‘Thirsty Dragon’ wins André Simon award

Thirsty Dragon by Suzanne Mustacich has been awarded best book in the drink category of the 2015 André Simon Awards.

Mustacich’s book on the rise of the Chinese wine drinking market beat several other strong contenders in the drinks book category including Oz Clarke’s The History of Wine in 100 Bottles and Richard Mayson’s Madeira.

The winning book in the food category was Five Quarters: Recipes and Notes from a Kitchen in Rome by Rachel Roddy, while a special commendation went to First Bite by Bee Wilson and the ‘John Avery Award’ was awarded to Jamie Oliver for his Everyday Super Food recipe book.