• The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards - Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey by Felicity Cloake
  • The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards - The Joy of Snacks: A Celebration of One of Life's Greatest Pleasures, with Recipes by Laura Goodman
  • The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards - A Portrait of British Cheese: A Celebration of Artistry, Regionality and Recipes by Angus Birditt
  • The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards - Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by Al Tait & Kitty Tait
  • The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards - Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui

The Best Food Books: The 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food And Drink Awards, recommended by Clare Finney

Every year, the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards celebrate the best books across a range of food, cookery and drink categories. Here British food writer Clare Finney, one of the judges for this year’s awards, talks us through the fabulous books that made the 2023 shortlists—and shows how they are about much more than just delicious food.

  • The best books on Food Studies - Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronon
  • The best books on Food Studies - Nature’s Perfect Food by E. Melanie Dupuis
  • The best books on Food Studies - Flavors of Empire: Food and the Making of Thai America by Mark Padoongpatt
  • The best books on Food Studies - Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont by Teresa M. Mares
  • The best books on Food Studies - Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain

The best books on Food Studies, recommended by Matt Garcia

Matt Garcia, Professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies & History at Dartmouth College, discusses the production of primary foods in the United States and globally—a field that has often been ignored by historians and by society. He recommends five books to learn more about food studies, with particular attention to agricultural workers, often among the most marginalized and least protected members of the US labor force.