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Nominees for the 2008 James Beard Foundation Media Awards

James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards

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(For articles published in English in 2007.)

NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS

Brett Anderson
The Times-Picayune
"Landmark Decisions: A Five-Part Series Chronicling the Ruin and Restoration of a Classic New Orleans Restaurant"

Eliza Strickland
SF Weekly
"Burnt Chefs"

Robb Walsh
Houston Press
"Guess Who's Making Your Dinner"

NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING WITHOUT RECIPES

Fuchsia Dunlop
Financial Times
"Blind Tasting"

Janet Rausa Fuller
Chicago Sun-Times
"Fish Fraud: The Menus Said Snapper, but it Wasn't!"

David Leite
The New York Times
"In a '64 T-Bird, Chasing a Date With a Clam"

NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING WITH RECIPES

Ronni Lundy
Santa Fe New Mexican
"At One With Bees"

Katy McLaughlin
The Wall Street Journal
"A New Taste Sensation"

Jill Wendholt Silva
The Kansas City Star
"Food Stamp Challenge: One Week, Four People and a Tight Budget"

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS

Dave Gardetta
Los Angeles Magazine
"The 800th Plate"

Howie Kahn
GQ
"The Wandering Chef"

John Powers
Departures
"Dim Sumptuous"

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITH RECIPES

Betty Fussell
Saveur
"American Prime"

Barbara Kafka
Saveur
"Toss and Serve"

Zak Pelaccio
Food & Wine
"An American Chef's Malaysian Love Story"

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITHOUT RECIPES

Manny Howard
New York Magazine
"My Empire of Dirt"

Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld; Michael Idov; Emma Rosenblum
New York Magazine
"Cartography: The Complete Road Map to New York City Street Food"

Alan Richman
GQ
"Year of the Pig"

RESTAURANT REVIEWS

Colman Andrews
Gourmet
"Super Tuscan", "Next Mex", "Savoy Fare"

Brad A. Johnson
Angeleno
"Hampton's", "Sona", "The Penthouse"

Jason Sheehan
Westword
"Lost and Found", "Holiday", "After Dark"

REPORTING ON NUTRITION OR FOOD-RELATED CONSUMER ISSUES

Brandon Bailey
San Jose Mercury News
"Where Does Your Food Really Come From?"

Sasha Chapman
Toronto Life
"Sitting Ducks"

Peter Jaret
EatingWell Magazine
"The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet"

FOOD-RELATED COLUMNS

Anya von Bremzen
Travel + Leisure
"Best New Restaurants 2007", "Tastes of Europe", "Viva la Tapa"

Corby Kummer
The Atlantic
"The Rise of the Sardine", "The Art of Aging Well", "The Magic Brewing Machine"

Julia M. Usher
Sauce Magazine
"Prep School" ("Braising: A Magical Transformation from Tough to Tender," "Quick-Process and Refrigerator are Two Pickles You'll Want to Be In," "In the Game of Pâte à Choux, the Classical Method Wins")

WRITING ON SPIRITS, WINE, OR BEER

David Darlington
Wine & Spirits Magazine
"Postmodern Deliciousness: The World According to Clark Smith"

Lyn Farmer
Wine News
"Something Old, Something New: A Global Thirst for Champagne Ushers in Refashioned Cuvées"

Richard Nalley
ForbesLife
"Witchy Wines"

WEBSITE FOCUSING ON FOOD, BEVERAGE, RESTAURANT, OR NUTRITION

Chow.com
Jane Goldman

Epicurious.com
Tanya Steel

Starchefs.com
Antoinette F. Bruno

MULTIMEDIA WRITING ON FOOD

Sara Dickerman
Slate Magazine
"A Chef's So-Called Life: What Movies Get Right-and Wrong-About Life in the Kitchen"

Natalie MacLean
NatalieMacLean.com
"When Food Fights with Wine"

Josh Ozersky and Daniel Maurer
nymag.com
"Grub Street"

M.F.K. FISHER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD

Junot Díaz
Gourmet
"He'll Take El Alto"

Francine Prose
Saveur
"Religion Found"

Alan Richman
GQ
"The Seven Temples of the Food World"

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