Bill Addison

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review

Poncho’s Tlayudas, a window to Oaxaca, serves one of L.A.’s defining dishes; At Chinatown’s Pearl River Deli, the menu is always changing — and worth chasing; Anajak Thai is our 2022 Restaurant of the Year

Los Angeles Times

Journalism

Winner

2023

Karen Brooks

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review

Vietnamese Food Goes Rogue at Portland's Berlu; Kann Is Portland Monthly's Restaurant of the Year: 2022; Michelin-Starred Chef Matthew Lightner Seeds Oregon's Next Food Revolution at Okta

Portland Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2023

Soleil Ho

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review

The most exciting new restaurant pop-up in Oakland is also its best-kept secret; After 33 years, an Indian food icon in Berkeley is better than ever; Stars like DJ Khaled and Steve Aoki have Bay Area restaurants now. They're all uniquely terrible

San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2023

Louisa Chu

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

’Constant Evolution’; Restaurant Debuts as one of the Best in the Midwest; Pizzas Out of this World

Chicago Tribune

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Bill Addison

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

In Grand Central Market, a Beloved Chef Begins a New Chapter; Jumpstart Your Day at this Taiwanese Breakfast Pop-up in Chinatown; This Atwater Village Sushi Bar is what L.A. Fine Dining is all About

Los Angeles Times

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Soleil Ho

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Bay Area is Having a Love Affair with Smashburgers. This is the One You'll Want to Eat Again and Again; Impossible’s New Vegan Nuggets Taste Better than McNuggets. Sadly, that’s not Saying Much; S.F. Restaurant’s $72 Fried Rice Was a Runaway Hit. It Was Also the Chef's Nightmare

The San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Winner

2022

Ryan Patrick Sutton

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

NYC’s Buzziest New Sushi Parlors Are Transcendent, If You Can Handle the Bros; Wall Street’s Underground Russian Spa Is a Dining Destination for the Soul; Estiatorio Milos Is One of the Last Big Restaurant Scams in New York

Eater New York

Journalism

Nominee

2020

Soleil Ho

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Le Colonial Is an Orientalist Specter; The Ultimate Chaat Truck Crawl; The Fantasy — and Reality — of Dining at Chez Panisse

San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2020

Pete Wells

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters.; The 20 Most Delicious Things at Mercado Little Spain; Benno, Proudly Out of Step With the Age

The New York Times

Journalism

Winner

2020

Bill Addison

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Fire Gods of Washington, D.C.; David Chang's Majordomo Is No Minor Feat; North America's Best Cantonese Food Is in Canada

Eater

Journalism

Nominee

2019

Jonathan Gold

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Counter Intelligence: The Hearth & Hound, April Bloomfield's New Los Angeles Restaurant, Is Nothing Like a Gastropub; There's Crocodile and Hog Stomach, but Jonathan Gold Is All About the Crusty Rice at Nature Pagoda; At Middle Eastern Restaurants, It All Starts With Hummus;

Los Angeles Times

Journalism

Winner

2019

Catherine Down

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Need To Find Me? Ask My Ham Man

The New York Times

Journalism

Nominee

2019

Pete Wells

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Four Seasons Returns. But Can It Come Back?; Why David Chang Matters; A Celebration of Black Southern Food, at JuneBaby in Seattle

The New York Times

Journalism

Nominee

2019

Jonathan Gold

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Counter Intelligence: The World's Best Restaurant Opens a Pop-Up in Mexico; At Vespertine, Jonathan Gold Makes Contact with Otherworldly Cooking; Jonathan Gold Finds Delight in the Secretive Santa Monica Restaurant Dialogue

Los Angeles Times

Journalism

Winner

2018

Hanna Raskin

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Bar Normandy; Pawpaw; and Rappahannock Oyster Bar

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)

Journalism

Nominee

2018

Bill Addison

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Radical Sandwich Kings of New Orleans; America's Next Great Southern Restaurant is in the Pacific Northwest; At Santa Monica's Dialogue, Seasonality Meets Surrealism

Eater

Journalism

Nominee

2018

Jonathan Gold

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Counter Intelligence: “Destroyer Blows Up the Norm”; “Red Sauce, Royal Treatment”; “Bubbling Cauldrons of Goodness”

Los Angeles Times

Journalism

Nominee

2017

Karen Brooks

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“High Chairs and Hard Core”; “The X-Files”; “Beyond Biscuits and Gravy”

Portland Monthly

Journalism

Winner

2017

Bill Addison

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“Dinner, Transcending”; “The Future of the Steakhouse Has Arrived, and It's in Chicago”; “Is the World Ready for the Austere Beauty of Günter Seeger?”

