Spotlight: P Allen Smith TASTE AWARDS Acceptance Speech
TV Host and and Producer P Allen Smith’s remote Acceptance Speech video for their TASTE AWARD win.
TASTE AWARDS VIP Gift Bags and Swag
In addition to enjoying a great evening and awards ceremony at the TASTE AWARDS in Beverly Hills, attendees at this red carpet event also received VIP Gift Bags. These bags presented products and services from a variety of upscale brands. Several of these brands were officially introduced by the Organizers at the beginning of the awards ceremony.
Below are a sample of what was in the bags
PICKETT BROTHERS GINGER BEER
Any fans of ginger beer will find that Brooklyn-based Pickett Brothers Ginger Beer concentrated syrup is a win-win. A few drops in a bottle of sparkling water can transform the entire beverage into a fresh and refreshing ginger beer. The syrup can also be used in drinks, cocktails, and lemonades.
MOLA FOODS SPICES
New Hampshire-based Mola Foods authentic ethnic recipes to create unique and flavorful spice blends. Depending on your tastes their brand allows you to cook cuisine that ranges from New Orleans and the Caribbean, to Cameroon and Central or Northern Africa. Very useful all-purposes spices for fish, poultry, vegetables, and stews.
LITTLE T COUTURE TEA AND TISANE
New York-based Little T specialized in couture teas with unique flavors. The teas are also organic, antioxidant rich, and caffeine free.
DEFONCE CHOCOLATIER
Defonce creates hand-crafted artisan chocolates using the highest quality of cocoa and techniques, combined with legal levels of premium California cannabis. They taste like award-winning chocolate, with benefits.
Michelle Harris, Alive and Well TV
GOWAN’S HEIRLOOM CIDER
Award-winning Gowan’s Heirloom Cider was served to all attendees as part of the evening’s experience, and was also the branded sponsor for the Best Beverage and Drink Program Award.
TASTE AWARDS Announce Best Food Program, Best Comedy and more at Star-Studded Event
The TASTE AWARDS Committee is proud to announce the winners of the final award categories at the star studded ceremony on Monday night, March 18th in Beverly Hills.
The names of the following winners were announced by presenters Melissa d’Arabian, Andrea Feczko, Jessica Vilchis & Danielle Nottingham, and Michelle Harris and Kim Estes
AWARD WINNERS
BEST MINI FILM OR DOCUMENTARY: Food Films
BEST INSTRUCTIONAL WEB SERIES: Andrew Zimmern Cooks / Tasty 101 (tie)
BEST COMEDY: Jolene Sugarbaker the Trailer Park Queen
BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES – TELEVISION: Zimmern List / A Taste of History (tie)
BEST FOOD OR DRINK PODCAST: Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
BEST FOOD PROGRAM – WEB/ONLINE/STREAMING: Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Congratulations to all. To see the full list of award winners, visit here.
10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Finalist Nominees List
The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce
The GENERAL AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTS/NOMINEES for this awards season.
Finalists 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.
BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM- WEB/STREAMING/ONLINE
A Biodynamic Masterclass
BEERFEST: THIRST FOR VICTORY
Kitchen Chat
Wine Oh TV
BEST FOOD OR DRINK RADIO BROADCAST
“Playing With Food” part of “Issues & Ideas” on KCBX
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Food + Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen
Sip & Chew with Mike and Stu
Suicide And Rebirth At Tales Of The Cocktail
Wine Road Podcast
BEST FOOD OR DRINK PODCAST
“Playing With Food” part of “Issues & Ideas” on KCBX
All in the Industry
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Kitchen Chat
Quick Bites: To Beef Or Not To Beef
Sips, Suds, & Smokes
The Taste with Doug Shafer
BEST FOOD PROGRAM – WEB/ONLINE/STREAMING
California Dream Eater’s Foodie Road Trip: Ventura to Santa Barbara
California Dream Eater’s Ultimate Wine Country Road Trip
Cooking with Nonna
Fresh Start
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
KITCHEN 90210 di Barbara Pollastrini
Kitchen Chat
MELT. A Smoking Story
Simon Says…
Tasty 101
BEST FOOD PROGRAM- TELEVISION
A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
A Taste of History
Bonacini’s Italy
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 601 “Jeremiah Tower”
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Simply Ming 1601 “Carla Hall”
Top Chef
Watts On The Grill
BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES- WEB/ONLINE/STREAMING
A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Beats + Bites with the Potash Twins
California Dream Eater’s
Cooking with Nonna
Eating street food like a local in Sri Lanka
Fresh Start
Kitchen Chat episode featuring Carla Hall’s Soul Food
Simon Says…
The Healthy Voyager
Twice As Good
BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES- TELEVISION
