After three barren years, the great and good of the food world returned to the Freemasons Hall in central London for the return of the Observer Food Monthly Awards for the first time since the pandemic. Hosted by Jay Rayner and Grace Dent, the ceremony saw the finest in British food and drink rewarded for their efforts.
There were standing ovations for several category winners - the Cook for Ukraine team and Taz Khan from the London Community Kitchen which feeds almost 14,000 people a week from its food banks and surplus shops. But there wasn't a dry eye in the house, including that of presenter Andrew Wong, when Shun-Bun Lee of New Loon Fung in Chinatown picked up his award for Lifetime Achievement.
Here's the full list of winners:
- OFM Icon Award - Delia Smith #OFMAwards2022
- OFM Editor’s Award - #CookForUkraine's Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina
- Young Chef of The Year - Sertaç Dirik, from Mangal 2
- Best Sunday Lunch - the Queen o’t’owd Thatch, in South Milford, Yorks
- Best Social Media - Pipers Farm
- Food Hero - Jack Monroe
- Best Value Eats - Yard Sale Pizza
- Best Place To Drink - Ginger Viking in Blandford Forum, Dorset
- Best Food Personality - Becky Excell
- Best Restaurant - Roots York
- Outstanding Achievement - Taz Khan MBE and the London Community Kitchen
- Best Producer - Pump Street
- Best New Cookbook - Nistisima by Georgina Hayden
- Lifetime Achievement - Shun-Bun Lee, from New Loon Fung in Chinatown
More about the OFM Awards 2022
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