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WINNERS, HONOREES, AND NOMINEES

The 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS,
also known as the TASTY Awards, were presented in the following categories for programs, series or films on the Internet, on television, on mobile, in theaters, and on radio. Finalist Nominees were selected from progams submitted for consideration between July 17th and August 25th, 2011.

Winners of the 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS were announced and received their honors on January 12th, 2012 at a Red Carpet Awards Show event in HOLLYWOOD.

The categories for all nominations can be seen below.

Winners are highlighted in Red

Nominee instructions can be found under Nominee Resources.


CATEGORY
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
OFFICIAL HONOREES
 
Tastemaker of the Year The Chew
The Pioneer Award

Ming Tsai, Lidia Bastianich

Outstanding Inspiration

Steve Jobs

Outstanding Vision

Taste Buds

Outstanding Passion

Debi Mazar

The Seiji Horibuchi Award for Outstanding Animation Kung Fu Panda 2
Outstanding Technology Innovation

Canon 7D

Outstanding Entertainer Stanley Tucci (Vine Talk, Big Night)
Breakout Foodies of the Year


Cuisine Culture (Public Television), Ludo Bites America (Sundance Channel), Restaurant Impossible (Food Network), Reservations Required (Halogen)

Breakout Fashionistas of the Year All on the Line (Sundance Channel), Mad Fashion (Bravo), Kaitlyn's Beauty Journal, Nail Files (TV Guide)
Guilty Addiction of the Year Beverly Hills Fabulous (VH1), Famous Foods (VH1)
Great Taste LX TV, Tabatha's Salon Takeover






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FINALIST AWARD NOMINEES
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OFFICIAL FINALISTS
   
Best Drink or Beverage Program: Television

Wine & Dine with Mastro
Drinking Made Easy (HDNet)
The Winemakers (Public Television)
B.Y.O.B. TV (KOFY TV)
Grape Notes (Food Network)
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Best Drink or Beverage Program: Web



Drinks with Alie & Georgia
Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau
Naked Wine Show
Thirsty Girl TV
Wine Spectactor Magazine
Andrea Wine
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Best Food Program: Television

The Science & Art of Cheese (KQED, PBS)
Good Eats (Food Network)
No Reservations (Travel Channel)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC)
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox)

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Best Food Program: Web

Bitchin Kitchen
Food Wishes
Average Betty
Jolene Sugarbaker The Trailer Park Queen
The Fire House Chef
WTF (What's This Food)
Fridays with Fabio!
Without Borders
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Best Food Travel Series: Television Foodcrafters (Cooking Channel)
Bizarre Foods (Travel Channel)
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
Man v. Food (Travel Channel)
No Reservations (Travel Channel)
Eat Street (Cooking Channel)

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Best Food Travel Series: Web Chef Tips with Jason Hill
Off The Beaten Path
RV Cooking Show
Without Borders
Off the Beaten Palate
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The Kikkoman Award for Best Reality Series: Food or Drink



Cupcake Wars (Food Network)
Hell's Kitchen (Fox)
The Next Food Network Star (Food Network)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo)
Restaurant Impossible (Food Network)
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Best Fashion or Design Program : Television How Do I Look? (Style Network)
Fashion Police (E! Entertainment)
What Not To Wear (TLC)
America's Next Top Model (CW)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo)
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Best Reality Series: Fashion, Design or Home Decor HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV)
HGTV Design Star (HGTV)
Divine Design (HGTV)
America's Next Top Model (CW)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
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Best Home Decor and Design Program : Television Carson Nation (OWN)
Home Takeover (OWN)
Home Made Simple (TLC)
HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV)
HGTV Design Star (HGTV)
Divine Design (HGTV)
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Best City or Regional Program

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC)
A Taste of New York (TWC)
Check Please, Bay Area (PBS, KQED)
dineLA
Foodies: California (NBC)
PlumTV (Plum TV)

