Award ยป Bert Greene Awards: Winners
Bert Greene Awards: Winners
IACP is proud to recognize this program's many accomplished finalists and winners over the years.
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Please note that categories have changed in 2012. The Culinary Blog category, once contained in this program, is now part of the Digital Media Awards.
2012
Culinary Writing that Makes a Difference
WINNER
"Is This the Food of the Future?"
John McQuaid
EatingWell
FINALISTS
"The Most Important Fish in the Sea"
Alison Fairbrother and Randy Fertel
Gilt Taste
"What Will Fracking Do to Your Food Supply?"
Barry Estabrook
Gilt Taste
Culinary Writing about Beverages
WINNER
"Beer Wars"
Kevin Cook
Playboy
FINALISTS
"Cocktail Pairings at Clyde Common"
Emily Bell
StarChefs
"Whiskey Rebellion"
Rebecca Barry
Saveur
Culinary Writing With or Without Recipes
WINNER
"The Cake That Makes Our Family"
Lila Byock
Gilt Taste
FINALISTS
"Cherry Season"
Darlene West
Leite’s Culinaria
"For Pepin, Cooking is About Technique, Not Stardom"
Michele Kayal
Associated Press
Culinary Travel Writing, Memoirs and Personal Essays
WINNER
"Sibling Rivalry at the Stove"
Tamar Adler
Gilt Taste
FINALISTS
"The Boys Club"
Hunter Lewis
Saveur
"Czech, Please"
Juliet Wittman
Westword
"(Not) Ducking a Legacy"
Francis Lam
Gilt Taste
Instructional Writing with Recipes
WINNER
"Eat Shoots & Leaves" (series)
"Apple Core Values"
"Go Nuts with Pumpkin Seeds"
"Fennel Stalks, Ribs and Fronds Can Transform Drinks... and Dinner"
"Have a (Celery) Heart—and Some Leaves, Too"
"How to Cook Broccoli Stalks Iron Chef Style"
Series by Raquel Pelzel, Amanda Cohen, Aki Kamozawa & Alex Talbot, Adam Erace, Sheri Castle
Gilt Taste
FINALISTS
"The Only Cake Story You'll Ever Need"
Dawn Perry
Real Simple
"The Soup for Life"
Anna Thomas
EatingWell

2011
Culinary Blog
WINNER
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Hank Shaw
honest-food.net
FINALISTS
Politics of the Plate
Barry Estabrook
politicsoftheplate.com
You Fed a Baby Chili?
Benjamin Rhau
youfedababychili.com
Culinary Writing: Restaurant and/or Chef with or without Recipes
WINNER
"Spirit of the Bistro"
Alexander Lobrano
SAVEUR
FINALISTS
"Eternal Pleasures"
Anya von Bremzen
SAVEUR
"Lafayette and the Revolution: Manning the Barricades with Jean-Georges"
Alan Tardi
Food Arts
Culinary Writing about Beer, Wine, and/or Spirits
WINNER
"Drinking in Islamabad"
Lawrence Osborne
Playboy
FINALISTS
"Revolutionary Spirit"
David Wondrich
SAVEUR
"Divide & Conquer: Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Dish by Dish"
Patrick Comiskey
zesterdaily.com
Culinary Writing with Recipes
WINNER
"Roots of the Deli"
David Sax
SAVEUR
FINALISTS
"A Thing of Beauty"
Sara Dickerman
SAVEUR
"Fig Heaven"
Georgia Pellegrini
Food Heroes
Culinary Writing without Recipes
WINNER
"Grecian Formula"
Alan Richman
enRoute
FINALISTS
"The Catch"
Barry Estabrook
New York Times Magazine
"The Hungry Metropolis"
Jonathan Gold
SAVEUR
Culinary Writing That Makes a Difference
WINNER
"The Future of Milk"
David Goodman
Recipes by Jim Romanoff
EatingWell: Where Good Taste Meets Good Health
FINALISTS
"A Tale of Two Dairies"
Barry Estabrook
Gastronomica
"The (Surprising) Truth About Salt"
Rachael Moeller Gorman
Good Housekeeping

2010
Culinary Blog
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Hank Shaw
honest-food.net
Culinary Writing: Restaurant and/or Chef with or without Recipes
"The Last Chinese BBQ"
Francis Lam
Gourmet
Culinary Writing about Beer, Wine, and/or Spirits
"Any Other Name”
Janet Zimmerman
The Daily Gullet
Culinary Writing with Recipes
“The Art of Kim Chi”
Mei Chin
SAVEUR
Culinary Writing without Recipes
“Better than Butter”
Shane Mitchell
SAVEUR
Culinary Writing That Makes a Difference
“. . . Or Not to Bee”
Rowan Jacobsen
Recipes by EatingWell
EatingWell

2009
Essay
“The Eggs and I”
Francine Prose
SAVEUR
Internet
“What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig ‘Sacrifice’”
Jonathan Kauffman
seattleweekly.com
Magazine
“Cancer & Creativity: One Chef’s True Story”
Andrew Solomon
Food & Wine
Newspaper
“Kick the Bottle”
Lee Klein
Miami New Times
Best of NOLA
A special award of the Food Writers, Editors, & Publishers interest section
“Open City”
Jessica Harris
SAVEUR