A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
A Taste of History
Coast to Coast
Fresh Market Dinners
Gourmet Escapes-Season 2-Vevey, Switzerland
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Lucky Chow – Season 2
Maestros del Taco
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 601 “Jeremiah Tower”
The Zimmern List New Orleans
BEST CHEF IN A SERIES
A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
A Taste of History
Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Bake It Like Buddy
Bonacini’s Italy
Fresh Start
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
Simply Ming 1601 “Carla Hall”
Spencer’s BIG 30
Watts On The Grill
BEST HOME CHEF IN A SERIES
Ally’s Kitchen
Cheryls Home Cooking
Cooking with Nonna
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
Twice as Good Show
Valcooks Kitchen
BEST REALITY SERIES
Bake it Like Buddy
Cheryls Home Cooking
Kitchen Chat
The Wiseguy Kitchen Show
What’s on the Menu with Michelle Ullmann
BEST HEALTH & FITNESS (FOOD & DIET)
Food Over 50
Fresh Start
Molly from Scratch
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
The Healthy Voyager
BEST NEW SERIES
A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
Bake It Like Buddy
Bonacini’s Italy
Cheryls Home Cooking
Coast to Coast
Fresh Start
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
The Wine Show
The WORST Travel Show
Watts On The Grill
BEST SINGLE TOPIC SERIES
A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
A Taste of History
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Food Films
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style
Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking
The Wine Show
Watts On The Grill
Wine Oh TV
BEST GREEN OR ORGANIC PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM
A Biodynamic Masterclass
Alive & Well
Fresh Market Dinners
Mama Qota
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Tränen der Olive – Tears of the Olive
BEST INSTRUCTIONAL WEB SERIES
Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Food Films
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
One of Everything
Tasty 101
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
BEST BRANDED PROGRAM, NATIVE CONTENT, VIDEO, OR ADVERTISEMENT
Bake it Like Buddy
Coast to Coast
Ms. Candy Blog
P. Allen Smith: Ralston Family Farms
BEST KIDS PROGRAMS, FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
Ben and Hazel
Beverly Hills Ghost
Twice As Good Show
BEST CITY OR REGIONAL PROGRAM
Paina’s Chef Jeremy Jong Interview Braised Lamb Shanks
Quick Bites: To Beef Or Not To Beef
Suicide And Rebirth At Tales Of The Cocktail
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT VIDEO
A Biodynamic Masterclass
Cooking with Nonna
Food Films
KITCHEN 90210 di Barbara Pollastrini
One of Everything
Tasty 101
BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Bonacini’s Italy
Eat with Soula
Flour Power
Fresh Market Dinners
Spencer’s BIG 30
Watts On The Grill
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Eating with Soula
Food Films
The 3 Julias on 30A Television
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
The WORST Travel Show
BEST HOME DECOR AND DESIGN PROGRAM
Alive & Well (Wave House)
Doin’ It Right
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking “Tilt-top Table”
Weekend Refresh
BEST BEAUTY PROGRAM
Alive & Well
Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
TRENDSETTING with Daniel DiCriscio
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM
A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Mama Qota
Tränen der Olive – Tears of the Olive
PHOTOGRAPHY (artist names)
Skyler Bissel
Daniel Chan
Ale Gambini
Bożena Garbińska
Barbara Pollastrini
Andre Rush
Ajitesh Sharma
Manuel Steer
Catherine Young
10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Best Film Nominees
The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce
The FILM AWARD FINALISTS/NOMINEES for this awards season.
Finalists 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.
BEST MINI FILM OR DOCUMENTARY (5-10 MINUTES)
EAT ART
Eating with Soula
Food Films
Love Story by PPS
MELT. A Smoking Story
Molly From Scratch
Namibia
BEST SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY (10-40 MINUTES)
A Biodynamic Masterclass
Food Films
Great! Lakes
Mama Qota
Tränen der Olive – Tears of the Olive
BEST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
Beerfest: Thirst for Victory
Hiro’s Table
Off the Menu
Tin City
BEST FASHION FILM
BELDONA Poetic Intellectual
Breaking Rules
EAT ART
My Music
Pink Story
BEST ACTION SPORTS, ADVENTURE, OR OUTDOORS FILM
Beyond the Peaks
faceoff Fencing
Geraldine Fascnacht : The First Second
Namibia
Reebok x Zalando – Wake Up
We are the ROvers, NORWAY
10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Special Achievement Award Honorees
taste awards medal
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 |
| TBA |
TBA |