10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Special Achievement Award Honorees

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The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce

The SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (HONOREES) for this awards season.

Honorees are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2017 and October 2018, including public and media screenings.

The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, in Streaming  & Online Video, in Apps, and in Podcasts and on Radio.

The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, Create TV, APT, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Dreamworks, Esquire Network, FYI Network, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio, Sony Pictures, APT, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PIONEER AWARD
Anthony Bourdain Andre Leon Talley / The Gospel According to Andre (film)
BREAKOUT FOODIES OF THE YEAR BREAKOUT FASHIONISTAS OF THE YEAR
Instachef (Thrillist); Nailed It (Netflix); Final Table (Netflix); Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life Edna “E” Mode (The Incredibles 2 with Brad Bird)
BREAKOUT STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING VISION
The Cakemaker (film) Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING PASSION OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION
Chef Claudia Sandoval with MasterChef Latino McQueen (film); Somm 3 (film)
STYLEMAKER AWARD OUTSTANDING ANIMATED FILM
Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Netflix); Crazy Rich Asians (film) BAO (Pixar short film); Mogu and Perol
 SPOTLIGHT AWARD GUILTY ADDICTION OF THE YEAR
No Passport Required (DC / Ethiopia episode);  Growing a Greener World: New York’s High Line;  Uncrushable by Tyler Florence (film) Terrace House (Netflix);  Droppin Cash (Netflix);  A Very Nutty Christmas (with Melissa Joan Hart/Lifetime); Beverly Hills Ghost (film)
OUTSTANDING CULINARY & TRAVEL EXPERIENCE PERSON OF THE YEAR
Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel (PV);  Hacienda Las Tres Carmelitas (PV);  Eataly Flatiron (NYC); Chicago Riverwalk (Chg) Dominique Crenn
BEST AUDIOBOOK
SONG OF THE YEAR
Twain’s Feast Tequila (Dan + Shay)
OUTSTANDING FOOD & SPORTS PROGRAM
FOOD TV CHAMPION AWARD
Eat. Win. Race. (Amazon Prime) Roger Mooking
OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
BEST SERIES PILOT
TBA Fresh Market Dinners
BEST OF LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA
BEST OF JAPAN
Cocina para mis amigos (El Gourmet); Amigo Skate, Cuba (film) Nourishment for the Japanese Soul (film)
BEST OF CANADA BEST OF THE UK
The Superfood Chain (film) TBA
GREAT TASTE PRIZE:

Culinary Tastemakers

GREAT TASTE PRIZE:

Hollywood Tastemakers

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