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'''Roads & Kingdoms''' is an award-winning independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists [[Nathan Thornburgh]] and Matt Goulding, along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015|}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref> In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Publication of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners |first=Hillary |last=Canavan|url=https://www.eater.com/2018/4/27/17286978/james-beard-foundation-awards-2018-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism|newspaper=Eater|date=May 7, 2018|}}</ref>
'''Roads & Kingdoms''' is an award-winning independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists [[Nathan Thornburgh]] and [[Matt Goulding]], along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015|}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref> In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Publication of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners |first=Hillary |last=Canavan|url=https://www.eater.com/2018/4/27/17286978/james-beard-foundation-awards-2018-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism|newspaper=Eater|date=May 7, 2018|}}</ref>


Author and television host [[Anthony Bourdain]] was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and [[CNN]] on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an [[Emmy]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy}}</ref>
Author and television host [[Anthony Bourdain]] was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and [[CNN]] on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an [[Emmy]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:01, 13 February 2019

Roads & Kingdoms
Type of businessPrivate
Founded2012
Headquarters
Brooklyn, Barcelona
Key peopleNathan Thornburgh
(co-founder)
Matt Goulding
(co-founder)
Doug Hughmanick
(co-founder)
Anthony Bourdain
(sole investor)
URLwww.roadsandkingdoms.com
Current statusActive

Roads & Kingdoms is an award-winning independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists Nathan Thornburgh and Matt Goulding, along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.[1][2] In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year.[3]

Author and television host Anthony Bourdain was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and CNN on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an Emmy in 2018.[4]

History

Initially created as a Tumblr in late 2011, Roads & Kingdoms transitioned to a self-funded website in 2012.[5] The company is named after The Book of Roads & Kingdoms, a geographical text by Abu Abdullah Al-Bakri, an 11th century Andalusian geographer.[6] Roads & Kingdoms publishes articles by writers from around the world, with a focus on featuring local voices. Their content includes long-form dispatches, food-focused articles, and experiential travel guides. [7]

In 2015, Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Matt Goulding collaborated with Bourdain’s imprint at HarperCollins on Rice Noodle Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture, which would go on to become the first of three similar books produced by Roads & Kingdoms, including Grape Olive Pig (2016)[8] and Pasta Pane Vino (2018)[9]. That year, Bourdain also became a partner, investor, and editor-at-large for Roads & Kingdoms’ website.[10]

Bourdain said that Roads & Kingdoms is “yet more validation that there's a huge, untapped audience out there for smart travel and food and culture related content that doesn't shout at you or talk down to you or boil everything down to click bait or listicles." [11]

In early 2017, the site launched The Trip, a podcast focused on travel stories and hosted by Thornburgh, with cameos from Bourdain.[12] After Bourdain’s suicide in 2018, “The Trip” shifted its main focus to weekly guest interviews.[13]

Also in 2017, Roads & Kingdoms partnered with CNN to create the website and webseries for Bourdain’s travel food show “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, titled “Explore Parts Unknown,” for which they won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series in 2018.[14] The site features travel notes, exclusive videos, and behind-the-scenes content from each destination Bourdain visited for Parts Unknown.[15]

Awards

  • 2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction, Explore Parts Unknown [16]
  • 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Food Journalism Source [17]
  • 2017 James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year [18]
  • 2017 Webby Award Source [19]
  • Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing, Grape, Olive, Pig [20]
  • Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner: Culinary Travel, Grape, Olive, Pig [21]
  • Amazon Best Book of November 2016: Cookbooks, Food and Wine, Grape, Olive, Pig [22]
  • 2016 Travel Book of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers, Rice, Noodle, Fish [23]
  • Finalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Literary Food Writing, Rice, Noodle, Fish [24]
  • Named one of the Financial Times' "Best Books of 2016", Rice, Noodle, Fish [25]
  • 2013 Society of American Travel Writers Gold Award for Best Travel Journalism Site [26]

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Brad (May 29, 2015). "Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited". USA Today. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ "Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS". DUMBO.
  3. ^ Canavan, Hillary (May 7, 2018). "Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners". Eater. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown". Television Academy.
  5. ^ Fischer, Mary Clare (June 30, 2014). "Telling the Story of a Culture Through 'the Lens of the Grease-soaked Tamale'". American Journalism Review. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "About R&K". Roads & Kingdoms.
  7. ^ "Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS". DUMBO.
  8. ^ "Grape, Olive, Pig". HarperCollins.
  9. ^ "Pasta, Pane, Vino". HarperCollins.
  10. ^ Galarza, Daniel (May 27, 2015). "Anthony Bourdain Invests in Food and Culture Website Roads & Kingdoms". Eater. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ "ANTHONY BOURDAIN INVESTED IN THIS WEBSITE AFTER FOUNDER SENT HIM A DRUNKEN EMAIL". AdAge. May 27, 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ Nagy, Colin (Nov 9, 2016). "Roads and Kingdoms Extends Its Brand of Travel Reportage Into Podcasts". Skift. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ Thornburgh, Nathan (Oct 1, 2018). "WELCOME (BACK) TO THE TRIP". Roads & Kingdoms. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  14. ^ "Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown"". Television Academy. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  15. ^ Guaglione, Sara (April 11, 2017). "CNN, Roads & Kingdoms Team For Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Site". MediaPost. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  16. ^ "Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown"". Television Academy. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  17. ^ Canavan, Hillary (May 7, 2018). "Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners". Eater. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  18. ^ "THE 2017 JBF PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR: ROADS & KINGDOMS". James Beard. April 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "ROADS & KINGDOMS". The Webby Awards.
  20. ^ "Grape, Olive, Pig". HarperCollins.
  21. ^ "Grape, Olive, Pig". HarperCollins.
  22. ^ "Grape, Olive, Pig". HarperCollins.
  23. ^ "Rice, Noodle, Fish". HarperCollins.
  24. ^ "Rice, Noodle, Fish". HarperCollins.
  25. ^ "Rice, Noodle, Fish". HarperCollins.
  26. ^ "SATW FOUNDATION LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALIST COMPETITION". SATW.

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