New Times Finalist for Three Association of Food Journalist Awards

The finalists for the Association of Food Journalists Awards were revealed yesterday, and the Miami New Times was nominated for three awards, more than any other alternative weekly in the country.Staff writer Gus Garcia-Roberts is a finalist for Best Newspaper Food Feature (Under 200,000 Circulation) for his story "Pork Pirates,"...

By Jose D. Duran

May 7, 2010

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The finalists for the Association of Food Journalists Awards were revealed yesterday, and the Miami New Times was nominated for three awards, more than any other alternative weekly in the country.

Staff writer Gus Garcia-Roberts is a finalist for Best Newspaper Food Feature (Under 200,000 Circulation) for his story "Pork Pirates," which details the illegal slaughterhouses in northwest Miami-Dade operating unbeknownst to local law enforcement or U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Scoring a second award is Jackie Sayet's "Bogus Beef," an exposé on the mislabeling on Kobe beef in area restaurants.

Finally, food critic Lee Klein is finalist for Best Newspaper Restaurant Criticism, going head-to-head with Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle and Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post.

Placement of the winners will be announced September 2.

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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