André Simon Awards Winners & Shortlist 2020

Food Award

Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes Through Central Asia, from Hinterland to Heartland by Caroline Eden

Drink Award

Intoxicating: Ten Drinks That Shaped Australia by Max Allen

Special Commendation

Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells by Harold McGee

John Avery Award

Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky

Shortlisted Books

Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen by Ravinder Bhogal

Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules

Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wrigley

Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen by Durkhanai Ayubi and Farida Ayubi and Fatima Ayubi

Inside Bordeaux: The Châteaux, Their Wines and the Terroir by Jane Anson

The Wines of Georgia (The Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library) by Lisa Granik

Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew

Christie’s Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine (4th Edition) by Tom Stevenson & Essi Avellan

A Brief History of Lager by Mark Dredge

Drinkology: The Science of What We Drink and What It Does to Us, from Milks to Martinis by Alexis Willett

Tales of the Tea Trade by Michelle and Rob Comins