Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards Nominees & Winners 2026

Food Book

All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh

WINNER

Food Book

Food Fight: From Plunder and Profit to People and Planet by Stuart Gillespie

Food Book

The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss, and Kitchen Objects by Bee Wilson

Debut Food Book

An A-Z of Chinese Food: Recipes Not Included by Jenny Lau

Debut Food Book

Bread and War: A Ukrainian Story of Food, Bravery and Hope by Felicity Spector

Debut Food Book

Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh 

WINNER

Cookery Book

Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories From My Middle East by Noor Murad

Cookery Book

Indian Kitchens: Treasured Family Recipes from Across the Land by Roopa Gulati

WINNER

Cookery Book

The Irish Kitchen by Cherie Denham

Cookery Book

ZaThe Japanese Pantry: From Sake to Soy, Essential Ingredients for Japanese Home Cooking by Emiko Davies

Debut Cookery Book

Ferment – Simple Ferments and Pickles, and How to Eat Them by Kenji Morimoto

Debut Cookery Book

Silk Roads – A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing by Anna Ansari

Debut Cookery Book

The Sudanese Kitchen: An Introduction to Local Food and Drink by Omer Al Tijani

WINNER

Drink Book

Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland by Dr Christina Wade

Drink Book

The Curious Bartender’s Agave Safari: Discovering and Appreciating Mexico’s Tequilas, Mezcals & More by Tristan Stephenson

WINNER

Drink Book

The Madrusan Cocktail Companion: 2800+ Cocktails with Contributions from 100 of the World’s Best Bartenders by Michael Madrusan and Zara Madrusan

Debut Drink Book

Tequila – A Tasting Course by Millie Milliken

WINNER

Debut Drink Book

The Cynic’s Guide to Wine by Sunny Hodge

Debut Drink Book

Thirsty by Tom Gilbey

Food Writer

James Morton for work in Scribehound Food
Safiya Robinson for work in Chicken + Bread Zine and Sisterworm
Yemisí Aríbisálà for work in Vittles and Scribehound Food – WINNER

Cookery Writer

Jay Rayner for work in FT Weekend Magazine
Nick Bramham for work in Vittles – WINNER
Olivia Potts for work in The Spectator

Drink Writer

Imran Rahman-Jones for work in Eaten Magazine and Pellicle Magazine
Joel Harrison for work in Club Oenologique – WINNER
Kristiane Westray for work in Whisky Magazine and Club Oenologique

Restaurant Writer

David Ellis for work in The London Standard
Joanna Taylor for work in Foodism and The Telegraph –WINNER
Tim Hayward for work in FT Weekend Magazine

Additional Awards: TBD

TV Programme – Hebridian Baker: Nordic Islands
Audio – The Food Chain: A Place at the Table: Fostering and Adoption
Photographer – Kim Lightbody