Skip to main content
Skip to main content

Slashfood has a new home! Huffpost Food.

Click here to visit the new home of Slashfood!

Hot on HuffPost Food:

See More Stories
Tell us what you think for a chance at $1000!


Loss of Food Legend Michael Batterberry

by Jessie Cacciola, Posted Jul 30th 2010 @ 2:30PM

Michael Batterberry headshotPhoto: YouTube

The foodie Twitterverse spread quickly with sad news yesterday of food legend Michael Batterberry's passing late Wednesday. Batterberry was the founder of Food & Wine magazine as well as Food Arts magazine, and was honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year's James Beard Foundation Awards. "A very sad loss for the food world," tweets Ruth Reichl, former editor in chief of Gourmet. Head over to The New York Times for the official obituary for the Manhattan resident.

Filed Under: News
Tags: food and wine magazine, food arts magazine, james beard foundation awards, michael batterberry

Sponsored Links

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular

Most Popular Stories

  • FDA Still Struggling to Define

    FDA Still Struggling to Define "Gluten-Free"Read More

  • This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg Itself

    This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg ItselfRead More

  • Why Jewish Food Disappoints

    Why Jewish Food DisappointsRead More

Latest Flickr Feed

Join the Slashfood flickr Group

Sponsored Links