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Fortnum & Mason launches writing award
Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has announced the launch of its Food and Drink Awards, which will seek to recognise the best of the UK’s food and drink media.
Entries open today (19 December) and remain open until 31 January next year. The awards ceremony will take place on 14 May next year.
Writers and other media will be recognised across 10 categories, including: Best Drink Book, Best Drink Writer and Best Online Wine Writer, with parallel categories for food writers and television chefs.
The winners will be decided by a panel of food and drink experts, including Angela Hartnett, Tom Parker Bowles, Xanthe Clay, Hamish Anderson, Fiona Beckett and Peter Richards MW.
Fortnum & Mason said it wished to, “acknowledge those in the industry who share its (own) commitment to inspiring people to enjoy, explore, experiment, learn, try, taste and discover more about food and drink through their writing, photography and commentary.”
The public will be allowed to vote for their favourite television personality.
Click here for more information and to register.