Last Sunday, the Society of American Travel Writers at their annual conference in Guadalajara, Mexico announced the 2009 winners of their prestigous competition. For the second year in a row, Go succeeded in snagging one of the trophies.
Sara Blask, a writer based in New York, won a silver medal for her short piece, The Man Who Cried Fowl, about the master of the roast goose, Ho Tong Fung, and his venerable restaurant in Hong Kong, Yung Kee. Sara did a great job on the piece, from describing Fung's mastery of his art (33 years of roasting, carving and serving out some 300-500 geese daily) to relaying the subtle flavors that Fung and his staff impart to each bird. Not only is it a strongly reported piece, but Blask is able to pull off the not easily accomplished feat of injecting a bit of first person narrative into the piece while still making sure the spotlight shines on her subjects.
The Man Who Cried Fowl won over nearly 1200 entries in this year's award competition. Interestingly enough, our bronze winner in last year's competition, A Manhattan in Tokyo, was also in our Go>Indulge section. Clearly, this indicates that Go has it going on when it comes to food and drink.
Cheers!!
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