TASTY AWARDS: Nominees to be Announced on November 9th

The TASTY Awards Committee is proud to announce that the final Nominees, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Honorees, for the 2nd Annual TASTY Awards will be announced in a livestreamed press conference on November 9th, 2010 in San Francisco.

The 2nd Annual TASTY Awards and Red Carpet, the premier awards show for food and fashion programs and films, will take place on January 13, 2011 at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, with television celebrity Zane Lamprey returning as the show’s host.


Other returning celebrity presenters include 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 (Lifetime, Bravo’s Top Chef), Brian Boitano (Food Network), Daniel Green (ShopNBC), Luciene Salomone (WE tv), Amy Paffrath (E! Entertainment Television), Jeannie Mai (Style Network), Kevin Roberts (TLC), and Aida Mollenkamp (Food Nework, Cooking Channel). More presenters to be announced shortly.


JUDGES

The Judges Panel for 2011 has been expanded from 85 to over 200 industry experts, gurus, peers, and media.


Judges are from organizations such as 944 MAGAZINE, About.com, America One Television, Bel-Air MAGAZINE, Blogcritics.org, Bloomingdale’s, Chicagoist, Frommers.com, Los Angeles Downtown News, Plate MAGAZINE, San Francisco Professional Food Society, Scripps Networks, SF Station.com, SFist (Gothamist), Slow Food Seattle, Styleite.com, Technorati, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), The Orange County Register., Variety MAGAZINE, and Yahoo! Inc.

To view a current list of judges, go to www.TastyAwards.com. (Photo Above: Awards Presenter Jeannie Mai (Style Network))


AWARDS AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD

The historic Egyptian Theatre was the first major deluxe movie palace in Hollywood (built in 1922, by Sid Grauman, also of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre). The theatre is home to the critically acclaimed American Cinematheque, which completed a major renovation of the property in 1998. The Egyptian Theatre is a state-of-the-art theatre within a historic shell, and features its original, ornate sunburst ceiling and other artwork; the Steven Spielberg theatre; and a stylish open-air, palm tree lined courtyard. Well-known to Red Carpet aficionados, it regularly hosts special events, screenings, Hollywood premieres, and annual film festivals. Located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, the Egyptian Theatre is near the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel and other historic theaters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early Advance TASTY Awards Tickets are now available.


OTHER NEWS

In other news, the Committee has selected Qure, as the Official Water of the TASTY Awards, and Pure Dark ™ as the Official Premium Chocolate of the TASTY Awards.





The 2nd Annual TASTY AWARDS go HOLLYWOOD

 
The Tasty Awards Committee is proud to announce that the 2nd Annual TASTY Awards event on January 13, 2011 will take place in HOLLYWOOD.

The decision to hold the next event in Los Angeles represents an industry-wide acknowledgement of the importance and prestige of the TASTY Awards.

Says the Chairman of the Tasty Awards, “The Committee, Advisory Board, and Sponsors are all excited. The first year the event was in San Francisco, a city known for food, wine, technology and the Internet. The second year it will be in Los Angeles, a city known for food, fashion, entertainment and media. It fits.”

Events leading up to the Awards Show in Hollywood are planned across the country, including in San Francisco and New York, and include Nominee receptions, announcements, gifting suites, and more.

NOMINATIONS OPEN JULY 19, 2010

As a reminder, NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2011 TASTY AWARDS Open on July 19th.

Nominations can be submitted through August at www.TastyAwards.com. Food, beverage, fashion and design programs or films that air original broadcasts during 2010 are eligible

ABOUT THE TASTIES

The Annual TASTY AWARDS is the premier broadcast awards show to celebrate the best in food and fashion programs on TV, in Film, and Online. The 2010 Awards included appearances by Anthony Bourdain, Zane Lamprey, Joanne Weir, Leslie Sbrocco, Philip Gum, Debi Mazar, Nathan Lyon, Marisa Churchill, and more. More information atwww.TastyAwards.com. (Broadband video of the 2010 Awards can be seen on Hulu.com at Hulu.com/tasty-awards)

 
 

The Seattle Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON Captivates the Northwest on July 11th

Tastebuds rejoice in the Northwest!

SEATTLE, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — The 3rd Annual SEATTLE LUXURY CHOCOLATE SALON returns on July 11th, 2010 to the beautiful Seattle waterfront, continuing its tradition as the premier chocolate event in the Northwest this millennium. www.SeattleChocolateSalon.com

“Seattle’s large variety and selection of artisan chocolate make it a natural destination for chocolate lovers from around the world,” notes Lauren Adler of Seattle-based Chocolopolis. “We’re looking forward to another great event,” adds the Seattle Chocolate Salon’s 2009 Best Truffle Winner Dennis Haupt, of Suess Chocolates.

About TasteTV
Chocolate Salon sponsor TasteTV is a leading New Media food, wine and lifestyle network, covering delicious topics ranging from restaurants, food, and wine to chocolate, cooking, fashion, and style. Its videos can be seen online at www.TasteTV.com and on HULU.com. TasteTV Chocolate Salons take place in locations such as San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Napa, Las Vegas and Chicago. TasteTV also organizes the TASTY Awards, celebrating the best food and fashion programs on TV, in Film, and on the Web. (www.TastyAwards.com)

Judges Invitations issued for 2011 TASTY Awards

Preparations for the 2011 TASTY Awards are underway, and one of the first orders of business is at hand: the presentation of invitations to the industry gurus and tastemakers who will be this year’s judges.

Who will be a judge? How many? Where are they from, what will they say?

The answers are coming soon.

See the full televised show from 2010 on Hulu.com/tasty-awards

TasteTV Events include:

Ellen Degeneres custom iPhone Commercial takes heat

As much as she loves the iPod, TV star, comedian, and talk show host Ellen Degeneres learned one thing about Apple: Don’t make fun of the iPhone, even if you’re just kidding.

See the video:


The Wrap.com raises more investment

See video interview about their new funding. Taped by paidContent.org

Per paidContent:

TheWrap.com, the Hollywood business focused blog started by former NYT Hollywood correspondent Sharon Waxman, has closed a $2 million second round of funding, she tells us. The round was led by Maveron, the VC firm co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and other first round investors. The site raised $500K in seed round and then undisclosed, though above a million, in first round