Eater

Journalism

Nominee

2017

Ryan Patrick Sutton

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“Four Star Semilla Is New York’s Next Great Restaurant,” “How to Navigate Shuko, New York’s Most Exciting New Japanese Restaurant,” “Contra and Wildair Are the Anti-Elitist Icons of NYC Cuisine”

Eater

Journalism

Nominee

2016

Dara A Moskowitz Grumdahl

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Spoon & Stable,” “Gilding the Chicken,” “A Second Act for the Forum?

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2016

Tejal Rao

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds,” “Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution,” “Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd”

Bloomberg Pursuits

Journalism

Winner

2016

Craig LaBan

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Abe Fisher,; Mole Poblano,; Volver Lays It on Thick

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Journalism

Nominee

2015

Ryan Patrick Sutton

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Artisanal-Everything Roberta's Defies the Stereotypes,; Once an Icon, Per Se is Showing its Age,; Six Reasons Why Cosme is One of NYC's Most Relevant New Restaurants

Eater

Journalism

Winner

2015

Karen Brooks

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Bollywood Theater's Spicy Sequel in Southeast,; Charting the Rise of Portland's Hottest UnRestaurants,; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Maurice

Portland Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2015

Alison A. Cook

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Corkscrew BBQ a New Houston Classic

Houston Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2014

Besha Rodell

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Black Hogg Down

L.A. Weekly

Journalism

Nominee

2014

Alan Richman

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Alan Richman Walks Into a Jewish Deli...

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2014

Alison A. Cook

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Justin Yu and Oxheart Look Forward, Not Back,; Torchy's Tacos' Magic Gets Lost in Translation,; Why Underbelly Is Essential to Houston

Houston Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2013

Tejal Rao

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Bangkok Pop, No Fetishes,; The Sweet Taste of Success,; Enter the Comfort Zone at 606 R&D

The Village Voice

Journalism

Winner

2013

Patric Kuh

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Whole Foods,; Shore Thing,; Power Station

Los Angeles Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2013

Jonathan Gold

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Red Medicine,; Yoon Moves Beyond Burgers,; Back to Yu

LA Weekly

Journalism

Nominee

2012

Alan Richman

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris,; I Heart SF,; Diner for Schmucks

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2012

Alison A. Cook

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Melange Creperie Cart Is an Only-in-Houston Treasure,; Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar,; Pondicheri

Houston Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2012

Patric Kuh

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Animal Magnetism,; Making Their Move,; Time for a Redo?

Los Angeles

Journalism

Winner

2011

Dara A Moskowitz Grumdahl

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

The Kids Are All Right,; Island Adventure,; Heart Warming

Minnesota Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2011

Adam Platt

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Locavorism Grows Up,; Pizza a la McNally,; Chang Heads North

New York

Journalism

Nominee

2011

Patric Kuh

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Border Crossing,; Peru Calling,; The Classic

Los Angeles

Journalism

Nominee

2010

Jason Sheehan

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

White on White,; Wonderland,; Mourning

Westword

Journalism

Nominee

2010

Jonathan Gold

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

Sauced,; Hot Birria, Cold Cerveza,; Hare Today

LA Weekly

Journalism

Winner

2010

Tom Sietsema

Restaurant Reviews

Great Expectations,; Robo Restaurant,; An Earned Exclamation

The Washington Post

Journalism

Nominee

2009

Adam Platt

Restaurant Reviews

Faux French,; The Mario of Midtown,; Corton on Hudson

New York Magazine

Journalism

Winner

2009

Jonathan Gold

Restaurant Reviews

A Proper Brasserie,; A Fine Palate,; Pho Town

LA Weekly

Journalism

Nominee

2009

Colman Andrews

Restaurant Reviews

Super Tuscan,; Next Mex,; Savoy Fare

Gourmet

Journalism

Nominee

2008

Jason Sheehan

Restaurant Reviews

Lost and Found,; Holiday,; After Dark

Westword

Journalism

Nominee

2008

Brad A. Johnson

Restaurant Reviews

Hampton's,; Sona,; The Penthouse

Angeleno

Journalism

Winner

2008

Brad A. Johnson

Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Food Drink Review: Willshire,; Cut,; Katsuya

Angeleno: Modern Luxury

Journalism

Nominee

2007

Rebekah Denn

Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Heads Up on Lovely Veil: Not One of the Best Yet,; We Went Trolling for the City's Best Crab Cakes,; Tiny Sitka and Spruce Makes a Big Splash

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Journalism

Winner

2007

Patric Kuh

Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Beyond Sushi,; Small Order,; Beefed Up

Los Angeles

Journalism

Nominee

2007

Patric Kuh

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

In the Raw,; Steak Out,; Seaworld

Los Angeles Magazine

Journalism

Winner

2006

Jason Sheehan

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Girl Trouble,; Z Whiz,; Kokoro Bebop

