Kathy Gunst, noted chef, author, radio host, and regular contributor to Portsmouth, New Hampshire based Taste Magazine, is one of only three finalists in the country to be nominated in the Magazine Category of the 2008 Bert Greene Awards for her story, "A Day in the Life of Master Chef Rob Evans”.  Evans is Chef/Owner of Hugo’s restaurant in Portland, Maine. He was named one of Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2004.

The Bert Greene Awards are presented annually by the International Association of Culinary Professionals to recognize excellence in food journalism. The only two other nominees in the magazine category are for pieces that appeared this year in Gourmet and the Utne Reader.

Natalie McLean, Taste’s award-winning “Uncorked” columnist, has been nominated for a second year running for the Bert Greene awards in the Internet category for her story “Can’t Touch This,” which appeared on her web site.

Taste Editor Jean Kerr said today, “We are so fortunate to be associated with the incredible writers whose work appears in Taste. We congratulate Kathy and Natalie and feel honored to be working with them--and to be in the running with publications like Gourmet and the Utne Reader.”

The winners will be announced this year at the annual IACP Conference in New Orleans on April 18th.

Read their stories online at www.tasteoftheseacoast.com.