By Rita Cipalla

The list of honorees reads like a who's who among Seattle's culinary elite: Armandino Batali of Salumi; food marketer Jon Rowley; Frank Isernio, founder of Isernio's Sausage; restaurateur Tom Douglas and his wife Jackie Cross; and most recently, Charles and Rose Ann Finkel, legendary brewmeisters and founders of Pike Brewing Company.

These are just a few of the past winners of the Angelo M. Pellegrini Award, begun in 2006 to honor Seattle's culinary legend, who died in 1991 at the age of 88. The award is given to an individual or couple each year who has made significant contributions in one of four fields: agriculture, viticulture, culinary arts or literature.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano