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2022 Lifetime Achievement Award: Helen Turner

Helen Turner is the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

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2022 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame: Fresh Air Barbecue

Fresh Air Barbecue in Jackson, Georgia, is the 2022 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame.

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2022 John Egerton Prize Winner: Imani Black

Imani Black is the 2022 John Egerton Prize Winner.

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2021 John Egerton Prize Winner: Dara Cooper

Dara Cooper is the 2021 John Egerton Prize Winner.

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2021 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame: Earnest McIntosh, Sr.

Earnest McIntosh, Sr. is the 2021 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame.

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2021 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award: Bill Smith

Bill Smith of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the recipient of the 2021 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award.

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2020 John Egerton Prize Winner: Ashtin Berry

Ashtin Berry of New Orleans, Louisiana, changes the way people think about hospitality.

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2020 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame: Hanan Shabazz

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2019 John Egerton Prize Winner: Sarah Bowen

2019 Egerton Prize winner, Sarah Bowen, works as a sociologist at North Carolina State University and focuses on food system inequalities.