We are honored and proud that Suzanne Corbett, Real Food Traveler’s Food History Editor, has won two awards with one of her wonderful articles on our site. And it’s for one of our most popular articles for the holidays.

The article is “Historic Cups of Cheer: Holiday Drink Recipes.” In it, Suzanne shares the stories behind some of the most popular beverages enjoyed during the holidays and, simply, times of celebration.

First, Suzanne’s article won First Place for Food Writing Specialty Articles at the state level with the National Federation of Press Women in Missouri, where Suzanne resides. That qualified it to go to the National competition where it won Honorable Mention in the same category.

The National judge’s comment was: “Great fun to read with interesting historical information. Artwork lends a sufficient amount of flair. Adding recipes gives the article an extra punch (I couldn’t resist).”

Suzanne has won many other awards with her articles on Real Food Traveler, including for one of our most popular articles every year around the holidays: “Winston-Salem’s Morovian Cookies and The Moravian Cookie Trail,” which won first place (Gold Award) from the Missouri Professional Communicators, an Affiliate of the National Federation of Press Woman.

In Winston-Salem, history interpreters pass out cookies at historic Winkler Bakery at Old Salem Museum & Gardens. Photo by Suzanne Corbett.

She has also won an award by the same organization for another holiday-themed article: Honorable Mention for “Southern Traditions and Recipes for the Holiday Table.”

Please join me in congratulating Suzanne Corbett for her latest honor. Suzanne is a pleasure to work with, and her articles are always informative and entertaining, offering vibrant culinary travel tales, both historical and current for our readers.

-By Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher & Managing Editor of Real Food Traveler

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