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24-580: In 2013, MeatEater won a Sportsman Choice Award for Best New Series. Also in 2013, MeatEater was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Television Program, On Location. In 2014, MeatEater won a Sportsman Choice Award for Best Overall Production. In 2016, MeatEater won a Sportsman Choice Award for Best Small Game Episode for "Steve Makes the Team: Kentucky Small Game". James Beard Foundation Award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by

48-488: A ballot of 20 candidates distributed to the entire Who's Who group each year. The honors were initially awarded by Cook's Magazine (the predecessor to Cook's Illustrated ), which inaugurated the award in 1984 but ceased publication in 1990. The award was administered by the James Beard Foundation from 1990 to 2018 and presented at the annual gala. The foundation decided to retire the awards after 2018, citing

72-554: A clothing store, and graduated from Central High School in 1951, then from the University of Michigan . She said that her passion for food was awakened by a year abroad in Paris while she was an undergraduate. She worked as an investigative reporter for UPI then the New York Post , for example pretending to be single and pregnant for an investigation of baby trafficking, and was made

96-458: A food writer after her editor liked an article she wrote about chef Henri Soulé . Greene became food reporter at New York soon after its launch, in fall 1968. Her articles had provocative titles like "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ice Cream But Were Too Fat To Ask", "The Mafia Guide to Dining Out", and "Nobody Knows the Truffles I've Seen". She was a passionate early "foodie" and

120-525: A life of Delicious Excess , about the 40-year revolution in dining, what she ate, and what she did between meals. It includes affairs with chefs and movie stars and a sexual encounter with Elvis Presley in 1957. Her other books include Delicious Sex , Bite: A New York Restaurant Strategy for Hedonists, Masochists, Selective Penny Pinchers and the Upwardly Mobile and Sex and the College Girl . She

144-542: A lusty narrator of restaurant life in New York for decades." "It's as if they removed the lions from the library steps," said Michael Batterberry , editor and publisher of Food Arts magazine. She then moved to Crain's New York , where she contributed reviews from 2008 to 2012, and appeared as a judge for the first two seasons of the TV show Top Chef Masters . Greene often employed sexual metaphors in describing food, both as

168-437: A medallion etched with the image of James Beard and a certificate from the foundation. Awards by decade: Although the awards tend to focus on upscale dining in large cities, since 1998 there has been an "America's Classics" category which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country. The "America's Classics" winners routinely draw the biggest applause of the night at the awards ceremony. To be considered for

192-584: A new commitment to inclusion. Including the inductees from the 1980s, the final Who's Who list included nearly 300 individuals. The 1991 inductees were chef David Bouley ; Ken Hom , journalist, teacher and expert on Chinese cooking; Bryan Miller, the restaurant critic of The New York Times; Michel Richard , chef-owner of Los Angeles' Citrus restaurant; and Nancy Silverton , owner of Campanile , Los Angeles. The 1992 inductees were pastry chef Albert Kumin; authors, caterers and retailers Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins ; Drew Nieporent , owner of Montrachet and

216-465: A way to convey the intensity of the experience and because for her "sex and food have always been deeply intertwined." She once wrote that "the two greatest discoveries of the 20th century were the Cuisinart and the clitoris ". She wrote two erotic novels. The first, Blue Skies, No Candy , a best seller in both hard cover and paperback, explores the fantasies and adventures of an adulterous heroine; it

240-497: Is sometimes credited with being the first to use the word, in the early 1980s. Greene famously went to great lengths to conceal her identity from restaurateurs, reserving and using credit cards under other names and wearing hats that covered her eyes. She both received love letters from readers and praise from chefs and was known as a "merciless" critic, "the Dorothy Parker of restaurant critics". After more than 30 years as

264-685: The James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States . They are scheduled around James Beard 's May 5 birthday. The media awards are presented at a dinner in New York City; the chef and restaurant awards were also presented in New York until 2015, when the foundation's annual gala moved to Chicago. Chicago will continue to host the Awards until 2027. The awards were established in 1990, when

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288-507: The Tribeca Grill in Manhattan; authors and columnists Jane and Michael Stern ; and restaurant critic, journalist and author Patricia Wells . The 1993 inductees were Ariane and Michael Batterberry (who founded Food & Wine and Food Arts magazines), Gael Greene ( New York restaurant critic), Robert M. Parker, Jr. (publisher of The Wine Advocate ), Carl Sontheimer (creator of

312-619: The Four Seasons) and restaurant designer Adam Tihany . The 1998 inductees were Paula Lambert , founder and president, the Mozzarella Co., Dallas; Carolyn O'Neil, executive producer and correspondent, CNN's "On the Menu," Atlanta; Charles Palmer , chef and restaurateur, New York City; Alan Richman , writer, GQ magazine, New York City; and Jean-Georges Vongerichten , chef and restaurateur, New York City. The 1999 inductees were R. W. Apple Jr. of

