Kirby's evocative piece, ‘The Importance of Ambience’, which you can read here, reflects her childhood joy of learning to cook and the pleasures of food in her memory.
The judges, Karen Barnes, Felicity Cloake and Seb Emina, voted unanimously for Kirby and were impressed with her beautifully descriptive language and emotive storyline.
Sustain member the Guild of Food Writers makes the award annually to further its aim of encouraging excellence in discussion and description of food.
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Sustain: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