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Best Branded Program Magnum Ice Cream Original Short Film Series by Karl Lagerfeld
Mutineer Magazine's Cognac Conversations
Cooking.com
Cuisinart
Kraft Cooking School
Lanvin Fall 2011 Campaign Movie
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Best Newspaper or Magazine Program Bon Appetit
Cook's Country
Food and Wine Magazine
LA Times
New York Magazine Food
Nylon Magazine TV
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Best New Series

GastroLab
Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (Style)
The Fire House Chef
Ludo Bites America (Sundance)
Originals with Emeril (Cooking Channel)
Extra Virgin (Cooking Channel)

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Best Single Topic Series What Not To Wear (TLC)
Naked Wine Show
Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau
Simply Ming (Public Television)
Mexico - One Plate at a Time (Public)
Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo)
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Best Critic or Review Series Fashion Police (E! Entertainment)
Average Betty
Naked Wine Show
Check Please, Bay Area (PBS KQED)
Check Please, Chicago (PBS WTTW)
Foodies: California (NBC)
Reservations Required (Halogen TV)
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Best Green or Organic Program Food Wishes
Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood's Fight for Survival
HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV)
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen
Chefs A'Field (Public Television)
Aarti Party (Food Network)
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Best Chef in a Series Cake Boss (Buddy Valastro, TLC)
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC)
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Net.)
Mexico - One Plate at a Time (Rick Bayless, Public Television)
Good Eats (Alton Brown Food Network)
Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten, Food Network)

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Best Ethnic Program The Cooking Odyssey (Public Television)
Simply Ming (Public Television)
Mexico - One Plate at a Time (Public)
Spice Goddess (Cooking Channel)
Easy Chinese San Francisco (Cooking Channel)
Passport Hawaii (KGMB-CBS, KHNL)
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Best Foreign Language Program

En La Cocina Para Mi Amor
Kaitlyn's Beauty Journal (various)
Al sabor del chef (Univision)
Delicioso (Univision)

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CATEGORY
VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES
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Best Home Chef in a Series  

 

 

Bitchin' Kitchen

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Average Betty

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ILoveFlavor

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Kitchen Boss

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Food Wishes

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The Fire House Chef

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What would Brian Boitano Make?

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  FoodCrafters

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  Hungry Girl

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Viewers Choice Winner:
Extra Virgin

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Best Fashion or Design Program: Web  

 

  Chiara Marandellas - FashionPaparazzis.com

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Fashion TV

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Vogue TV

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Fashion Network

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Daily Front Row Chic Report

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Best Comedy Series  

 

 

GastroLab

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Bitchin' Kitchen

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Drinks with Alie & Georgia

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Average Betty

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Jolene the Trailer Park Queen (Jolene Sugarbaker)

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The Handy Goddess Show

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My Life as a Foodie

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Viewers Choice Winner:

My Drunk Kitchen

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Drinking Made Easy

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Best Film or Documentary

 

  God Save My Shoes

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Viewers Choice Winner:

Magnum Ice Cream Original Short Film Series by Karl Lagerfeld

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Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood's Fight for Survival

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The Trip

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Dressed

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Toast

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  Fashion's Night Out (CBS)

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Best International Program  

 

  Tokyo Fashion Express (Japan)

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  Euromaxx (Germany)

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  Maangchi (Korea)

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Quickies In My Kitchen (Australia)

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Eat Yourself Sexy Australia

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Viewers Choice Winner:

Come Dine With Me - BBC America (UK)

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Globe Cooker (France)

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Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast  

 

 

Bikini Lifestyles, KABC 790 TalkRadio program

www.thebikinichef.com
/podcast,
itunes, podcast

 

iWineRadio.com

Itunes.... live 365....
iWineRadio.com

 

Dining Around with Gene Burns

www.DiningAround.com

 

The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis

www.tastingwithtom.com

Viewers Choice Winner:

Good Food

http://www.kcrw.com/etc/
programs/gf

 

Slow Living Radio

www.slowlivingradio.com; www.crntalk.com;

 

Deconstructing Dinner

www.deconstructingdinner.com

  The Food Maven Arthur Schwartz

www.thefoodmaven.com

  EatDrink on Sirius XM

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Beer Sessions Radio (TM)

www.heritageradionetwork.com/
programs/47-Beer-Sessions