![Michael and Ariane Batterberry Michael and Ariane Batterberry](http://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Batterberrys.jpg)
Along with the rest of the food world, we were saddened to learn of the death of food writer, historian, and publishing icon Michael Batterberry on July 28. Just a few months ago, the James Beard Foundation awarded the 2010 JBF Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to an individual or individuals whose lifetime body of work has had a positive and long-lasting impact on the way we eat, cook, and think about food in America.
Click here to read the essay about the Batterberrys ran in our 2010 Awards Program.