Winner of the James Beard Award for Magazine feature writing without recipes
Conflict Cuisine, Gourmet
What If This Year Is The Last?, The Wall Street Journal
The Joy of Reading “Pinocchio” on Paper, The Wall Street Journal
At Cape Canaveral, The Rocket’s Red Glare, The Wall Street Journal
Elements Aside, Brittany a Special Place, Chicago Tribune
Even Chicago’s Crooks Are Appalled by Blagojevich, The Wall Street Journal
Random Candidates, Los Angeles Times