Green & Black's Sponsoring James Beard Book Foundation

" PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The James Beard Foundation has announced that Green & Black's(R) organic chocolate, one of the best-selling chocolates in the natural food channel, will sponsor the James Beard Foundation Book Awards at the 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards, a gala event commonly referred to as the "Oscars of the food world." The awards ceremony will take place June 8, 2008 at New York City's Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center.

The James Beard Foundation is the country's preeminent nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, nurturing and celebrating America's culinary heritage. The Foundation's awards are the country's most coveted honor for chefs; food and beverage professionals; broadcast media, journalists, and authors working on food; and restaurant architects and designers. The diverse range of categories for this year's cookbook awards includes Asian Cooking, Baking and Dessert, and Wine and Spirits. Two of the most prestigious awards, The Cookbook of the Year and Cookbook Hall of Fame Winner, will be presented along with 13 other category winners at this year's Awards gala. In order to receive a nomination, books must be published in English and in the 2007 calendar year."

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