2016 AFJ AWARDS COMPETITION LIST OF FINALISTS
First-, second- and third-place winners will be announced on Sept. 22, 2016, at a special awards party during AFJ’s annual conference in Seattle.
Finalists below are listed in alphabetical order. More than three finalists in a category indicates one or more ties.
Best Newspaper Food Coverage, below 200,000 circulation:
The Kansas City Star, Jill Wendholt Silva, food editor and restaurant critic
The News & Observer, Andrea Weigl, food editor
San Antonio Express-News, Julie Cohen, food and drink editor
Best Newspaper Food Coverage, above 200,000 circulation:
The Boston Globe, Devra First, food editor
San Francisco Chronicle, Paolo Lucchesi, food editor
The Washington Post, Joe Yonan, food and dining editor
Best Newspaper Food Feature, below 100,000 circulation:
Alice Levitt, Seven Days, “Sorry, Charlie: The Life, Death and Afterlife of a Vermont Steer”
Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier, “Jewish cooks break from tradition by using Lowcountry fish in holiday gefilte dish”
Edmund Tijerina, San Antonio Express-News, “Barbacoa’s tender tradition”
Best Newspaper Food Feature, 100,000 to 200,000 circulation:
Cindy Hoedel, The Kansas City Star, “Fried chicken and fun: How one KC family is reclaiming Sunday dinner”
Debbie Moose, The News & Observer, “When George Yamazawa listened to his heart, joy followed”
Kathleen Purvis, The Charlotte Observer, “For the love of caramel cake”
Best Newspaper Food Feature, above 200,000 circulation:
Steve Hoffman, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “In celebration of French cooking”
Laura Reiley and Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times, “Chef takes on rare challenge to bring back national spotlight”
Mark Vamos, The Dallas Morning News, “Straight to the Sizzle”
Best Newspaper Special Food Project:
The Associated Press, “Seafood from Slaves,” Robin McDowell, Margie Mason, Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan
The Kansas City Star, “Smoke Signals,” Jill Wendholt Silva, with Tammy Ljungblad, Cindy Hoedel, Mary Pepitone, Barbara Hill-Meyer, Paula Southerland, Kathy Lu and Monty Davis
The Washington Post, “America’s Best Food Cities,” Tom Sietsema
Best Non-Newspaper Food Feature:
Simona Carini, Remedy Quarterly, “Fresh Dry Beans: an Edible Oxymoron”
Tienlon Ho, Lucky Peach, “Winter Worm, Summer Grass”
Dorothea Hunter Sönne, Gulfshore Life, “Eat, Drink and be Knighted”
Gwen Ashley Walters, Phoenix Magazine, “Saintly Stockers”
Best Food Column:
Dorie Greenspan, The Washington Post
Richard Marini, San Antonio Express-News
Tom Philpott, Mother Jones
Best Restaurant Criticism:
Leslie Brenner, The Dallas Morning News
Devra First, The Boston Globe
Rick Nelson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier
Best Food Essay:
Victoria Pesce Elliott, Miami Herald, “Remembering my mom’s meatballs”
Dianne Jacob, Lucky Peach, “The Meaning of Mangoes”
Jim Webster, The Washington Post, “My late grandma left a mark with her dinner rolls. Why can’t I?”
Best Story on Food Policy or Food Issues:
Patricia Callahan, Chicago Tribune, “Pesticide’s Risks Tossed Aside”
Paul Greenberg, California Sunday with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, “The Fisherman’s Dilemma”
Erin Quinn, with Chris Young, Phillip Allen, Eleanor Bell and Jared Bennett, Center for Public Integrity, “Why the FDA doesn’t really know what’s in your food”
Best Food Business Story:
Ted Genoways, New Republic, “Fear in a Handful of Dust”
Maura Judkis, The Washington Post, “Why some restaurants are doing away with tipping”
Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier, “Too many cooks in Charleston’s kitchen? Surging culinary scene stirs debate about a bubble that could burst”
Best Food/Travel Story:
Kathleen M. Mangan, AAA World, “Virginia is for Oysters”
Kathleen Purvis, The Charlotte Observer, “My Kitchen in France”
Naomi Tomky, Serious Eats, “A Day in the Life of a Singapore Hawker”
Best Writing on Beer, Wine or Spirits:
Ted Genoways, Mother Jones with the Food and Environment Reporting Network, “Heart of Agave”
Jason Horn, Playboy, “(Almost) Everything you need to know about amaro”
Craig LaBan, The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Sipping an 87-year-old Spanish red — from a discount liquor store”
Best Food Multimedia Presentation:
The Dallas Morning News (in partnership with Al Dia Dallas), “Flavors of Mexico,” Leslie Brenner, with Wynne Davis, Jorge Chavez and Juan Jaramillo
Feet in 2 Worlds, “La Comida de los Cocineros,” Victoria Bouloubasis and Andrea Patiño Contreras
The Washington Post, “Holiday Cookie Generator,” Alex Baldinger and Kennedy Elliott
Best Writing on Food — Student Division:
Kelly Archer, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill writing for Southern Neighbor Magazine, “The Rise of Durham’s Culinary Kingdom”
Bo McMillan, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill writing for CNBC, “Craft beers get heavy … on the alcohol”
Shelby Vittek, Rutgers University writing for The Record, “Exhibit tells the story of New Jersey diners”
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