Association of Food Journalists press release
AFJ Names Winners in Awards Competition 2007
MINNEAPOLIS—The Association of Food Journalists (AFJ) announces 42 winners in its Awards Competition 2007. They received their awards at a reception and banquet held on Aug. 25, 2007, in conjunction with AFJ’s annual conference here.
The awards recognize excellence in reporting and writing in all media, newspaper food section design and content, food illustration and food photography. A total of $8,400 was awarded in 14 categories. There were 398 entries in the competition. Cash awards are $300 for first place; $200 for second place; and $100 for third-place. All winners receive certificates.
Circulation Under 200,000
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION
FIRST: Anchorage Daily News; T.C. Mitchell, food editor
SECOND: Advocate, Baton Rouge; Tommy Simmons, Cheramie Sonnier & Camille Cassidy
THIRD: Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Deborah Pankey, Food Editor
Circulation 200,001-300,000
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION
FIRST: Kansas City Star, Jill Wendholt Silva, food editor
SECOND: Baltimore Sun, Kate Shatzkin, food editor
THIRD: Denver Post, Kristen Browning-Blas, food editor
Circulation 300,001 and more
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD SECTION
FIRST: Oregonian, Portland, Oregon; Martha Holmberg, FOODday editor
SECOND: San Francisco Chronicle; Miriam Morgan, food editor and Jon Bonne, wine editor
THIRD: Star Tribune, Minneapolis; Lee S. Dean, food editor
Circulation under 150,000
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD FEATURE
Zach Dundas, Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon, for “Bean Town”
Rebekah Denn, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, for “It’s a Pig’s Life”
Besha Rodell, Creative Loafing Atlanta, for “Down to Earth”
Circulation 150,001 to 350,000
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD FEATURE
FIRST: Inara Verzemnieks, The Oregonian, for “The Fruit That Made Oregon Famous”
SECOND: Marlene Parrish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, for “Wild Things”
THIRD: Denise Gamino, Austin American-Statesman, for “Slices of Heaven”
Circulation 350,001 and more
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD FEATURE
FIRST: Drew Jubera, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for “Matt and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”
SECOND: Elizabeth Lee, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for “Chicks Rule!”
THIRD: Patricia Lopez, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, for “Sweet Success”
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD NEWS STORY
FIRST: Thomas Hargrove, Scripps Howard News Service, for “A Russian Roulette of Food
Poisoning in America”
SECOND: Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle, for “Back to the Ranch”
THIRD: Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, for “Naked Neck Is a Breed Above”
BEST NEWSPAPER FOOD COLUMN
FIRST: Blair Campbell, East Bay Express, Emeryville, California
SECOND: Rick Nichols, The Philadelphia Inquirer
THIRD: Malcolm Gay, Riverfront Times, St. Louis
BEST NEWSPAPER RESTAURANT CRITICISM
FIRST: Gail Shepherd, New Times Broward/Palm Beach
SECOND: Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post
THIRD: Besha Rodell, Creative Loafing Atlanta
BEST NEWSPAPER SPECIAL FOOD PROJECT
FIRST: Carol Mighton Haddix, Chicago Tribune, for “Culinary Patchwork”
SECOND: John Kessler, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for “Sushi USA—How Does a $500 Meal
Taste?”
THIRD: Lesli Neilson & Tribune Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune, for “Back to School—Making
Nutrition Come to Fruition Is a Tough Mission”
BEST MAGAZINE FOOD FEATURE
FIRST: Jennifer Reingold, Fast Company, for “Weird Science”
SECOND: David Leite, Food Arts, for “One of a Kind”
THIRD: Christopher Styler, Food Arts, for “Tough Love”
BEST INTERNET FOOD STORY
FIRST: Carolyn Jung, San Jose Mercury News, for “A Silicon Valley Legend and His Legendary
Meatloaf”
SECOND: Jon Bonne, MSNBC.com, for “Chablis: A Cure for Bad Chardonnay”
THIRD: Jon Bonne, MSNBC.com, for “Secrets to a Perfect BLT Sandwich”
BEST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
FIRST: Bob Fila, Chicago Tribune, for photo accompanying story on the flowering aromas and
flavors of Riesling
SECOND: Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune, for photo on fruit ices
THIRD: Dan Winters, Fast Company, for discomfort food
BEST FOOD ILLUSTRATION
FIRST: Bob Fila, Chicago Tribune, for illustration accompanying story on the original nonstick pan
SECOND: Ellie Winter, San Francisco Chronicle, for illustration accompanying story on miso
THIRD: Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, for illustration accompanying story on scones |
