

In 1991, Toni became the first African American woman to hold the position of food editor at a major daily newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. With the Egerton Prize as seed money, Toni hosted Soul Summit: A Conversation About Race, Identity, Power and Food, an unprecedented 3-day gathering that invited writers, scholars, authors, chefs, students and anyone interested in food justice to come together and celebrate African American Foodways. She received Notable Mention in The Best American Essays of 2015.įormer First Lady Michelle Obama invited Toni to the White House twice for her outreach to help families live healthier lives, and in 2014 she earned the Southern Foodways Alliance John Egerton Prize for this work. In 2016, Toni was featured on CBS Sunday Morning’s annual Food Show in the anthology, Best Food Writing of 2016 and in Aetna’s 35th Annual African American History Calendar. She is a James Beard Book Award winner and has appeared as a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef. With the Egerton Prize as seed money, Toni h Toni Tipton-Martin is an award-winning food and nutrition journalist who is busy building a healthier community through her books, classes, and foundation. Former First Lady Michelle Obama invited Toni to the White House twice for her outreach to help families live healthier lives, and in 2014 she earned the Southern Foodways Alliance John Egerton Prize for this work.

She received Notable Mention in The Best American Essays of 2015.

Toni Tipton-Martin is an award-winning food and nutrition journalist who is busy building a healthier community through her books, classes, and foundation.
