Since 2004, AAN members have taken home a disproportionate number of food writing awards from the James Beard Foundation, the Association of Food Journalists, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARDS

2007: Alt-weeklies have six finalists in four categories in this year’s awards (winners to be announced May 6):

Adam Cayton-Holland (Westword)
Elaine Cicora (Cleveland Scene)
Dara Moskowitz (City Pages) finalist in two categories
Besha Rodell (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Gail Shepherd (New Times Broward-Palm Beach)

2006: Alt-weeklies had four first-place winners and six additional finalists in six categories:

Bill Addison (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly) first-place winner
Kristen Hinman (Riverfront Times) first-place winner
Jonathan Kauffman (East Bay Express) first-place winner
Stephen Lemons (Phoenix New Times)
Dara Moskowitz (City Pages) one first-place win, one finalist
Jason Sheehan (Westword)
Robb Walsh (Houston Press)
Joel Warner (Westword)

2005: Alt-weeklies nabbed four first-place awards along with nine additional nominations in a total of seven categories:

Charles Ferruzza (The Pitch)
Lauren Gard (East Bay Express)
Malcolm Gay (Riverfront Times) first-place winner
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly) first-place winner
Allie Johnson (The Pitch) first-place winner
Todd Kliman (Washington City Paper) first-place winner
Stephen Lemons (Phoenix New Times)
Dara Moskowitz (City Pages)
Randall Roberts (Riverfront Times)
Robert Sietsema (The Village Voice)
Mark Stuertz (Dallas Observer)
Robb Walsh (Houston Press) two nominations

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD JOURNALISTS AWARDS

2006: Alt-weeklies took home three first-place awards and had five additional finalists in four categories:

Bill Addison (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Arturo Ciompi (Independent Weekly)
Zach Dundas (Willamette Week)
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly) first-place winner
Jonathan Kauffman (East Bay Express) first-place winner
Dara Moskowitz (City Pages)
Ron Russell (SF Weekly) first-place winner
Gail Shepherd (New Times Broward-Palm Beach)

2005: Alt-weeklies had five first-place finishes and four finalists in six categories:

Bill Addison (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Byron Beck (Willamette Week)
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly) first-place winner
Rose Martelli (Riverfront Times) first-place winner
Besha Rodell (Independent Weekly)
Mark Stuertz (Dallas Observer) first-place winner
Bonnie Wach (SF Weekly) first-place winner
Robb Walsh (Houston Press) one first-place win, one finalist

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CULINARY PROFESSIONALS’ BERT GREENE AWARDS FOR FOOD JOURNALISM

There is just one category in the Bert Greene Awards for newspapers, which alt-weeklies have won in each of the past three years:

2007: Jason Sheehan (Westword)
2006: Adam Cayton-Holland (Westword)
2005: Robb Walsh (Houston Press)