In a ceremony held last night at The Hudson Theatre in New York, the winners of the 2007 James Beard Media Awards were announced. Without further ado, the winners are:
M. F. K. Distinguished Writing Award: Jesse Katz, Los Angeles
Newspaper (Food) Section: San Francisco Chronicle
Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition: Leite’s Culinaria
Multimedia Writing on Food, Beverage, Restaurants, or Nutrition: Edward Deitch, MSNBC.com/NBC Mobile
Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs With or Without
Recipes: Barbara Yost, The Arizona Republic
Newspaper Feature Writing With Recipes: Janet Fletcher, San Francisco Chronicle
Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes: Elaine Cicora, Cleveland Scene
Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique: Rebekah Denn, Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Newspaper, Newsletter, or Magazine Reporting on Nutrition or Food-Related Consumer Issues: Colleen Pierce, R.D., Child
Newspaper, Newsletter, or Magazine Columns: Dara Moskowitz, City Pages (Minneapolis)
Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer: Eric Felten, The Wall Street Journal AND Dara Moskowitz, City Pages (Minneapolis)
Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs With or Without Recipes: James Villas, Saveur
Magazine Feature Writing With Recipes: Colman Andrews, Saveur
Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes: Scott Simon, Gourmet
Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer: Fiona Morrison, MW, Wine & Spirits Magazine
Television Food Segment, National or Local: CBS News “Sunday Morning,” Host Charles Osgood
Television Food Special: Food Trip with Todd English, Host Todd English
Television Food Show, Local: Check, Please! Bay Area, Host Leslie Sbrocco
Television Food Show, National: Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, Host Ruth Reichl
Radio Food Show: The Leonard Lopate Show’s Holiday Recipe Swap, Host Leonard Lopate
Webcast: Savoring the Best of World Flavors, Volume One: India, Spain, Mexico and Thailand, Host Bill Briwa
