Culinary association honors journalists

? The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced the winners of the 2005 Bert Greene Awards. These awards are presented annually, the IACP says, “to recognize and honor excellence in food journalism.”

The winners are:

Magazine category: Natalie MacLean, for “Looking Through a Glass Dimly” in Nat Decants Wine E-newsletter, Dec. 22, 2004.

Essay category: Suzanne Martinson for “To win a cook’s heart, butter her up” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 19, 2004.

Newspaper category: Robb Walsh for “Sex, Death and Oysters” in the Houston Press, March 25, 2004.

Internet category: Natalie MacLean for “American Idol” on www.nataliemaclean.com, July 16, 2004.

The Bert Greene Awards honor the late Bert Greene, a nationally acclaimed cooking instructor, cookbook author and syndicated food columnist.