Association of Food Journalists Awards

[TAPrice]

I pasted the finalist below. Nominees are listed alphabetically. The award winners will be announced in September.

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Circulation 150,000 & Under

BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION

Jane Snow, Akron Beacon Journal

Tommy Simmons, Cheramie Sonnier & Camille Cassidy, The Advocate, Baton Rouge

Kathleen Stebbins, Reno Gazette-Journal

FOOD NEWS REPORTING

(Entries combined with Food News 150,001-350,000 circulation)

FOOD FEATURE REPORTING

Dave Phillips, The Gazette, Colorado Springs

Jane Snow, Akron Beacon Journal

Johnathan L. Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal

FOOD COLUMN WRITING

Robert J. Byers & Tara Tuckwiller, Sunday Gazette-Mail, Charleston, WV

Arturo Ciompi, Independent Weekly, Durham, NC

Dara Moskowitz, City Pages, Minneapolis

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

Bill Addison, writing in Creative Loafing, Atlanta

Jonathan Kauffman, East Bay Express, Emeryville, CA

Gail Shepherd, New Times Broward/Palm Beach

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

Joanne Derbort, Savor Magazine, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA

Holly Herrick & Andy Felts, The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC

Prue Salasky, Daily Press, Newport News, VA

Circulation 150,001-350,000

BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION

Martha Holmberg, The Oregonian, Portland

Julie Kaufmann, San Jose Mercury News

Kate Shatzkin, The Baltimore Sun

FOOD NEWS REPORTING

Zach Dundas, Willamette Week, Portland

Carolyn Jung, San Jose Mercury News

Ron Russell, SF Weekly, San Francisco

FOOD FEATURE REPORTING

Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune

Leslie Cole, The Oregonian, Portland

Scott Joseph, Orlando Sentinel

FOOD COLUMN WRITING

Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune

Lauren Chapin, The Kansas City Star

Debbie Moose writing in the News and Observer, Raleigh, NC

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly

Jim Myers, The Tennessean

Aleta Watson, San Jose Mercury News

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune

Sharon Lane, The Seattle Times

Jill Wendholt Silva, The Kansas City Star

Circulation 350,001 & Over

BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION

Leslie Brenner, Los Angeles Times

Carol Mighton Haddix, Chicago Tribune

Miriam Morgan & Linda Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle

FOOD NEWS REPORTING

Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle

Al Sicherman, Star Tribune, Minneapolis

FOOD FEATURE REPORTING

Peggy Grodinsky, Houston Chronicle

Beverly Levitt writing in the Chicago Sun-Times

Dianna Marder, The Philadelphia Inquirer

FOOD COLUMN WRITING

Jennifer Bain, Toronto Star

Susan Sampson, Toronto Star

David Shaw, Los Angeles Time

RESTAURANT CRITICISM

Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle

Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post

S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times

SERIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

Carol Mighton Haddix, Chicago Tribune

John Kessler, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Miriam Morgan, San Francisco Chronicle

BEST FOOD FEATURE IN A MAGAZINE

Greg Atkinson writing in Food Arts

Natalie MacLean, writing in Ottawa City Magazine

Kate Zimmerman, Wine Access

BEST FOOD COVERAGE ON THE INTERNET

Jon Bonne, MSNBC.com

Jon Bonne, MSNBC.com

David Leite, Leite’s Culinaria

BEST NON-STUDIO FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

Craig Lee, San Francisco Chronicle

Rick E. Martin, San Jose Mercury News

Steve Rice, Star Tribune, Minneapolis

BEST STUDIO FOOD PHOTOGRAPY

Evans Caglage, The Dallas Morning News

Craig Lee, San Francisco Chronicle

Jerry Naunheim Jr., St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[Gifted Gourmet]

Congratulations to the one and only Debbie Moose writing in the News and Observer, Raleigh, NC! Excellent job! I have eaten her incredible devilled eggs ...

And to Bill Addison of Atlanta Creative Loafing ... as well as John Kessler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... our local guys do a fine job in their food articles ...

[Susan in FL]

And to David... Once again we see our own David Leite, who has quite a list of fine awards, including the 2006 James Beard Award for Best Internet Food Web Site.

[rjwong]

TAPrice, thanks for listing the nominees!

It's nice to see the late David Shaw (Los Angeles Times) being nominated. That's a wonderful tribute & acknowledgment to his food-writing career.

[David Leite]

Russell, I agree with you about David Shaw; it was great to see his name as a winner. And, Susan, thanks for the kind words. I'm in great company in the Internet category: Jon Bonne.

David

[Pontormo]

Congratulations, again, David.

I'd like to recommend that anyone unfamiliar with Dara Moskowitz (City Pages, Minneapolis) should read her. Engaging, interesting writer.

[David Leite]

Thanks, Pontormo. And, yes, Dara is great writer. Everyone should take a look at her work; it's an object lesson in how to write well.

D