Award
Sadé Meeks is the 2023 John Egerton Prize Winner.
Eddie Hernandez is the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.
Ashley Hansen, of Hansen's Sno-Bliz in New Orleans, is the 2023 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame.
Helen Turner is the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.
Fresh Air Barbecue in Jackson, Georgia, is the 2022 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame.
Imani Black is the 2022 John Egerton Prize Winner.
Dara Cooper is the 2021 John Egerton Prize Winner.
Earnest McIntosh, Sr. is the 2021 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame.
Bill Smith of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the recipient of the 2021 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award.