Andre Simon Memorial Funds Awards
The André Simon 2024 winners - the prestigious annual awards for food and drink books

The trustees of the André Simon food and drink book awards are delighted to announce this year's winners.

Andre Simon - Winning Books 2024

For over four decades, the prestigious awards have showcased the very best of contemporary food and drink writing.


Food Book Award
  • SIFT: The Elements of Great Baking
    by Nicola Lamb, Ebury


Drink Book Award
  • The Australian Ark
    by Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal and Longueville Media


John Avery Award
  • JA Cheesemonger's Tour de France
    by Ned Palmer, Profile Books


Special Commendation Award
  • Perry: A Drinker's Guide
    by Adam Wells, CAMRA Books



"This year saw the most impressive number of books in both the food and drink categories selected from more than 160 entries. The winning books were all personal passion projects. Thank you to everyone who entered and a special congratulations to our winning and shortlisted authors."
Nicholas Lander, Chair André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards


"Thank you very much André Simon. This book would be unreadable without the team that put it together. From the designers to the food stylist. I'm very grateful for all their help."
Author, SIFT, Nicola Lamb


"We all know that it's never been more difficult to publish books and the need for the André Simon food and drink book awards has never been greater. Thank you, André Simon, for recognising Australian Ark."
Publisher, Australian Ark, Angus Hughson


Food winner - 2024

Drinks winner - 2024

The John Avery Award - 2024

Special Commendation - 2024