336-2493: The LA Weekly, Lee Jones of Chef's Garden (Huron, OH), Charles Phan of the Slanted Door (San Francisco, CA), Frank Stitt of Highlands Bar and Grill, and Nick Valenti of the Patina Restaurant Group (New York, NY). The 2012 inductees were Grant Achatz , Chef and Author; Mark Bittman , Journalist and Author; Dana Cowin , Editor-in-Chief, Food & Wine ; Emily Luchetti , Pastry Chef and Author; and Marvin Shanken , Publisher, Food Arts and Wine Spectator . The 2013 inductees were Eric Asimov , Author and Journalist; Dorothy Kalins, Editor; Barbara Lynch , Chef and Restaurateur; Zarela Martinez , Chef and Restaurateur; Michael Mina , Chef and Restaurateur; and Bill Yosses , Author and Pastry Chef. The 2014 inductees were Edward Behr , Food Writer; John Besh , Chef and Restaurateur; David Chang , Chef and Restaurateur; Barry Estabrook, Writer; Paul Kahan, Chef and Restaurateur; Sherry Yard, Pastry Chef and Author. The 2015 inductees were Allan Benton , Pork Producer and Purveyor; Dale DeGroff , Mixologist; Wylie Dufresne , Chef and Restaurateur; Nathalie Dupree , Cookbook Author and Television Personality; and Maricel Presilla , Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author. The 2016 inductees were Gina Gallo, Winemaker (Sonoma, CA); Jim Lahey, Baker and Proprietor NYC; Ed Levine , Author and Founder of Serious Eats (NYC); Temple Grandin , Author and Animal Rights Activist (Fort Collins, CO); and Marcus Samuelsson , Chef and Restaurateur (NYC). The 2017 inductees were Suzanne Goin , Chef and Restaurateur (Los Angeles, CA); Evan Kleiman , Culinarian (Los Angeles, CA); Roger Berkowitz , President and CEO Legal Seafoods (Boston, MA); Michel Nischan, Chef, Founder, President, and CEO of Wholesome Wave (Bridgeport, CT); and Rajat Parr , Winemaker and Sommelier, Domaine de la Cote (Lompoc, CA). The 2018 inductees were Jody Adams , Chef/Owner, TRADE, Porto, and Saloniki (Boston, MA); Lally Brennan and Ti Adelaide Martin, Co-Proprietors, Commander's Palace (New Orleans, LA); Allison Hooper, Co-Founder, Vermont Creamery (Websterville, VT); and Daniel Johnnes , Wine Director, The Dinex Group (New York City, NY). Gael Greene Gael Greene (December 22, 1933 – November 1, 2022)

360-3141: The New York Times, winemaker Ernest Gallo , author and columnist Molly O'Neill, Bill Shore of Share Our Strength , and Gail Zweigenthal of Gourmet (magazine) . The 2000 inductees were Barbara Fairchild , editor, Bon Appetit magazine; Thomas Keller , chef, French Laundry (Oakville, Calif.); Michael Romano, chef, Union Square Cafe (New York City); Jeffrey Steingarten , columnist, Vogue magazine; Larry Stone, wine director, Rubicon (San Francisco). The 2001 inductees were Mario Batali , chef/co-owner, Babbo and Esca, New York; Michael Ginor and Izzy Yanay, founders, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Great Neck, N.Y.; Lynne Rossetto Kasper , host of "The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper," St. Paul, Minn.; Joan Nathan , cookbook author, Washington, D.C.; and Martin Yan , cooking show host, Foster City, Calif. The 2002 inductees were Tom Colicchio , Alain Ducasse , Nobu Matsuhisa , Sara Moulton and Frank J. Prial . The 2003 inductees were Hubert Keller , Marion Nestle , Alain Sailhac , Jacques Torres and Norman Van Aken . The 2004 inductees were Michael Bauer, Rose Levy Beranbaum , Todd English , Andrea Immer and Eric Ripert . The 2005 inductees were Joseph Bastianich (co-owner of Italian Wine Merchants and Babbo, Becco, Lupa, Esca, Otto Enoteca Pizzeria and Bistro du Vent restaurants, New York City); Greg Drescher (Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives, The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone, St. Helena, CA); Carol Field (book author and food writer, San Francisco, CA); Corby Kummer (Senior Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Boston, MA); and, Deborah Madison (chef, cookbook author and journalist, Galisteo, NM). The 2006 inductees were Sue Conley and Peggy Smith , Co-Founders of Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station, CA); Jean Joho , Chef and Proprietor of Everest, Chicago; Gray Kunz , Founding Chef of Café Gray, NYC; Kermit Lynch , Founder and Owner of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant (Berkeley, CA); and Ari Weinzweig, Co-Founder of Zingerman's Deli (Ann Arbor, MI). The 2007 inductees were José Andrés , Jim Clendenen , Bobby Flay , Dorie Greenspan , and Michael Pollan . The 2008 inductees were Dan Barber , Anthony Bourdain , Nancy Oakes , Russ Parsons , Zanne Early Stewart, and Steve Sullivan. The 2009 inductees were David Burke , John T. Edge , Betty Fussell , Dorothy Cann Hamilton , and Clark Wolf. The 2010 inductees were Leah Chase , Chef/Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana ; Jessica B. Harris, Author and Historian, New York, New York; Paul C. P. McIlhenny , President and CEO, McIlhenny Company , Avery Island, Louisiana ; David Rockwell, Founder and CEO, Rockwell Group , New York, New York; L. Timothy Ryan, President, Culinary Institute of America , Hyde Park, New York; and Susan Spicer, Chef/Owner, Bayona, New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2011 inductees were Jonathan Gold of

