Newsflash: André Simon Awards 2009 shortlist

Michael Edwards shortlisted for his book on Champagne

The shortlisted drinks books are:
Asian Palate - Jeannie Cho Lee MW published by Asset Publishing and Research
Collio by Carla Capalbo published by Pallas Athene
The Finest Wines of Champagne by Michael Edwards published by Aurum Press
What Price Bordeaux? by Benjamin Lewin MW published by Wine Appreciation Guild/Vendange

The shortlisted food books are:
Adventures with Chocolate by Paul A Young published by Kyle Cathie
Catching Fire by Richard Wrangham published by Profile Books
Forgotten Skills of Cooking by Darina Allen published by Kyle Cathie
The Italian Cookery Course by Katie Caldesi published by Kyle Cathie
The Song of Sapa by Luke Nguyen published by Murdoch Books
The Vegetarian Option by Simon Hopkinson published by Quadrille Publishing

The winners will be announced in Spring 2010 in London.

Jonana Simon was the assessor for the wine books this year. Only one of the shortlisted four wine books was published in the UK – Collio by Carla Capalbo by Pallas Athene. Hardly surprising as UK publishers did not publish any groundbreaking new books in 2009.