Medal-winner Clark Wolf is dressed in black tie on black shirt. Was the monochrome look planned with an eye to the addition of an orange medal ribbon? Clark wisely ignores the sartorial accusation. "In 1984 I worked with Chris Kimball on the first awards," he says. "Afterwards I told him, great concept, lousy party. He said f-ck you, you do it. So for the next 3 or 4 years I did."
Editor's note: Wolf is referring to the first Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America awards. The first JBF Awards were in 1991.