Oh, cruel irony… first I’m overlooked in the LTHForum post about my half of a Beard nomination and then Hammond posts about some guy in Miami who had the same thought I did, about linking to the Beard nominees. What do I have to do to get some attention there, insult Little Three Happiness?

Anyway, time for more Beard nominees, I’ll continue by digging through the magazine articles (reviews and columns will be in the next installment).  Unfortunately, a couple of them are not available online.

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS

WINNER: Ruth Reichl
Gourmet
“The Last Time I Saw Paris…” (not online; a related online piece is here)

Alan Richman
Departures
“Eating Small in New York”

Anya von Bremzen
Food & Wine
“The Grilling Genius of Spain”

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITH RECIPES

WINNER: Edna Lewis
Gourmet
“What is Southern?”*
*published posthumously

David Dobbs
Recipes by John Ash
EatingWell
“The Wild Salmon Debate: A Fresh Look at Whether Eating Farmed Salmon is…Well…OK”

James Peterson
Saveur
“Mother Sauce: The Ancient Art of the Saucier is Alive and Well in the Kitchens of Paris and Beyond” (not online)

MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING WITHOUT RECIPES

WINNER: Alan Richman
GQ
“Made (Better) in Japan”

Patricia Sharpe and the staff members of Texas Monthly Magazine
Texas Monthly
“BBQ 08 (The Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas)” (some parts available, most not)

Monique Truong
Gourmet
“My Cherry Amour”

REPORTING ON NUTRITION OR FOOD-RELATED CONSUMER ISSUES

Barry Estabrook
Gourmet
“Greens of Wrath”

Mark Adams, Amanda Fortini, Melissa Kirsch, Josh Ozersky, Rob Patronite, Adam Platt, and Robin Raisfeld
New York Magazine
“What Good is Breakfast?”

WINNER: Rachael Moeller Gorman
EatingWell
“How to Feed Your Mind”

WRITING ON SPIRITS, WINE, OR BEER

Jon Bonné
San Francisco Chronicle
“Revolution by the Glass”

Jay McInerney
Men’s Vogue
“Billionaire Winos”

WINNER: Alan Richman
GQ
“Viva La Revolucion!”

M.F.K. FISHER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD

Celia Barbour
O, The Oprah Magazine
“Knead, Pray, Love”

WINNER: Aleksandra Crapanzano
Gourmet
“Benedictions”

Alan Richman
GQ
“My Sweet Life”