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Longlist 2025
The Longlisted food books for 2025 are:
- All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh, Profile Books
- Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria by Ozoz Sokoh, Artisan
- FUSÃO: Untraditional Recipes Inspired by Brasil by Ixta Belfrage, Ebury Books (Penguin Random House)
- How the World Eats: Where Our Food Comes From and Why It Matters by Julian Baggini, Granta
- Indian Kitchens: Treasured Family Recipes from Across the Land by Roopa Gulati, Bloomsbury Publishing
- Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe by Alissa Timoshkina, Quadrille
- La Mesa Mexicana by Rosa Cienfuegos, Smith Street Books
- Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories from My Middle East by Noor Murad, Quadrille
- Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking by Richard Hart, Hardie Grant Books
- The Heart Shaped Tin: Love, Loss, and Kitchen Objects by Bee Wilson, Fourth Estate
- The Irish Kitchen by Cherie Denham & Andrew Montgomery, Montgomery Press
- The Moroccan Cookbook by Ghillie Basan, Lorenz Books
- The Science of Fermentation by Robin Sherriff, DK
- Yatra: A Culinary Journey Across India by Rohit Ghai, Nourish
The Longlisted drink books for 2025 are:
- Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland by Dr Christina Wade, Nine Bean Rows
- Rooted In Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine by Jane Masters MW & Andrew Neather, Académie du Vin Library
- Tequila, Mezcal & More by Anna Bruce, Octopus Publishing Group
- The Story of Whisky by Charles MacLean & Gavin D Smith, Pavilion
- The Whiskey Bible by Noah Rothbaum, Workman
- The Wines of Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes MW, Académie du Vin Library
- The Wines of California by Elaine Chukan Brown, Académie du Vin Library
- Wines of Lebanon: The Journey Continues by Michael Karam, Librairie Antoine
Our 2025 Assessors
Food Assessor Rowley Leigh
Rowley was a chef for 40 years, working for the Roux brothers and then one of the founding partners of the ground-breaking Kensington Place and subsequently at Le Café Anglais in Bayswater. He has written two cookery books, No Place Like Home and A Long and Messy Business.
Drink Assessor Alice Lascelles
Alice is a contributing editor at the Financial Times and writes the drinks column for the FT's HTSI magazine. She is the author of three books including the best-selling The Martini: The Ultimate Guide to a Cocktail Icon which was named 2024 BBC Food Programme Drinks Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the 2024 André Simon Awards.
Food Assessor Rowley Leigh
Rowley was a chef for 40 years, working for the Roux brothers and then one of the founding partners of the ground-breaking Kensington Place and subsequently at Le Café Anglais in Bayswater. He has written two cookery books, No Place Like Home and A Long and Messy Business.
Drink Assessor Alice Lascelles
Alice is a contributing editor at the Financial Times and writes the drinks column for the FT's HTSI magazine. She is the author of three books including the best-selling The Martini: The Ultimate Guide to a Cocktail Icon which was named 2024 BBC Food Programme Drinks Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the 2024 André Simon Awards.