Posted 05.01.01
The James Beard Foundation's journalism awards at the Grand Hyatt honored writers for food writing for periodicals. Gourmet magazine came out on top with six of the 15 awards.
See a list of the other award winners...
Read our coverage of the chef and restaurant awards ceremony...
Read our coverage of the awards' official after-party at Esca...
THE WINNERS
Magazine or Newspaper Writing on Consumer Nutrition Issues: Judith Weinraub of The Washington Post's article "Endangered Species? Why the Cheese You Enjoy Today Could Be Gone Tomorrow"
Internet Writing: Corby Kummer of Atlantic Unbound's articles "Tuscany Reluctantly", "Bygone World of the Bialy" and "Confessions of a Cookie Eater"
Magazine Feature Writing with Recipes: Pat Conroy of Gourmet's article "An Oyster Roast.Like Tasting Heaven"
Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes: Vincent Schiavelli of the Los Angeles Times' article "Sicilian Summers"
Magazine Feature Writing without Recipes: Adrian Bailey of Gourmet's article "The Indomitable Miss D.H."
Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes: Jeannette Batz of The Riverfront Times's article "Fertile Imagination"
Magazine Feature Writing about Restaurants and/or Chefs with or without Recipes: Bruce Feiler of Gourmet's article "Pocketful of Dough"
Newspaper Feature Writing about Restaurants and/or Chefs with or without Recipes: Douglas Hanks III of The Washington Post's article "The Sherrill's Secret"
Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique: Jonathan Gold of Gourmet
Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique: Dara Moskowitz of City Pages, Minneapolis
Magazine or Newspaper Series: Laurie Ochoa, David Karp and Warren Schultz of Gourmet's series "The Next Family Farm", "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" and "Cold Comfort Farm"
Magazine Column: Corby Kummer of The Atlantic Monthly's articles "Ice Cream For Beginners", "A Better Egg" and "Craftsman Cheese"
Newspaper Column: Robert L. Wolke of The Washington Post's articles "Food 101: Salt Talks", "Sea Salt Shakedown" and "Salt, the Final Episode"
Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine and Beer: David Lynch of Wine & Spirits' article "Total Tequila"
M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: Shoba Narayan of Gourmet's article "The God of Small Feasts"
The James Beard Foundation's journalism awards at the Grand Hyatt honored writers for food writing for periodicals. Gourmet magazine came out on top with six of the 15 awards.
See a list of the other award winners...
Read our coverage of the chef and restaurant awards ceremony...
Read our coverage of the awards' official after-party at Esca...
THE WINNERS
Magazine or Newspaper Writing on Consumer Nutrition Issues: Judith Weinraub of The Washington Post's article "Endangered Species? Why the Cheese You Enjoy Today Could Be Gone Tomorrow"
Internet Writing: Corby Kummer of Atlantic Unbound's articles "Tuscany Reluctantly", "Bygone World of the Bialy" and "Confessions of a Cookie Eater"
Magazine Feature Writing with Recipes: Pat Conroy of Gourmet's article "An Oyster Roast.Like Tasting Heaven"
Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes: Vincent Schiavelli of the Los Angeles Times' article "Sicilian Summers"
Magazine Feature Writing without Recipes: Adrian Bailey of Gourmet's article "The Indomitable Miss D.H."
Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes: Jeannette Batz of The Riverfront Times's article "Fertile Imagination"
Magazine Feature Writing about Restaurants and/or Chefs with or without Recipes: Bruce Feiler of Gourmet's article "Pocketful of Dough"
Newspaper Feature Writing about Restaurants and/or Chefs with or without Recipes: Douglas Hanks III of The Washington Post's article "The Sherrill's Secret"
Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique: Jonathan Gold of Gourmet
Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique: Dara Moskowitz of City Pages, Minneapolis
Magazine or Newspaper Series: Laurie Ochoa, David Karp and Warren Schultz of Gourmet's series "The Next Family Farm", "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" and "Cold Comfort Farm"
Magazine Column: Corby Kummer of The Atlantic Monthly's articles "Ice Cream For Beginners", "A Better Egg" and "Craftsman Cheese"
Newspaper Column: Robert L. Wolke of The Washington Post's articles "Food 101: Salt Talks", "Sea Salt Shakedown" and "Salt, the Final Episode"
Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine and Beer: David Lynch of Wine & Spirits' article "Total Tequila"
M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: Shoba Narayan of Gourmet's article "The God of Small Feasts"