ABOUT THE TASTE AWARDS

"There are the Emmys, the Grammys, the Oscars, and finally, the Tastys."

Food, Fashion, Drink and Style, these themes have been the focus of entire cable networks, online hubs, mobile channels, and blockbuster films. They've launched chefs, restaurants, designers, celebrities, vacation spots, hotels, wineries, events and products ... sometimes all at the same time. They've entertained us at home and on the job, and helped us aspire to make our lives more enjoyable and fulfilling.

The Annual TASTE AWARDS (aka the TASTY Awards) is the premier broadcast awards show to celebrate the best in food, fashion, and home lifestyle programs on TV, in Film, Online, and on Radio. The goal is to recognize and acknowledge outstanding excellence in video and film content focused on food, drink, fashion, design, and home lifestyle.

These beloved categories dominate a large portion of video / television viewership - as well as advertising spending and sponsorships -- and yet they do not have their own awards for achievement. Until now.

After years of planning, we present to you the TASTE AWARDS for outstanding food, fashion, and home lifestyle programs on television, in film, online, and on radio.



ABOUT THE SECOND ANNUAL AWARDS
(2010-2011)

The 2nd Annual Awards were selected in various categories by a Panel of A-list industry Judges, as well as by Viewer Voting. Recipients were announced and received their honors on January 13, 2011 at a Red Carpet Awards Show in Hollywood, at the Egyptian Theatre, hosted by television celebrity Zane Lamprey, of "Three Sheets" (Travel Channel).

The show featured a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, including Tanya Holland (Cooking Channel, Food Nework), Leslie Sbrocco (PBS), Nathan Lyon (Fit TV, Discovery Health, PBS, Food Network), and Bobby Bognar (History Channel), along with newcomers such as Candice Kumai (TLC, Lifetime, Bravo), Brian Boitano (Food Network), Luciene Salomone (WE tv), Amy Paffrath (E! Entertainment Television), Kevin Roberts (TLC), Jeannie Mai (Style Network), Daniel Green (ShopNBC), Peter Ishkhans (Style Network), Darryl Robinson (The Cooking Channel), Aida Mollenkamp (Food Nework, Cooking Channel), Fabio Viviani (Bravo's Top Chef) and Manouschka Guerrier (Food Network).

Portions of the program were filmed for broadcast on local television stations nationally in reaching millions of households, as well as on Hulu.com.




ABOUT THE FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS
(2009-2010)

The First Annual Awards in 2010 were hosted by food and travel television star Zane Lamprey of “Three Sheets” fame (FLN), the show featured a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, including Joanne Weir (PBS), Tanya Holland (Food Network), Leslie Sbrocco (PBS), Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library TV), Marcy Smothers (Radio), Novella Carpenter (Author), Anita Chu (Author), Dominique Crenn (Food Network - Next Iron Chef), Brian Solis (New Media Guru), Marisa Churchill (Bravo, Top Chef, Author), Andrea Immer Robinson (TV Host, Author, Wine Guru), Chef Nathan Lyon (A Lyon in the Kitchen, The Next Food Network Star), Laurine Wickett (Top Chef), Preeti Mistry (Top Chef), and more.

Celebrity presenters and attendees also included Actress Debi Mazar ("Entourage," "Dancing With the Stars," "Ugly Betty," UnderTheTuscanGun.com), and the Executive Producers of "No Reservations" and "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie," Lydia Tenaglia and Chris Collins, plus the writer-directors of the film, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."