On behalf of the Trustees of the Awards, I am delighted to introduce this year's assessors.
Asma Khan is the assessor for the food books. Asma is one of the UK and India's brightest culinary stars. An award-winning chef, best-selling cookbook author and the owner of London's famed Darjeeling Express restaurant. She sits on the Mayor's Business Advisory Board and is an Honorary Fellow at Oxford University. Asma is the first British chef to be profiled in Netflix's Emmy nominated Chef's Table and the first chef to be featured on Vogue's list of 25 most influential women. She has guest-starred in notable television series Celebrity MasterChef and America's Emmy nominated Top Chef amongst other programmes. Asma has become one of the the UK's most prominent female chefs and her restaurant is a favourite amongst Hollywood's A-list entertainers. Best known for her all-female kitchen team and her commitment to social change, Asma is an unstoppable force in the hospitality industry and beyond.
Dave Broom will be in charge of assessing the drink books for 2023. Dave has been writing about drink for over 30 years and has specialised in spirits since 1996. He has both won and been shortlisted for the André Simon Awards. In his time, he's been contributing editor at Whisky Magazine, Whisky Magazine Japan, Whisky Advocate, and scotchwhisky.com. He's written 14 books, including 'The Way of Whisky: A Journey into Japanese Whisky', and 'The World Atlas of Whisky'. His newest, 'A Sense of Place', examining the role of community, culture, location and sustainability in Scotch was named as one of the Top 6 drinks books of 2022 by the New York Times. He's written and presented two films, 'Cuba In A Bottle', and the award-winning, 'The Amber Light'. The Irish Times described him as 'an agreeable man with a pepper-and-salt beard'
A big thank you to everyone who entered this year and congratulations to all the long listed authors and publishers, who were selected from over 130 entries.
NICK LANDER
CHAIRMAN
2022 Award Winners
Food:
COOKING: Simply and well, for one or many by Jeremy Lee
Drink:
Imperial Wine by Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
The John Avery Award:
The Wilderness Cure by Mo Wilde
Special Commendation:
Lune: Croissants All Day, All Night by Kate Reid