Date: 17/06/2010
Event Time(s): 19:00

Number of places left: 24

Price: £20.00 (Members) and £40.00 (non-members)
How to Book: Book online or cheques made payable to the Guild of Food Writers can be sent to Jonathan Woods, The Guild of Food Writers, 255 Kent House Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1JQ.

The distinguished ex-president of the Guild and renowned artist, author, journalist and broadcaster, Colin Spencer will present the Awards at this year's Guild of Food Writers' Awards, the UK's biggest food book, writing and media awards.

The 2010 Awards party will be on Thursday 17 June in the Design Museum Space on the second floor of the Design Museum building, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD. With a private riverfront entrance, the Design Museum Space boasts stunning views across the River Thames to Tower Bridge, the City of London and Canary Wharf. The Design Museum Space is directly above the Blueprint Café and a delicious hot and cold canapé menu has been specially devised by Blueprint Café’s popular chef and Guild member Jeremy Lee, this year a judge in BBC Two's Great British Menu. Jeremy has developed the menu in conjunction with the Guild's events coordinator, Colin Pressdee and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (www.alaskaseafood.org) to showcase wonderful sustainable wild seafood including salmon; black cod; pollock; pacific cod and King crab. The Guild is thrilled that Alaska Seafood has agreed to be the main sponsor for the Awards for the third year running.

ALASKA SEAFOOD

For 50 years Alaska has been a world leader in sustainability. In 1959, when the State of Alaska was first established, the constitution mandated that all fish should be maintained sustainably.

All Alaska Seafood is wild, and all of it is sustainable. Each fishery is assessed annually and is given a total catch quota. Once that quota is reached the fishery is closed - to preserve stocks for future generations.

Entire communities have been intimately involved with the harvesting of Alaska's seafood. Alaskans have always understood that the fishing industry cannot exist without a willingness to help enforce the sustainability practices set out by the State.

TORRES WINES



Torres commitment to combating climate change and preserving the environment makes them leaders in the wine industry. For five generations, Torres has been at the forefront of producing quality wines from the heart of Catalonia. The Torres family sees themselves as stewards of the land, working closely with nature, to preserve the tradition of winemaking for future generations.

For more than 20 years, the Torres family has avoided using chemical pesticides and herbicides in its vineyards. The Nerola red and white wines, to be served at the Awards party, are the first wines Torres have produced in Spain that are scrupulously made using organic farming methods; fruit of a love of nature and the determination to preserve the environment. The rosé to be served, De Casta Rosado, illustrates the Torres winemaking traditions by celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2010.