Nigella Lawson honours winner of Lifetime Achievement Award

by Taryn Davies | 6 June 2011

Nigella Lawson sings praise for the winner

Nigella Lawson sang praise for the Italian chef she presented an award to at the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2011.

Lawson honoured Anna del Conte with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as the UK's leading authority on the food and cooking of Italy.

Guild member Nigella said: "The Guild feels privileged tonight to add our award to Anna's accolades."

She not only described her in the work place, but also on a personal level speaking warmly of her.

Other winners of the night included:

Cookery Book of the Year AwardWinner: Caroline and Robin Weir, Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati: The Definitive Guide (published by Grub Street)

Derek Cooper Award for Campaigning and Investigative Food Writing or BroadcastingWinner: BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme: The Fruit Industry presented by Sheila Dillon

Evelyn Rose Award for Cookery Journalist of the YearWinner: Mark Hix, for work published in The Independent
Food Book of the Year AwardWinner: Mark Diacono, A Taste of the Unexpected (published by Quadrille)

Food Broadcast of the Year AwardWinner: BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme: Pop-up London presented by Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward

Food Journalist of the Year AwardWinner: Felicity Cloake, for work published in Fire & Knives and The Guardian

Jeremy Round Award for Best First BookWinner: Niki Segnit, The Flavour Thesaurus (published by Bloomsbury Publishing)

Kate Whiteman Award for Work on Food and TravelWinner: Josceline Dimbleby, Orchards in the Oasis (published by Quadrille)

Michael Smith Award for Work on British Food Winner: Sybil Kapoor, for work published in Country Life

Miriam Polunin Award for Work on Healthy EatingWinner: Valerie Twomey, Truly Tasty (published by Atrium)

New Media of the Year AwardWinner: Felicity Cloake, for work published on The Guardian and The Observer’s Word of Mouth blog

Restaurant Reviewer of the Year AwardWinner: Marina O’Loughlin, for work published in Metro and Fire & Knives

Lifetime Achievement AwardAnna del Conte