André Simon Awards Winners & Shortlist 2016

Food Award

Land of Fish and Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop

Drink Award

Volcanic Wines by John Szabo

Special Commendation

Flavour: Eat What You Love by Ruby Tandoh

John Avery Award

Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala

Shortlisted Books

The A-Z of Eating by Felicity Cloake

Fresh India by Meera Sodha

Gather by Gill Meller

The Oxford Companion to Cheese edited by Catherine Donnelly

Pride and Pudding by Regula Ysewijn

American Rhône by Patrick J. Comiskey

The Apple Orchard by Pete Brown

Chianti Classico by Bill Nesto and Frances Di Savino

The Curious Bartender’s Gin Palace by Tristan Stephenson