2008
Essay
“Food for the Heart”
Laura Fraser
EatingWell
Internet
“Can’t Touch This”
Natalie MacLean
nataliemaclean.com
Magazine
“The Mouth that Matters”
Dan Barber
Gourmet
Newspaper
“Eat Shit and Die”
Lee Klein
Miami New Times

2007
Essay
“Conflict Cuisine”
Scott Simon
Gourmet
Internet
“Sweet, Sour, Salty, What? The Return of Bitter to the American Palate”
Lessley Anderson
chow.com
Magazine
“Miracle Up North: How the People of Finland Took a Healthy Message to Heart”
Rachael Moeller Gorman
EatingWell
Newspaper
“Mama’s House”
Jason Sheehan
Westword

2006
Essay
“Tales of a Supertaster”
David Leite
Ridgefield Magazine
Internet
“An Irrepressible Effervescence”
Natalie MacLean
nataliemaclean.com
Magazine
“The Catch”
Paul Greenberg
The New York Times Magazine
Newspaper
“Word of Mouth”
Adam Cayton-Holland
Westword

2005
Essay
“To Win a Cook’s Heart, Butter Her Up”
Suzanne Martinson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Internet
“American Idol”
Natalie MacLean
nataliemaclean.com
Magazine
“Looking Through a Glass Dimly”
Natalie MacLean
Nat Decants Wine E-newsletter
Newspaper
“Sex, Death and Oysters”
Robb Walsh
Houston Press

2004
Internet
“Don’t Have a Cow, Man”
Sandy Szwarc, RN, BSN, CCP
techcentralstation.com
Magazine
“The Butcher’s Art”
Kathleen Brennan
SAVEUR
Newspaper
“Lunch a la Bobo”
Natalie MacLean
National Post

2003
Internet
“Lady Sings the Booze”
Natalie MacLean
nataliemaclean.com
Magazine
“A Passage to Pakistan”
Madhur Jaffrey
SAVEUR
Newspaper
“Pam’s Salmon”
Hsiao-Ching Chou
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2002
Magazine
“Salt Chic”
Jeffrey Steingarten
Vogue
Newspaper
“On the Spice Trail” Series
Kristin Eddy
Chicago Tribune

2001
Magazine
“Pocket Full of Dough”
Bruce Feiler
Gourmet
Newspaper
“Salt Talks,” “Sea Salt Shakedown,” and “Salt, the Final Episode”
Robert L. Wolke
Washington Post

2000
Magazine
“Pig Out”
Jeffrey L. Steingarten
Vogue
Newspaper
“Allergic to Your Dinner? Food Sensitivities Can Make Your Dining Out a Nightmare”
Janet Fletcher
San Francisco Chronicle

1999
Magazine
“An Alphabet Test of Nerves”
Michael Ruhlman
Food Arts
Newspaper
“A Cheesemaker’s Buffalo Dreams”
Russ Parsons
Los Angeles Times

1998
Magazine
“Eating (and Enjoying it) in Beijing”
Gail Greene
Travel and Leisure
Newspaper
“Love, Life and Pho”
Mai Pham
Los Angeles Times

1997
Magazine
“Paris Authentique”
Coleman Andrews
SAVEUR
Newspaper
“Savoring a Whole NEW WORLD”
Suzanne Martinson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1996
Magazine
“Reality Bites: The Myths in Low Fat Cooking”
Jeffrey Steingarten
Vogue
Newspaper
“What Happened to California’s Seafood?”
Daniel Puzo
The Los Angeles Times

1995
Magazine
“Feeding the Infidel” and “Play it Again, Lam”
Alan Richman
Gentleman’s Quarterly
“Lunchtime, Main Street, USA” and “A Tour Through the First Market of France”
Mark Bittman
EatingWell

1994
Magazine
“Healthy Heroics,” “Hot & Frozen,” “Sorry, Charlie, no Tuna,” and “That’s Entertainment”
Marialisa Calta
EatingWell
“Going Whole Hot,” “The Sweet Smell of Sex,” “Scaling Down,” and “Grissini”
Jeffrey Steingarten
Vogue

1993
Magazine
“Michael Jacobson Stays Tuned” and “The Galloping Gourmet Rides Again”
Robert Clark
EatingWell
Newspaper
“Flunking Lunch”
Nancy Mayer and Naomi Kaufman Price
The Oregonian

1992
Newsletter
“On the Lamb” and “The Trouble with Men and Oysters”
Rhonda May
The Good Food Newsletter
Newspaper
“How Safe is Our Seafood?” and “Shark Attack”
Daniel Puzo
The Los Angeles Times

1991
Magazine
“Something Fishy at the Seafood Center”
Craig Canine
EatingWell
and
“Keeping the Promise in Biotechnology”
Country Life
Newspaper
“What the Water Say” and “Shark Attack”
Sheryl Julian
Boston Globe
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