The UK Guild of Food Writers Awards 2019

The annual Awards ceremony, held on the evening of Thursday 27 June 2019 at Studio Spaces in London, celebrated the best of British food writing and broadcasting.

This event is organised by the Guild of Food Writers, the UK’s professional association of food writers and broadcasters, and is the longest-established and largest of its kind.

The hosts for this special celebration were the Guild’s new President Orlando Murrin and Vice-President Felicity Cloake. Orlando extolled the talents of all the shortlistees, commenting: ‘Food writing is an increasingly crowded field, and this year we made adjustments to several categories to reflect changes that are happening in the marketplace. As ever, the Awards attracted a galaxy of entries, specially in new categories. In many cases there was a hair’s breadth between the finalists, and judges found their final decision excruciatingly difficult. In the end, however, we came down to 12 worthy winners, to each of whom the Guild offers its warmest congratulations.’ 

View previous years’ award winners: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014


Lifetime Achievement Award
 
Indexed

First Book Award

Nightingales & Roses by Maryam Sinaiee

Indexed

International or Regional CookBook Award

Copenhagen Food by Trine Hahnemann

Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook Award

Goat by James Whetlor

General Cookbook Award

A Long and Messy Business by Rowley Leigh

Indexed

Food Book of the Year Award

Black Sea by Caroline Eden

Recipe Writing Award

  • Diana Henry, for work published in The Sunday Telegraph’s Stella magazine

Food Writing Award

  • Grace Dent, The Guardian

Investigative Food Work Award

Food Broadcast or Podcast of the Year Award

The Kitchen Cabinet (BBC Radio 4) presented by Jay Rayner

Food Blog and Social Media Award

Bitten & Written by Zeren Wilson

Food Magazine or Section Award

Market Life edited by Mark Riddaway

Inspiration Award

Dom’s Food Mission

Restaurant Writing Award

Tim Hayward in the FT Weekend Magazine