{{Short description|British writer, journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Unreliable sources|date=August 2021}}

'''Fiona Beckett''' (born 1948) is a Bristol-based writer and food journalist who regularly writes for ''The Guardian'', ''Decanter'', and other UK news publications.<ref name="Profile on Decanter">{{cite web|url=http://www.decanter.com/author/fionabeckett/|website=Decanter Magazine|accessdate=14 December 2016|title=Fiona Beckett, Author at Decanter }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Beckett |first=Fiona |date=2024-07-19 |title=One for the road: my final wine recommendations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jul/19/one-for-the-road-my-final-wine-recommendations-fiona-beckett |access-date=2025-07-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She has also written for ''The Times, the Daily Mail, The Telegraph'', and ''National Geographic Food''. She is a regular judge for competitions such as the BBC Food and Farming Awards,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05tnt75/p01nkcy4|title=Fiona Beckett - Meet the judges of the Food & Farming Awards 2018 - Food and Farming Awards - BBC Radio 4|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> the Andre Simon Awards, and the Fortnum & Mason Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dartmouthfoodfestival.com/Contributors/Fiona-Beckett|title=Fiona Beckett|website=- Dartmouth Food Festival|access-date=2018-11-20|archive-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223942/https://www.dartmouthfoodfestival.com/Contributors/Fiona-Beckett|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beckett has written 23 books about food and wine, including ''How to Match Food and Wine'', ''Cooking with Wine'', and ''Wine by Style''.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/content/about_me/|website=Matching Food and Wine|accessdate=14 December 2016|title=Pairing Food and Wine &#124; About Us }}</ref> She has been a contributing editor at ''Decanter'' since 1998 and was a wine columnist for ''The Guardian'' from 2010 to 2024.<ref name=":0" />

Beckett has four children, including Will Beckett, co-founder of the Hawksmoor restaurant chain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Alexandra |date=2008-02-12 |title=The Frugal Cook |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/the-frugal-cook-vj08nnjk86f |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=The Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lander |first=Nicholas |author-link=Nicholas Lander |date=2007-05-25 |title=The tequila sun rises |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c79e20c4-0aa9-11dc-8412-000b5df10621 |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> She has a BA in Philosophy & Politics from the University of Exeter.

==Selected works== *''Eating and Drinking: an A-Z of Great Food & Drink Combinations'' (2000)<ref name="Eating and Drinking">{{cite book|last1=Tattersall|first1=Fiona Beckett ; illustrations by Jessie|title=Eating & drinking : an A-Z of great food and drink combinations|date=2000|publisher=M. Beazley|location=London|isbn=1840002328|pages=128}}</ref> *''How to Match Food and Wine'' (2002)<ref name="How to match food and wine">{{cite book|last1=Beckett|first1=Fiona|title=How to match food and wine : a comprehensive guide to choosing wine to go with food|date=2002|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=London|isbn=1840005769|pages=64}}</ref> *''Beyond Baked Beans,'' Absolute Press (2003) *''Beyond Baked Beans Green,'' Absolute Press (2004)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Beyond baked beans green : real veggie food for students|last=Fiona.|first=Beckett|date=2004|publisher=Absolute|isbn=1904573142|location=Bath|oclc=56446357}}</ref> *''Sausage and Mash,'' Absolute Press (2004)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sausage and mash|last=Fiona.|first=Beckett|date=2004|publisher=Absolute Press|others=Glynn-Smith, Georgia.|isbn=1904573185|location=Bath, UK|oclc=224534099}}</ref> *''Cooking with Wine'' (2005)<ref name="Cooking with wine">{{cite book|last1=Lingwood|first1=Fiona Beckett ; photography by William|title=Cooking with wine|date=2005|publisher=Ryland Peters & Small|location=London|isbn=1841729531}}</ref> *''Beyond Baked Beans Budget,'' Absolute Press (2006)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Beyond baked beans : real food for students|last=Budget|first=Fiona Beckett.|date=2006|publisher=Absolute|isbn=1904573452|location=Bath|oclc=502264876}}</ref> *''Meat and Two Veg,'' Absolute Press (2006)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Meat & two veg|last=Fiona.|first=Beckett|date=2006|publisher=Absolute|isbn=1904573541|location=Bath|oclc=71165334}}</ref> *''An Appetite for Ale,'' CAMRA Books (2007)<ref>{{Cite book|title=An appetite for ale|last=Fiona.|first=Beckett|date=2007|publisher=Campaign for Real Ale|others=Beckett, Will.|isbn=9781852492342|location=St. Albans, Hertfordshire|oclc=190785142}}</ref> *''The Frugal Cook'' (2008) *''Fiona Beckett's Cheese Course,'' Ryland Peters & Small Ltd (2009)<ref name="Fiona Beckett's cheese course">{{cite book|last1=Beckett|first1=Fiona|title=Fiona Beckett's cheese course|date=2009|publisher=Ryland Peters & Small|location=London|isbn=978-1845979164|pages=160}}</ref> *''The Ultimate Student Cookbook,'' Absolute Press (2009)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The ultimate student cookbook|last=Fiona.|first=Beckett|date=2009|publisher=Absolute|others=Johansen, Signe., Millon, Guy., Ramsden, James.|isbn=9781906650070|location=Bath|oclc=319211357}}</ref> *''The Frugal Cook,'' Absolute Press (2011)<ref name="the Frugal Cook">{{cite book|last1=Beckett|first1=Fiona|title=The frugal cook|date=2011|publisher=Absolute|location=Bath|isbn=978-1906650537|pages=240|edition=Rev.}}</ref> *''The Healthy Lunchbox,'' Grub Street (2014)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The healthy lunchbox|last=Fiona|first=Beckett|isbn=9781909808201|location=London|oclc=899253683|year = 2014}}</ref> * ''Winelover's Kitchen: Delicious Recipes for Cooking with Wine,'' Ryland Peters & Small Ltd (2017)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Wine lover's kitchen : delicious recipes for cooking with wine|last=Fiona|first=Beckett|isbn=9781849758819|location=London|oclc=1004572818|date = 2017-10-10}}</ref> * ''How to Drink without Drinking'', Kyle (2019)

==Awards== *Food Journalist of the Year Award (2002), The Guild of Food Writers, for work in The Times, Decanter, Sainsbury's The Magazine<ref name="2002 Award Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.gfw.co.uk/past-recipients.cfm#Guild_of_Food_Writers_Awards_Winners_2002|website=The Guild of Food Writers|accessdate=14 December 2016|title=The Guild of Food Writers - Past Recipients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131736/http://www.gfw.co.uk/past-recipients.cfm#Guild_of_Food_Writers_Awards_Winners_2002|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Blogger of the Year (2014), ''International Wine and Spirit Competition''<ref name="Award winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.iwsc.net/result/trophy_winners/2014|website=International Wine and Spirit Competition|accessdate=14 December 2016|title=IWSC trophy winners &#124; International Wine & Spirit Competition }}</ref> *Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year (Shortlisted, 2019) for ''How to Drink without Drinking''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dirt Hole cleans up to claim the 2019 Diagram Prize |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/dirt-hole-cleans-claim-2019-diagram-prize-1119531 |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/ Official site] * [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/fionabeckett Fiona Beckett's Guardian columns] * [https://www.decanter.com/author/fionabeckett/ Fiona Beckett's Decanter columns]

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