Guild of Food Writers

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The Guild of Food Writers is the professional association of food writers and broadcasters in the United Kingdom. It has over 550 authors, broadcasters, columnists and journalists amongst its members.

History[]

On 12 April 1984, a group of the great and good in the British food world gathered for lunch at London’s Intercontinental Hotel to enjoy a lunch devised by the hotel’s chef Peter Kromberg.^[1]

Among others, Arabella Boxer, Elizabeth David, Christopher Driver, Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden, Michael Smith^{[citation needed]} and Katie Stewart were in attendance to discuss the formation of an ‘association of food writers’. A debate arose about whether or not it would be an elite academy in the French style or something closer to the existing Circle of Wine Writers. The latter won the day.^[1]

On 17 January 1985, the first meeting of the Guild of Food Writers took place in Claridges, under the chairmanship of Derek Cooper. Over the years, the Guild has grown to a membership of over 550 professional writers, editors, journalists and broadcasters in the field of food.^[1]

The Guild’s annual awards for food books, journalism and broadcasting are now regarded as the premier awards in the field. It operates mentorship schemes for members and non-members, and its annual Young Food Writer awards aims to identify and foster food writers of the future.^[2]

Membership[]

Membership is open to those who, for payment, under their own or a pen name, write or broadcast on food for consumer, trade, professional or academic publications or organisations, and whose work is regularly published or transmitted in the UK.

References[]

External links[]

• Guild of Food Writers official site.