DonRocks Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Congratulations, Todd! Click here for this year's winners and nominees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babka Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Journalism awards are strange creatures that you win on merit and merit alone--your peers sit down and read what you've created and say yes, this tells the story, this is the best. or at least that's what journalists say when they win. When they lose, the competitions are rigged lousy things that nobody wanted in the first place. I would have taken either position on behalf of Todd--if he won, it was indeed truly on merit--if he lost, it's because the competition hasn't figured out how to recognize the truly gifted in the field, 'cuz he's that good. Since he won, though, I can simply say holy cow: Merit won. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Hooray. Well done, Mr. Kliman. And well done to The James Beard Society for recognizing poetry even when most of its members are only proficient in prose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Kudos to Todd Kliman. We need to work on getting Don Rockwell nominated for next year. Or would they look down their collective noses at a ventworm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Congratulations. Todd, if you are reading along - I see the names of the submitted articles on the site (after a little actual reading). What restaurants were the subjects of those article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 My guess is that he is going to spend the next couple of days enjoying the moment in NYC with a medal around his neck Congrats Todd! It's great to see others recognize what we already knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendanc Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Congrats to Todd, It's good to see someone who truly deserves a Beard get a Beard, or at least a fu-manchu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanishka Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 That is really awesome. The quality of food journalism in DC (say what you will about the Post's Food section -- at least we have one!) is another testament to why this is such a great place to live and eat. Has Sietsema ever won a Beard award? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 Has Sietsema ever won a Beard award? Just curious. He hasn't won - yet - but he was a finalist last year in the "Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique" category. (Click here for a list of last year's winners and nominees.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Well, at least something good happened for journalism. Powerful writing is powerful writing. You're setting the standards for everyone. Congratulations! And next year and in years to come, I'll look for your name among the list of Pulitzer Prize finalists and winners. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Kliman Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I'm back in town, after a whirlwindy five days in NY (and nursing a head cold and a fever, wouldn't you know it?) But I just wanted to take a moment to thank everybody on here for the extremely kind words. Wow. It's wonderful for any writer to know that there are readers out there; but to know that they are devoted and passionate readers, too ... really, what more could anyone ask for? I'm thrilled, and floored, by these last few weeks. bilrus, to answer your question: "Auteur de Force" was on minibar; "Mex Appeal" was about Little Mexico; and "Kid You Not" was about the boutiquing of baby goat. Three columns from the past year were required by the committee, with two being submitted from back-to-back weeks -- presumably, in order to demonstrate consistency. The third could be from any week, a wildcard. My editors opted to submit three weeks in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Bhide Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Congrats Todd-- We are all very proud of you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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