384-511: The award, restaurants must have been in business for a decade, be locally owned, show "timeless appeal," and serve "quality food that reflects the character of the community." The "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America" was an award presented to members of the food and beverage industry who have been "identified by his or her peers as having displayed remarkable talent and achievement." The Who's Who awards were voted on by past honorees, with

408-1139: The food processor and Cuisinarts), Chuck Williams (founder of Williams-Sonoma ), and Gregory Usher (director of l'Ecole de Gastronomie Francaise Ritz-Escoffier in Paris). The 1994 inductees were Jean Anderson , Cecily Brownstone , Narcisse Chamberlain, Ariane Daguin and George Faison , Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca , Zack Hanle , Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Elizabeth Schneider , Jeff Smith , and Tim and Nina Zagat . The 1995 inductees were Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill and Topolombampo, Joachim Splichal of Patina, Harold McGee , author of "On Food and Cooking," Daniel Boulud , Milton Glaser , Madhur Jaffrey , and Martha Stewart . The 1996 inductees were Lidia Bastianich , Christopher Kimball , Zelma Long , Nick Malgieri, Danny Meyer , Jean-Jacques Rachou, and Charlie Trotter . The 1997 inductees were cookbook author Flo Braker, culinary historian Barbara Haber , television personality Graham Kerr , winemakers Michael and Timothy Mondavi (sons of Robert Mondavi ), restaurateurs Julian Niccolini and Alex von Bidder (new owners of New York's

432-476: The foundation expanded its chef awards and combined them with Cook's Magazine's Who's Who of American Cooking and French's Food and Beverage Book Awards. In addition to the chef, restaurant, and book awards, journalism awards were added in 1993, which expanded to broadcast media in 1994, and restaurant design awards were first given in 1995. In 2018, the James Beard Foundation changed the award's rules to be more inclusive, to fight race and gender imbalances in

456-446: The industry. Changes include: judges reflecting the demographics of the U.S.; retiring the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America awards which were judged by previous winners; adding leadership awards which focus on social justice issues; and waiving some media entry fees. The awards are voted on by more than 600 culinary professionals, including previous award winners. Recipients receive

480-486: The magazine's "insatiable critic", Greene retired for "a more normal life" in 2000. She began her own website, InsatiableCritic.com, but continued as a columnist until her dismissal in 2008. Glenn Collins wrote in The New York Times : "But even among those who might have seen it coming, many were taken aback at the expulsion of the sensualist who influenced the way a generation of New Yorkers ate, and who served as

504-555: Was also a major contributor to The Cosmo Girl's Guide to the New Etiquette in 1972. In 1981 she co-founded Citymeals-on-Wheels , along with the teacher and food writer James Beard , to help fund weekend and holiday meals for homebound elderly people in New York City . She remained an active chair of the company's board, hosting an annual Power Lunch for Women. Greene received numerous awards for her work with Citymeals and in 1992

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528-478: Was an American restaurant critic , author, and novelist. She became New York magazine's restaurant critic in fall 1968, at a time when most New Yorkers were unsophisticated about food and there were few chefs anyone knew by name, and for four decades both documented and inspired the city's and America's growing obsession with food. She was a pioneering " foodie ." Greene was born in Detroit , where her father owned

552-573: Was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation . She was the winner of the International Association of Cooking Professionals' magazine writing award (2000) and a Silver Spoon from Food Arts magazine. Greene married Donald H. Forst , whom she met at The New York Post , in 1961. They divorced 13 years later. Greene died from cancer in Manhattan on November 1, 2022, at

576-487: Was unpopular with critics and ads for it were removed from New York City Subway cars after complaints about their suggestive imagery. The second, Doctor Love , is written from the perspective of a Don Juan . Doctor Love received some negative reviews, including Jonathan Yardley 's verdict of "terminal tackiness" in The Washington Post . In 2006, Warner Books published her memoir, Insatiable: Tales from

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