The Fortnum and Mason Awards Shortlist with Mark Diacono, Tara Wigley and Georgina Hayden

<p>This week, Gilly meets the judges of this year's <a href="https://www.fortnumandmason.com/food-and-drink-awards-shortlist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fortnum and Mason Awards</a> (who shortlisted Cooking the Books for Best Podcast!) to discuss the food books nominated for these Oscars of the food world.</p><br><p>The judges this year are three brilliant food writers, all of whom have been on Cooking the Books and were the pick of the best in 2021; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/mark-diacano" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Diacono</a> whose book <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/herb/mark-diacono/9781787136359" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Herb</em></a> was on the shortlist, <a href="https://georginahayden.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Georgina Hayden</a> who won best Cookery Writer and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/mar/15/ami-tamimi-tara-wigley-yotam-ottolenghi-palestinian-table-recipes-food" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tara Wigley</a> who, with <a href="https://ottolenghi.co.uk/about-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sami Tamimi,</a> won best Food Book for <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/falastin-a-cookbook/sami-tamimi/tara-wigley/9781785038723" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Falastin</em></a>. </p><br><p> Get your shopping list ready for the best books of the year, and hear what the judges were looking for in the best podcast...</p><br><p>Y0u can read the transcript <a href="http://gillysmith.com/?page_id=1679" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>