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Toni Tipton-Martin
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Toni Tipton-Martin at Essence Festival 2025
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| Born | March 6, 1959 Los Angeles, CA
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| Education | Bachelors in Journalism, University of Southern California 1981 |
| Spouse(s) | Bruce Martin (Naval Academy graduate) |
| Awards | Julia Child Award, James Beard Foundation Award |
Toni Tipton-Martin is an American journalist and author. She writes about food and nutrition. She has written several popular cookbooks, including Jubilee. She is also the editor-in-chief for Cook's Country magazine. Toni Tipton-Martin has won important awards for her work. These include the Julia Child Award in 2021 and two James Beard awards.
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About Toni Tipton-Martin
Toni Tipton-Martin started her career as a reporter. In the 1980s, she worked for the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Later, in 1991, she moved to Cleveland Plain Dealer. There, she made history as the first Black person to lead the food section of a major U.S. newspaper.
Leading Cook's Country
In 2020, Toni Tipton-Martin became the editor-in-chief of Cook's Country. This is a well-known cooking magazine. Her new role was part of a trend. Many talented Black women were chosen for top jobs at different magazines around that time.
Her Work with Cookbooks
Tipton-Martin's books focus on African American cooking. To write them, she did a lot of research. She studied many old cookbooks written by Black Americans. She even published one of her own books, The Jemima Code, herself. This happened after an agent she was working with disappeared. In 2005, she helped reprint an old cookbook from the early 1900s.
Appearing on TV
Toni Tipton-Martin also appeared on a Netflix show. It was a docuseries called High on the Hog. This show explored the history of African American food. She moved to Baltimore in 2018 with her husband. She is a mother of four children.
Books by Toni Tipton-Martin
Toni Tipton-Martin has written or contributed to several books. These books share important stories and recipes.
- The Blue Grass Cook Book, by Minnie C. Fox (University Press of Kentucky, 2005). Toni Tipton-Martin wrote the introduction for this book.
- The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (University of Texas Press, 2015). This book explores the history of Black American cookbooks.
- Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking (Clarkson Potter, 2019). This book shares many recipes from African American history.
- Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (2023). This book looks at drinks from African American cookbooks.
Awards and Special Recognition
Toni Tipton-Martin has received many awards for her important work.
James Beard Awards
She has won two prestigious James Beard awards. These awards are like the "Oscars" for the food world.
- In 2016, she won the Reference and Scholarship award for The Jemima Code.
- In 2020, her book Jubilee was named Best American Cookbook.
Other Major Awards
- In 2021, she received the Julia Child Award. This award comes from the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.
- She also won the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Trailblazer Award in 2020.
- In 2020, Jubilee also won the IACP Book of the Year Award.
Additional Honors
- Media Award, American Heart Asn, 1988
- Nutrition Writing Award, Carnation County, 1988
- Media Excellence Award, Am Heart Asn, 1989
- Los Angeles Times Editorial Award, 1991
- Outstanding Dedication & Service Award, 1995
- Harry A. Bell Grants for Food Writers, 2003
- Austin Community Leadership Award, Univ Tex, 2010
- John Egerton Prize, Southern Foodways Alliance, Univ Miss, 2014
