AFJ Award Winners 2005

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Hey everybody,

Here's the press release announcing the winners of the Association of Food Journalists 2005 competition. Entries for the 2006 contest are due in March. For more details: www.afjonline.com

Bill Daley

Chicago Tribune

Association of Food Journalists

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Jill Silva, 816-234-4347; jsilva@kcstar.com

Carol DeMasters, 262-965-3251; carolafj@execpc.com

AFJ Names Winners in Awards Competition 2005

Winners were announced Sept. 10, 2005, in Awards Competition 2005, sponsored by the Association of Food Journalists (AFJ), during its annual meeting in San Francisco, California, Sept. 7-10.

These awards recognize excellence in reporting, writing, and photography in all media, and newspaper food section design and content. A total of $13,200 was awarded in 22 categories. There were 487 entries.

Cash awards are given for first-place, $300; second-place, $200; and third-place, $100. All winners received certificates. Awards are given in three circulation divisions (under 150,000; 150,001 to 350,000; and over 350,001) in the following categories: best food section, food news reporting; series, special section and special project; food feature writing; food columns; and restaurant criticism. The best food feature in a magazine, best food coverage on the Internet, best studio food photography and best non-studio food photography have no circulation restriction.

Jill Silva, food editor at The Kansas City Star in Kansas City, MO, was chairman of the Awards Competition 2005.

The 66 judges include editors, professors and other award-winning journalists from colleges and universities and all circulations of newspapers and magazines.

The Awards Competition, begun in 1986 and solely sponsored and funded by AFJ, is open to all journalists. AFJ, a professional group founded in 1974, has more than 300 members worldwide. They include food journalists employed by newspapers, magazines, wire services, Internet, and broadcast companies; and free-lance food writers, editors, columnists, and cookbook authors. For information on AFJ or membership in AFJ, contact AFJ’s Web site at www.afjonline.com.

The rules and entry form for the Awards Competition 2006, which considers food writing published in 2005, will be available Jan. 2, 2006, at the AFJ Web site. Postmark deadline for entries in the Awards Competition 2006 is March 1, 2006.

To read stories from most of the winners of Awards Competition 2005, contact the AFJ Web site during the first few weeks of October 2005.

The winners are:

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD JOURNALISTS, INC.

AWARDS COMPETITION 2003 WINNERS

UNDER 150,000 CIRCULATION

BEST SECTION:

First: Akron Beacon Journal, Jane Snow, Food Editor

Second: Anchorage Daily News, T. C. Mitchell, Food Editor

Third: Reno Gazette-Journal, Kathleen Stebbins, Food and Health Editor

FOOD NEWS REPORTING:

First: Mark Stuertz, staff writer, Dallas Observer

Second: Besha Rodell, food writer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; writing in Independent Weekly, Durham, North Carolina

Third: Teresa Taylor, food editor, The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina

FOOD FEATURE WRITING:

First: Robb Walsh, staff writer, Houston Press

Second: Shelley Boettcher, journalist, writing in The Calgary Herald

Third: Jane Snow, food editor, Akron Beacon Journal

FOOD COLUMNS:

First: Bonnie Wach, editorial contributor, SF Weekly

Second: Angela Allen, writer, columnist, reviewer, The Columbian, Vancouver Washington

Third: Arturo Ciompi, wine writer, Independent Weekly, Durham, North Carolina

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

First: Rose Martelli, editorial contributor, Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Missouri

Second: Robb Walsh, staff writer, Houston Press

Third: Bill Addison, food critic/food editor, Creative Loafing, Atlanta

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS:

First: Joanne Derbort, lifestyle features editor, Savor/The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

Second: T.C. Mitchell, food editor, Anchorage Daily News

Third: Byron Beck, special sections editor, Willamette Week, Portland

150,001 - 350,000 CIRCULATION

BEST SECTION:

First: Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas; Amy Culbertson, Food Editor

Second: The Miami Herald; Kathy Martin, Food Editor

Third: San Jose Mercury News; Julie Kaufmann, Food Editor

FOOD NEWS REPORTING:

First: Barbara Durbin, staff writer, The Oregonian, Portland

Second: Andy Dworkin & Alex Pulaski, staff writers, The Oregonion, Portland

Third: Kathleen Purvis, food editor, The Charlotte Observer

FOOD FEATURE WRITING:

First: Eunnie Park, reporter, The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey

Second: Leslie Cole, staff writer, The Oregonian, Portland

Third: Kyle Wagner, then dining critic, The Denver Post

FOOD COLUMNS:

First: Rob Kasper, columnist, The Baltimore Sun

Second: Amy Culbertson, food editor, Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas

Third: Nancy Leson, restaurant critic, The Seattle Times

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

First: Jonathan Gold, writer, LA Weekly

Second: Chris Sherman, food critic, St. Petersburg Times

Third: Nancy Leson, restaurant critic, The Seattle Times

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS:

First: Amy Culbertson, food editor, Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas

Second: Brett Anderson, restaurant critic/food writer, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans

Third: Amy Bertrand, health and fitness editor; Harry Jackson Jr., staff writer; Kathleen Nelson, interim health and fitness editor; St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OVER 350,001 CIRCULATION

