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Maria Lawton is a Portuguese American food writer, cookbook author, TV personality, and culinary travel guide.

Early life

Maria Lawton was born in São Miguel, Azores. In 1967, she emigrated to New Bedford, Massachusetts. During her time in New Bedford, she has been featured in several newspaper articles, television shows, podcasts, magazines and more.

Career

In 2013, Maria created a Portuguese food dedicated blog named "The Azorean Green Bean". In March of 2014, she self-published her first best seller book, Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours. It is both a memoir and a cookbook. In 2016, she became a co-host on the podcast "Our Portuguese Table" alongside Angela Simoes. The podcast is meant to bring awareness to Portuguese food and culture. She has since collaborated with notable figures such as The Portuguese Kids, George Mendes, Robert Morey, Ana Diogo-Draper, David Garcia, Joey Bats, Lucy Pepper, Alexander Dias, Donna Pacheco, Dr. Darlene Sousa, Hélia Sousa, Saudade Toronto, Ana Miranda, Lisa Furtado, David Leite, Manuel Azevedo, Peter Ferreira, and Antelmo Faria. She was featured on the podcasts "Amateur Traveler Podcast", "Destination Eat Drink", and "Topics Under the Stairs" and has been on several magazines such as Edible South Shore & South Coast and Relish Portugal.

In 2019, "Maria's Portuguese Table", a eight part series, debuted regionally on PBS Rhode Island. In 2021, it became nationally distributed on PBS/CreateTV. It is a showcase of Azorean dishes and cultures all around the world. Season 2 is set to release in Spring of 2023.

She has also hosted several culinary travel tours through PBS Rhode Island travel club.

Awards

43rd Boston New England Emmy Awards Nominee

Award Honoree for the 13th Annual Taste Awards

Bronze Winner for the 43rd Annual Telly Awards, Series: Food and Beverage

Silver Winner for the 43rd Annual Telly Awards, Series: Cultural

PALCUS Leadership in Entrepreneurship