The winners of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2026 have been announced.

The awards celebrate the achievements of the UK's leading and emerging writers, broadcasters, photographers and creators recognised for their varied cultural influences, culinary traditions, and storytelling.

Winners include: 

• FOOD BOOK: All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh (Serpent's Tail, Profile)
• DEBUT FOOD BOOK: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh (Canongate)
• COOKERY BOOK: Indian Kitchens by Roopa Gulati (Bloomsbury)
• DEBUT COOKERY BOOK: The Sudanese Kitchen by Omer Al Tijani (Almas Art Foundation)
• DRINK BOOK: The Curious Bartender's Agave Safari by Tristan Stephenson (Ryland Peters & Small)
• DEBUT DRINK BOOK: Tequila: A Tasting Course by Millie Milliken (DK)
• FOOD WRITER: Yemisí Aríbisálà for work in Vittles and Scribehound Food
• COOKERY WRITER: Nick Bramham for work in Vittles
• DRINK WRITER: Joel Harrison for work in Club Oenologique
• RESTAURANT WRITER: Joanna Taylor for work in Foodism and The Telegraph
• PROGRAMME: Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands
• AUDIO: The Food Chain: A Place at the Table: Fostering and Adoption, BBC World Service
• PHOTOGRAPHER - presented in partnership with the World Food Photography Awards, sponsored by Tenderstem®: Kim Lightbody
• FORTNUM'S IMPACT AWARD: Food Behind Bars
• FORTNUM'S SPECIAL AWARD: Sheila Dillon
• CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR (public vote): Ash Baber  
• RISING STAR CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR (public vote): Luke Flunder  

For more information, visit fortnumandmason.com.