Alt-Weeklies Take Home A Handful of Food Journalism Awards

august 27, 2007  09:22 am
When the Association of Food Journalists announced the winners of their 2007 Awards this weekend, AAN members came out on top in three categories. Willamette Week's Zach Dundas took first in Newspaper Food Feature (under 150,000 circulation) for "Bean Town;" Blair Campbell's "Wineau" column in East Bay Express was named Best Newspaper Food Column; and Gail Shepherd of New Times Broward-Palm Beach won first in Newspaper Restaurant Criticism. Creative Loafing (Atlanta)'s Besha Rodell took home two third-place awards, in Newspaper Food Feature and Newspaper Restaurant Criticism; and Malcolm Gay from the Riverfront Times took third in Newspaper Food Column.