WaPo Food Section Wins James Beard Award

jamesbeard2.gif For the food nerd set, the James Beard Awards are akin to the Oscars. Sunday night, media awards were handed out, and The Washington Post was the winner of the best newspaper food section this year. Tonight, the winners of the restaurant industry portion will be announced. You can follow the announcements as they happen on The James Beard Foundation's Twitter feed starting at 6 p.m.

Look out for local nominees:
Outstanding Chef Award - Jose Andres, Minibar
Rising Star Chef of the Year - Johnny Monis, Komi
Best New Restaurant - Jose Andres, Bazaar (in Los Angeles)
Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic - Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve; Peter Pastan, Obelisk; Vikram Sunderam, Rasika

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The Post food section???

The James Beard Foundation just lost some credibility, that's for sure.

All of those "how to grill a better burger" articles have paid off!

Yay! More Sietsema bashing. He's not the only one who writes about food in the Post, ya know. Free Range on Food is awesome.

I think the phrase "post food" sounds like something that lands in the toilet.

But hats off to them anyway.

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