bloomsbury)

Miriam Polunin Award for Work on Healthy Eating
BBC Radio 4's "The Food Programme: Sugar and the Soda Tax" presented by Sheila Dillon
BBC2's "E Numbers: An Edible Adventure" presented by Stefan Gates (produced by Plum Pictures)
Truly Tasty Valerie Twomey (Atrium)

New Media of the Year Award
Felicity Cloake, for work published on the Observer's Word of Mouth blog
Katy Salter, for work published on www.pinchofsaltlondon.com
Oliver Thring, for work published on the Observer's Word of Mouth blog

Restaurant Reviewer of the Year Award
Richard McComb, for work published in the Birmingham Post
Matthew Norman, for work published in the Daily Telegraph
Marina O'Loughlin, for work published in Metro and Fire & Knives