Anthony Dias Blue
Encyclopedia
Anthony Dias Blue is a published author
, columnist
, television
and radio personality
and the owner of a food and wine event company in Los Angeles, CA. His work spans all forms of media and is circulated to more than 30,000,000 consumers each month.
. The subject of the feature was restaurant reviews and lifestyle subjects, mostly associated with food. Later the program was expanded to include reporting about wine. Now called the Blue Lifestyle Minute, the feature has been on every day for more than 30 years (except for the two weeks following 9/11). Blue received a James Beard Award for the Minute in 2001.
A separate, localized version of The Blue Lifestyle Minute began airing in 1999 on KFWB in Los Angeles. In 2009 this feature moved to KABC. Blue also has a weekend show called "The Taste Buds" on KABC that is co-hosted with Meridith May and Merrill Schindler.
magazine. In 1980 Blue became Wine and Spirits Editor of Bon Appétit Magazine, a position he held for 26 years. He also wrote a weekly syndicated wine column that appeared in the Bay Area, first in the San Francisco Chronicle
and then in the San Jose Mercury News
.
For 10 years Blue wrote and edited the Zagat Guide
for Northern California for his friend Tim Zagat, with whom he attended Riverdale.
in the US (nearly 4,000 wines entered in 2010).
In 2001 Blue launched the San Francisco World Spirits Competition which has become the second largest spirits competition in the world. It is the biggest in the United States with more than 1000 entries in 2010.
, in 2000 he was nominated for a James Beard Award as "Wine & Spirits Personality of the Year". He won the 1997 Communicator of the Year Award from the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London . In 2001 he was awarded a James Beard Award for The Blue Lifestyle Minute.
Author
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, columnist
Columnist
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, television
Television
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and radio personality
Radio personality
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and the owner of a food and wine event company in Los Angeles, CA. His work spans all forms of media and is circulated to more than 30,000,000 consumers each month.
Career
Blue has a long-running feature spot on WCBS radio in New York CityNew York City
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. The subject of the feature was restaurant reviews and lifestyle subjects, mostly associated with food. Later the program was expanded to include reporting about wine. Now called the Blue Lifestyle Minute, the feature has been on every day for more than 30 years (except for the two weeks following 9/11). Blue received a James Beard Award for the Minute in 2001.
A separate, localized version of The Blue Lifestyle Minute began airing in 1999 on KFWB in Los Angeles. In 2009 this feature moved to KABC. Blue also has a weekend show called "The Taste Buds" on KABC that is co-hosted with Meridith May and Merrill Schindler.
Food and Wine magazine
In 1978 Blue became West Coast Editor of Food & WineFood & Wine
Food & Wine is a monthly magazine published by American Express Publishing. It was founded in 1978 by Ariane and Michael Batterberry. It features recipes, cooking tips, travel information, restaurant reviews, chefs, wine pairings and seasonal/holiday content and has been credited by The New York...
magazine. In 1980 Blue became Wine and Spirits Editor of Bon Appétit Magazine, a position he held for 26 years. He also wrote a weekly syndicated wine column that appeared in the Bay Area, first in the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and then in the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
.
For 10 years Blue wrote and edited the Zagat Guide
Zagat Survey
Zagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends. As of 2005, the Zagat Survey included 70 cities, with reviews based on the input of...
for Northern California for his friend Tim Zagat, with whom he attended Riverdale.
San Francisco Competitions
Blue acquired the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the largest international wine competitionWine competition
A wine competition is an organized event in which trained judges or consumers competitively rate different vintages or bands of wine. There are two types of wine competitions, both of which use blind tasting of wine to prevent bias by the judges....
in the US (nearly 4,000 wines entered in 2010).
In 2001 Blue launched the San Francisco World Spirits Competition which has become the second largest spirits competition in the world. It is the biggest in the United States with more than 1000 entries in 2010.
Tasting Panel magazine
In 2007, after leaving Bon Appétit, Blue purchased, in partnership with Publisher Meridith May's Patterson's Beverage Journal, a 65-year-old beverage trade publication that was renamed The Tasting Panel. It has become the highest circulation beverage industry publication.Accolades
In 1988, Blue was selected for the James Beard Who's Who in Food AwardJames Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards were established in 1990 and are often called "The Oscars of Food." Held on the first weekend in May, the Awards honor the finest chefs, restaurants, wine professionals, journalists, cookbook authors, restaurant designers, and other food professionals in the...
, in 2000 he was nominated for a James Beard Award as "Wine & Spirits Personality of the Year". He won the 1997 Communicator of the Year Award from the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London . In 2001 he was awarded a James Beard Award for The Blue Lifestyle Minute.