Westword (Denver)

Journalism

Nominee

2006

Jonathan Gold

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Great Balls o' Rice,; Raw Power,; The Revolutionary

LA Weekly

Journalism

Winner

2006

Meridith Ford

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

We Have Lift-Off; Find a Comfy Spot,; Enjoy the Getaway,; Stir Wars

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Journalism

Nominee

2006

Caroline Bates

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Pier Review,; When Tokyo Met Lyon, or the Rise and Rise of Asian Fusion,; Vegas Double Time

Gourmet Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2006

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die,; The Mex Big Thing,; Puncturing the Michelin Myth

GQ

Journalism

Nominee

2006

Jay Cheshes

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Small Wonders,; Miracle on 52nd Street,; Start Spreading the News

Gourmet

Journalism

Nominee

2005

Charles Ferruzza

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Honky-Tonkin,; Mimi's Playhouse,; French Impressions

The Pitch, Kansas City, MO

Journalism

Nominee

2005

Jonathan Gold

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Beyond Urban Rustic,; Post-Puck Generation - Cooking in the Age of Anxiety,; Koreatown's Top 40

LA Weekly

Journalism

Winner

2005

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

The Restaurant Commandments,; The Thing That Ate New York,; Stick a Fork in Jan-Georges

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2005

Dara A Moskowitz Grumdahl

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

The Many Shades of Red,; Levain Unleavened,; Texture and Snap

City Pages

Journalism

Nominee

2005

Adam Platt

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Riingo Is No Star,; Holy Mackerel,; Killer Keller

New York Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2005

Tom Sietsema

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

The Washington Post

Journalism

Nominee

2004

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2004

Caroline Bates

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Gourmet

Journalism

Nominee

2004

Brad A. Johnson

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Modern Luxury Publications: Angeleno & Riviera

Journalism

Nominee

2004

Alison A. Cook

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Houston Chronicle

Journalism

Winner

2004

Craig LaBan

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Philadelphia Inquirer

Journalism

Nominee

2004

Jill Posey-Smith

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Paradise Regained,; Pepper Rally,; Perfection Is Possible

Riverfront Times, St. Louis

Journalism

Nominee

2003

Tanya Wenman Steel

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

New York Rising

Bon Appetit

Journalism

Winner

2003

Jason Sheehan

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Man with a Plan,; Deli Dally,; Life on the Line

Westword, Denver

Journalism

Winner

2003

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Miss Hurley Would Like a Pair of Chopsticks,; The Man Who Devoured 55th Street,; Alan Richman Gets His Tongue around Something Chinese

GQ

Journalism

Nominee

2003

Robb Walsh

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Home of the Squealer,; There's Something about Larry's,; The Barbecue Ward

Houston Press

Journalism

Nominee

2003

Amy Rosen

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Canada's Best New Restaurants

EnRoute

Journalism

Nominee

2003

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Toro! Toro! Toro!,; Pardon Us Bubba...,; Reflections on a Blood Sausage

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2002

Jonathan Gold

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Foam Follows Function,; Ticket to the World,; The Book of Daniel

Gourmet

Journalism

Nominee

2002

Mimi Sheraton

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Rating Zagat

Food & Wine

Journalism

Nominee

2002

Pascale Le Draoulec

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

New York Daily News

Journalism

Winner

2002

Christopher B. Sherman

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

St. Petersburg Times

Journalism

Nominee

2002

Michael Bauer

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2002

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

GQ

Journalism

Nominee

2001

Dennis Ray Wheaton

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Chicago Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2001

Jonathan Gold

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Gourmet

Journalism

Winner

2001

Michael Bauer

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2001

Dara A Moskowitz Grumdahl

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

City Pages, Minneapolis

Journalism

Winner

2001

Joe Bonwich

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Riverfront Times, St. Louis

Journalism

Nominee

2001

Craig LeBan

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Journalism

Winner

2000

Jonathan Gold

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Gourmet

Journalism

Nominee

2000

Maria Gallagher

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Philadelphia Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2000

Moira Hodgson

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

New York Observer

Journalism

Nominee

2000

Alan Richman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

GQ

Journalism

Winner

2000

Michael Bauer

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

San Francisco Chronicle

Journalism

Nominee

2000

Jill Rohde

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Chicago Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Jeanne Rattenbury

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Chicago Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Arthur Lubow

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Departures

Journalism

Winner

1999

Jonathan Gold

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

L.A. Weekly

Journalism

Winner

1999

Corby Kummer

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Departures

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Dennis Ray Wheaton

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Chicago Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Anne Spiselman

Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique

Chicago Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Meredith Brody

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

New Times Los Angeles

Journalism

Nominee

1999

Mat Schaffer

Newspaper Restaurant Review or Critique

Boston Herald

Journalism

Nominee

1999