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Groundbreaking chef, cookbook author, restaurateur and media personality Nancy Silverton is the recipient of this year’s lifetime achievement award.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
New this year was the introduction of a plaque awarded to winners, in addition to medallions, so recipients can display the achievement inside bars and restaurants.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 June 2026
In February, the DHS admitted to deporting 86 DACA recipients among a mass deportation of 261.
—Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
And the recipient of the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award was Nancy Silverton, whose career spans four decades as a chef, baker, restaurateur, and author, particularly in Los Angeles with restaurants like Campanile and Osteria Mozza, and the La Brea Bakery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
New this year was the introduction of a plaque awarded to winners, in addition to medallions, so recipients can display the achievement inside bars and restaurants.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 June 2026
In February, the DHS admitted to deporting 86 DACA recipients among a mass deportation of 261.
—Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
And the recipient of the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award was Nancy Silverton, whose career spans four decades as a chef, baker, restaurateur, and author, particularly in Los Angeles with restaurants like Campanile and Osteria Mozza, and the La Brea Bakery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt 
: one that receives
the recipient of many honors
recipient
adjective
Medical Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor
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