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25 Years of the Guild in 2009/2010
The idea for a Guild of Food Writers was conceived at a lunch on 12 April 1984 and its first meeting took place on 17 January 1985, under the chairmanship of Derek Cooper. Accordingly a series of events were held in 2010, its quarter-century year, to celebrate.
To commemorate the first actual meeting of the Guild in January 1985, Harrods very kindly arranged a spectacular celebration lunch for members and their guests on Sunday 17 January 2010 in their elegant and historic Georgian Restaurant. See Recent Events.
On 5 February 2010, Simon & Schuster UK published a book containing a compilation of writing and recipes by members across this period. Entitled How the British Fell In Love with Food: 25 years of writing and recipes from the Guild of Food Writers and sponsored by Billingtons, with the royalties going to our CookIt campaign, it has been compiled by Guild Publications Coordinator Lewis Esson.
The idea for a Guild of Food Writers was conceived at a lunch on 12 April 1984 and its first meeting took place on 17 January 1985, under the chairmanship of Derek Cooper. Accordingly a series of events were held in 2010, its quarter-century year, to celebrate.
To commemorate the first actual meeting of the Guild in January 1985, Harrods very kindly arranged a spectacular celebration lunch for members and their guests on Sunday 17 January 2010 in their elegant and historic Georgian Restaurant. See Recent Events.
On 5 February 2010, Simon & Schuster UK published a book containing a compilation of writing and recipes by members across this period. Entitled How the British Fell In Love with Food: 25 years of writing and recipes from the Guild of Food Writers and sponsored by Billingtons, with the royalties going to our CookIt campaign, it has been compiled by Guild Publications Coordinator Lewis Esson. The book was named Best Culinary History Book in the UK in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and went on to compete against national winners from other countries for the title of Best in the World.
We are now pleased to announce that it did indeed win Best Culinary History Book in the World at a ceremony held in the legendary Folies Bergere in Paris on 3 March 2011, and Lewis was able to receive the award on the Guild's behalf.