BEST SECTION:

First: Los Angeles Times, Leslie Brenner, Food Editor

Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Miriam Morgan, Food Editor; Linda Murphy, Wine Editor

Third: Chicago Tribune, Carol Mighton Haddix, Food Editor

FOOD NEWS REPORTING:

First: Corie Brown, staff writer, Los Angeles Times

Second: Corie Brown, staff writer, Los Angeles Times

Third: Carol Ness, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle

FOOD FEATURE WRITING:

First: Maureen Abood, independent writer, writing in The Washington Post

Second: Elyse Friedman, freelance food writer, writing in the Chicago Tribune

Third: Carol Ness, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle

FOOD COLUMNS:

First: Leah Eskin, food columnist, Chicago Tribune

Second: Rick Nichols, food columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Third: Jennifer Bain, food editor, Toronto Star, Canada

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

First: S. Irene Virbila, staff writer, Los Angeles Times

Second: Michael Bauer, executive food and wine editor and restaurant critic, San Francisco Chronicle

Third: Craig LeBan, restaurant critic, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS:

First: Leslie Brenner, food editor, Los Angeles Times

Second: Rick Nelson, staff writer, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Third: Lee Svitak Dean, food editor, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota

BEST FOOD FEATURE IN A MAGAZINE

First: Anthony Bourdain, chef/author, writing in Food Arts magazine

Second: Natalie MacLean, freelance writer, writing in Ottawa City Magazine (Canada)

Third: Christopher Styler, editor-at-large, Food Arts magazine

BEST STUDO FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

First: Craig Lee, staff photographer, San Francisco Chronicle

Second: Evans Caglage, senior staff photographer, The Dallas Morning News

Third: Diana McMillen, senior food editor, Midwest Living magazine

BEST NON-STUDIO FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

First: Robert Cohen, staff photographer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Second: Barry Wong, photographer, The Seattle Times

Third: Phil Masturzo, staff photographer, Akron Beacon Journal

BEST FOOD COVERAGE ON THE INTERNET

First: Jon Bonne, lifestyle editor, MSNBC.com, Seattle, Washington

Second: Jon Bonne, lifestyle editor, MSNBC.com, Seattle, Washington

Third: Natalie MacLean, freelance writer, writing at www.nataliemaclean.com

[Gifted Gourmet]

Congratulations to the eGullet members (with whom I actually am familiar) here who made the list:

Tony Bourdain

Kathleen Purvis of the Charlotte Observer

Teresa Taylor, Charleston Post & Courier

Bill Addison of Atlanta Creative Loafing

these are people from the SE, for the most part, but I ought to add jbonne and Robb Walsh .. my error.

Congratulations!

[Gifted Gourmet]

And I have failed to add Natalie MacLean to our eGullet members who are winners of the AFJ 2005 award ...

[kpurvis]

Congratulations to the eGullet members (with whom I actually am familiar) here who made the list:

Tony Bourdain

Kathleen Purvis of the Charlotte Observer

Teresa Taylor, Charleston Post & Courier

Bill Addison of Atlanta Creative Loafing

these are people from the SE, for the most part, but I ought to add jbonne and Robb Walsh .. my error.

Congratulations!

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Ow! Bourdain, stop standing on my head! Or at least wipe your shoes for once.

And it should be noted that the esteemed Mr. Bonne won two awards -- 1st and 2nd in the internet category. He's beside himself, apparently.

[docsconz]

Congrats to all! How come the other winners aren't yet eGullet members? How can they not be and still be winners?

[jbonne]

Ow! Bourdain, stop standing on my head! Or at least wipe your shoes for once.

And it should be noted that the esteemed Mr. Bonne won two awards -- 1st and 2nd in the internet category. He's beside himself, apparently.

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heh.

big congrats to you, Kathleen (and nice to meet you offline) and congrats to everyone else too.

Edited September 13, 2005 by jbonne (log)

[racheld]

Congratulations to all and well done. I'm so glad to put names and styles and publications together.

I just know who writes well, whose work reads well, whose words leap off the page and give me a ping of delight or dismay or shock, whose view of life and food and living well or not entrances in the telling and resounds in the remembering. I know whose posts I dive into with anticipation, whose articles can be counted on to entertain and inform, whose turns of phrase and methods of expression are painted as vividly as neon, and whose ideas and remembrances linger to be gently resurrected again and again.

I've read these threads avidly for almost a year now, and appreciate each and every person who speaks and illuminates and lets off steam and teaches and makes us laugh and wonder and learn.

Thank you to all, and special congratulations to all the honorees.

rachel

[Rebel Rose]

Good one, Kathleen. Congratulations to everyone, and way to go Jon!

[Natalie MacLean]

And I have failed to add Natalie MacLean to our eGullet members who are winners of the AFJ 2005 award ...

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Thanks so much! I was just proud to be in the company of writers whom I admire.

[moosnsqrl]

Thanks so much! I was just proud to be in the company of writers whom I admire.

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...and Bourdain, too

I missed this when it first posted (damn vacations!) so am glad Natalie posted the thread back into the headlines.

Edited because I can't type.

Edited October 28, 2005 by moosnsqrl (log)