Rowley Leigh: The Andre Simons Awards

This week, we’re with Rowley Leigh, chef, food writer and
the food books assessor for the
2025 André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards to
discuss the shortlist.


Rowley is an award‑winning food writer himself, but it’s his
mastery of storytelling through the theatre of food that Gilly
wanted to know about before we got on to the shortlist. His
Notting Hill gastrodome, Kensington Place was all about being
seen eating the coolest food in late century London, fashioned by
his time with Roux Brothers in the kitchens of  Le
Gavroche and le Poulbot, and Joe Allen, Covent Garden’s post
theatre supper hang out. Gilly asks how that melting pot created
one of the greatest stories of modern British food.


Five out of seven of the shortlist have already been on the show.
Click on the links below for the episodes.





Julian Baggini: How the World Eats: Where Our Food Comes From
and Why It Matters

Alissa Timoshkina: Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from
Eastern Europe

Noor Murad: Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle
East

Richard Hart: Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking

Bee Wilson: The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss, and Kitchen
Objects

Robin Sherriff: The Science of Fermentation

La Mesa Mexicana: Rosa Cienfuegos



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