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“REBBL With A Cause ” Short Food Film Released, hosted by Ruby Rose

San Francisco-based REBBL beverages brand has released an eye-opening and inspirational short film, hosted by actor Ruby Rose, about sustainable food supply chain sourcing, and helping reduce the causes of human trafficking. The film serves as an origin story about how the REBBL brand was created to address this issue, rather than acting as an add-on mission.

Says REBBL, “Solutions to human trafficking and many of the largest challenges facing our planet lie in finding ways to use business as a force for good. Rather than just a product with a mission, this is the story of a mission – to eradicate the root cause of human slavery – with a product. [This] is also a story of an organic ingredient, the mighty Brazil Nut, one of over 70 that REBBL sources from around the world to help uplift communities.” The film follows the REBBL team deep into the Peruvian Amazon to learn how one community has been positively affected by the brand’s impact sourcing efforts.

Initial assumptions might be that this is just another branded promotional film, but that is not the case. Many viewers have commented on how it has completely opened their eyes about how and why they can have a larger role in managing the sources and conditions of their own food, as well as be more mindful of its origin.

View the entire 30-minute film above.

Music by Michael Franti & Spearhead

TASTE AWARDS Winner GREAT CHEFS Television Series Celebrates 40 Years

Years ago at the 5th Annual TASTE AWARDS, “Great Chefs” received the PIONEER AWARD. Recently Great Chefsannounced the launch of its new website, www.greatchefs.com, coinciding with its 40th anniversary.

The website is a priceless archive of cooking technique videos from classically-trained chefs, their biographies, streaming video on demand cooking lessons and over 800 dishes and recipes. Unlike cooking competition shows, Great Chefs provides free video on demand cooking techniques that can be watched indefinitely. In addition, for those travelling around the world, the new Great Chefs website provides direction to the finest restaurants in 51 countries and 347 cities.

We are thrilled to celebrate our 40th anniversary along with the launch of our website,” said John Shoup, Co-founder and CEO of Great Chefs. “We’ve come a long way since we taped our first show Hot Stuff in 1979 in New Orleans, which was the beginning of the Great Chefs series for PBS. Our new site serves as a hub for all of our content from over the years and provides a plethora of phenomenal resources for the next generation of culinary professionals and aspiring home cooks.”

Highlights of the new Great Chefs website include:

  • Over 1,000 famous chefs from all over the world
  • Free video on demand cooking lessons
  • Over 600 episodes and 800 dishes
  • Free printable recipes
  • Chef and restaurant recommendations from around the world
  • 14 half hour television series and 21 hour-long television specials
  • Updated regularly

Launched in New Orleans, the original Great Chefs television series had a 40-plus-year successful run on television, including PBS, Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel. It featured hundreds of prominent chefs from around the world, introducing them and their kitchens to a hungry television audience.

11th Annual TASTE AWARDS Trailer Video Released


The newest trailer for the 11th Annual TASTE AWARDS is here! The TASTE AWARDS are the highest awards for creators, producers, hosts, and directors of Lifestyle Programs, Series, Shows & Cinema.

They are the premier broadcast awards show celebrating the year’s best achievements in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, in Online and Streaming Video, and in Apps, Radio, Podcasts and Photography.

http://www.TheTasteAwards.com


 

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.