The big festivities and awards will be held tonight in New York City, but the 19 media categories of the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced today. Regrets to Pat Sharpe of Texas Monthly who was edged out by Alan “I Really Don’t Need Another One” Richman of GQ. Dallas’ Sharon Hage, of York Street, is up for Best Chef in the Southwest. Sharon is not in New York for the gala. If you want to “watch” the awards as they are announced, the JBF hosts a live blog. Let’s hope they’ve worked out a few of the kinks from last year’s blog. Full list of media winners below.
WINNERS
2009 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards
For articles published in 2008
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
Aleksandra Crapanzano
Gourmet
“Benedictions”
09/08
Multimedia Writing on Food
Ruth Reichl
Gourmet.com
“The Test Kitchen”
Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition
Epicurious.com
Tanya Steel
Food Related Columns
Corby Kummer
The Atlantic
“A Papaya Grows in Holyoke”; “Beyond the McIntosh”; “Half a Loaf”
04/08, 05/08, 10/08
Reporting on Nutrition or Consumer Issues
Rachael Moeller Gorman
EatingWell
“How to Feed Your Mind”
09/10/08
Restaurant Reviews
Adam Platt
New York Magazine
“Faux French”; “The Mario of Midtown”; “Corton on Hudson”
07/14/08, 09/15/08, 11/24/08
Newspaper Feature Writing With Recipes
Rebekah Denn
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“High on the Hairy Hogs: Super-Succulent Imports are Everything U.S. Pork Isn’t”
04/09/08
Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes
Kristen Hinman
Riverfront Times
“The Pope of Pork”
11/27/08
Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer
Alan Richman
GQ
“Viva La Revolucion!”
09/08
Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
Ruth Reichl
Gourmet
“The Last Time I Saw Paris…”
09/08
Magazine Feature Writing With Recipes
Edna Lewis
Gourmet
“What is Southern?” *
01/08
*Published Posthumously
Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes
Alan Richman
GQ
“Made (Better) in Japan”
03/08
Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
Katy McLaughlin
The Wall Street Journal
“Sushi Bullies”
10/24/08
Newspaper Food Section
The Washington Post
Joe Yonan
Blog Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition
Erika Ehmsen, Elizabeth Jardina, Rick LaFrentz, Amy Machnak, Johanna Silver, Margaret Sloan,
Margo True
Our One-Block Diet
Oneblockdiet.sunset.com
WINNERS
For television, webcast, and radio programs aired in 2008
Audio Webcast or Radio Show
WNYC, The Leonard Lopate Show:
3-Ingredient Challenge
Hosts: Leonard Lopate, Rozanne Gold
Area: New York City Metro, Online
Producer: Sarah English
Video Webcast
Savoring the Best of World Flavors, Volume III: Vietnam and the Island
of Sicily
Host: Jonathan Coleman
Website: Ciaprochef.com/WCA3/
Producers: John Barkley, Kenneth Wilmoth, Greg Drescher, Steve Jilleba, Janet Fletcher
Television Food Show, National or Local
Lidia’s Italy: Sweet Napoli
Host: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Network: PBS
Air Date: 04/08/08
Producers: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich,
Julia Harrison, Shelly Burgess Nicotra
Television Food Segment, National or Local
CBS News Sunday Morning: In a Pinch
Host: Martha Teichner
Network: CBS
Air Date: 10/26/08
Producers: Jon Carras, David Small
