▁and ▁manufact ure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Ger ma ine ▁Gre er ▁as ▁' the ▁greatest ▁living ▁food ▁writer '. ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁food ▁writing , ▁including ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Food ▁Writ ers ▁Michael ▁Smith ▁Award , ▁the ▁André ▁Simon ▁Memorial ▁Fund ▁Special ▁Award , ▁the ▁G our m and ▁World ▁Cook book ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁C ul inary ▁History ▁Book ▁in ▁the ▁World , ▁and ▁the ▁Glen f idd ich ▁Cook ery ▁W riter ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁ ▁Visual ▁arts ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁tw ent ies ▁numerous ▁of ▁Col in ▁Sp encer ' s ▁draw ings ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁London ▁Magazine , ▁The ▁Trans at l antic ▁Review ▁and ▁Enc ounter . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁draw ings ▁of ▁writers ▁of ▁our ▁time ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Times ▁Liter ary ▁Supp lement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Those ▁he ▁port rayed ▁included ▁John ▁Bet j eman , ▁E . M . ▁For ster , ▁C . P . S now ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Pam ela ▁Hans ford ▁Johnson , ▁Graham ▁Gre ene , ▁Alan ▁Ross , ▁I ris ▁Mur do ch , ▁Ang us ▁Wilson , ▁Ev ely n ▁W augh , ▁John ▁Le h mann , ▁Ste vie ▁Smith , ▁V . S . Na ip a ul , ▁and ▁John ▁Os bor ne , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁An ▁oil ▁portrait ▁of ▁E . M . ▁For ster ▁hung