William Rice (July 26, 1938 - April 3, 2016) was an American food journalist.[1] He was editor-in-chief for New York’s Food and Wine magazine;[citation needed] The Washington Post’s first ever restaurant critic[2] and a food and wine critic at The Chicago Tribune. [3] He also contributed articles to Travel and Leisure,[4] GQ, Gourmet, Elle, and The Connoisseur.[5]
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While at The Washington Post, he interviewed James Beard and Marcella Hazan among others. He also covered the riots in Washington which followed the Martin Luther King 1968 assassination.[6] Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse named the W. R. Chicago Cut for him.[7] He chaired the James Beard Foundation’s restaurant awards committee.[8] He was inducted into Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America"[9] in its first year in 1984 and thereafter, Chicago’s Oyster Hall of Fame at Shaw's Crab House. He wrote two books: Feasts of Wine[10] and Food and Steak Lover’s Cookbook.[11] He co-edited three versions of Where to Eat in America.[12]
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