Christopher Kimball

2025

Literary and Culinary Achievement

"Literary Lion" Award

Christopher Kimball is founder of Milk Street, a food media company dedicated to traveling the world to meet home cooks who teach us bolder, easier ways to cook at home. Milk Street produces the bimonthly Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Magazine, as well as Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio, a weekly public radio show and podcast heard on over 230 stations nationwide. Kimball is also host of public television’s Emmy award winning Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television. Milk Street also offers online and in person culinary education including non-profit work with Big Brothers Big Sisters as well as Boys & Girls Clubs and publishes cookbooks including Tuesday Nights, a James Beard award winner for Best General Cookbook. Milk Street also offers an online store that sources spices and ingredients from around the world as well as kitchen tools and cookware. Mr. Kimball is also the author of Fannie's Last Supper, The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook, The Cook’s Bible, The Dessert Bible, The Kitchen Detective and Dear Charlie.