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2016 John Egerton Prize Winner: Jon-Sesrie Goff

The 2016 John Egerton Prize, awarded at the 19th Southern Foodways Symposium, goes to documentary filmmaker Jon-Sesrie…

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2016 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame: David Shields

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2016 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award: Ira Wallace

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2016 Smith Fellow: Cecilia Polanco

The summer of her junior year, Cecilia launched the food truck and catering company So Good Pupusas and started filling…

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2016 Smith Fellow: Von Diaz

Von's forthcoming cookbook, Gordita: Craving Puerto Rico, uses storytelling and recipes to explore the colonial and…

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2016 Smith Fellow: Tunde Wey

Tunde Wey is a writer and chef from Nigeria currently living in New Orleans. He has created notable food concepts in…

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2015 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award: JoAnn Clevenger

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2015 John Egerton Prize Winner: Lora Smith, Appalachian Food Summit

The AFS facilitates conversations among contemporary Appalachian farmers, scholars, writers, chefs, producers and just…

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2015 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame: Phila Hach