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

History

On 12 April 1984, a number of leading British food writers met at London's

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, for lunch prepared by the hotel's chef Peter Kromberg, to discuss the formation of an association of food writers. Attendees included

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, and

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. It was decided that the association would be modelled along the lines of the existing Circle of Wine Writers. On 17 January 1985, the first meeting of the Guild of Food Writers took place in

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, under the chairmanship of

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. The Guild has since grown to a membership of over 550 professional writers, editors, journalists and broadcasters in the field of food. Membership is open to anyone who writes or broadcasts on food for consumer, trade, professional or academic publications or organisations, and whose work is regularly published or transmitted in the UK. The Guild gives out annual awards for

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and broadcasting. It operates mentorship schemes for members and non-members, and gives out annual Young Food Writer awards to identify and foster

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of the future.

References

External links

Guild of Food Writers
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