TASTE AWARDS Announce The Anthony Bourdain Lifetime Achievement Award
The TASTE AWARDS Committee is honored to announce the renaming…
The 15th Annual TASTE AWARDS
The TASTE AWARDS Committee is proud to announce the GENERAL AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTS/NOMINEES, VIEWERS CHOICE FINALISTS, and SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (Honorees) for this awards season.
Finalists are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2022 and December 2023, including public and media screenings.
All winners, honorees, and inductees will receive their awards at the ceremony in Beverly Hills on March 11, 2024 (see details here).
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.
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE AWARD WINNERS
| THE ANDREW ZIMMERN DISCOVERY AWARD | |
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| BREAKOUT FOODIES OF THE YEAR | BREAKOUT FASHIONISTAS OF THE YEAR |
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| BREAKOUT STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR | OUTSTANDING VISION |
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| OUTSTANDING PASSION | OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION |
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| STYLEMAKER AWARD | THE BOB SAGET AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY OR HUMOR |
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| SPOTLIGHT AWARD | GUILTY ADDICTION OF THE YEAR |
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| JOIE DE VIVRE AWARD | ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE NEWS AWARD |
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| BEST SET DESIGN | FOOD CHAMPION AWARD |
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| BEST OF CANADA | BEST OF EUROPE |
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| BEST OF AFRICA | BEST OF OCEANIA & POLYNESIA |
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| BEST OF LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA | BEST OF ASIA |
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| OUTSTANDING CRITIC OR REVIEWS | THE SEIJI HORIBUCHI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ANIMATION |
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| BEST KIDS PROGRAMS, FILMS OR DOCUMENTARY | BEST STUDENT PRODUCTION |
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| OUTSTANDING TASTEMAKERS: THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD | GREAT TASTE PRIZE |
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11TH TASTE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Eleventh year HALL OF FAME Inductees were selected based on either having received numerous TASTE AWARDS and finalist nominations over the years, or having made a significant impact in the world of taste and broadcast entertainment.
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GENERAL CATEGORY TASTE AWARD NOMINEES
Best Chef in a Series
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- Baking at Ballyknocken – Tea Time
- Comfort Food with Spencer Watts
- Lets Make Food From Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us: Making Eggs Jeannette with Jacques Pepin
- Lidia’s Kitchen with Lidia Bastianich
- Moveable Feast
- Paris Bistro Cooking – Salmon for Zoe
- Queen of the Grill
- Simply Ming: Better For You
- The French Pub with Edward Delling-Williams
- The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets – WINNER
Best Food Program – Television
- A Taste of Jackson Hole
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- Celebrating with Lorna Maseko – Christmas in Johannesburg
- Check, Please! Bay Area
- Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
- Comfort Food with Spencer Watts
- Eleni’s Greek Odyssey – My Poseidon Adventure
- Lidia’s Kitchen (Season 11) – WINNER
- Maestros del alfajor
- Maria’s Portuguese Table
- My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
- Paris Bistro Cooking – Salmon for Zoe
- Restaurants at the End of the World: Panama
- The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle
Best Food Program – Online or Streaming
- Cook’s Country: On the Road
- Dining Divas – Season 3
- Family Style with Al Roker – WINNER
- Head of the Table
- Kitchen Crafted with Nadia Mejia
- Lets Make Food From Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Meat & Three
- Modern Persian Food
- Techniquely
Best Food Travel Series
- A Taste of Jackson Hole
- America’s Comfort Foods – San Antonio, Texas Latino Cuisine
- Baking at Ballyknocken – Tea Time
- Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
- Gourmet Escapes
- La ruta del cacao
- Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us – WINNER
- Maria’s Portuguese Table
- Moveable Feast
- My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
- People of the North
- Restaurants at the End of the World: Panama
- The French Pub with Edward Delling-Williams – WINNER
- The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
- Wine First
- Wine Oh! TV
Best Reality Series
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- BLITZ!
- Dining Divas – Season 3
- Kitchen Crafted with Nadia Mejia
- Let’s Make Food from Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Vegan in Mexico City – WINNER
Best Drink or Beverage Programs – Online and Streaming
- Dining Divas – Season 3
- Eat Your Words – Saved by the Bellini
- Proof from America’s Test Kitchen – WINNER
- The Grape Nation
- Wines We Drink
Best Drink or Beverage Programs – Television
- Erickas Mexican Cocina – Aguas Frescas
- Historias del vino, Chile
- Living Wine
- Wine First
- Wine Oh! TV – WINNER
Best New Series
- A Taste of London – Sweet Scene – WINNER
- America’s Comfort Foods
- Erickas Mexican Cocina
- Extraordinary Birder with Christian Coope
- Head of the Table
- Jason’s Table: Masterful Dishes
- La Pitchoune: Cooking In France
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
- Restaurants at the End of the World
- Secrets of the Elephants
- Small Bites with Chef Katie Chin
- The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Best Green or Organic Program, Series or Film
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- Diamond Dust
- Fields of Devotion
- Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge
- Living Wine
- The Last Bumblebee – WINNER
- The Pines of Spring
- Vegan in Mexico City
Best Branded Program, Native Content, Video, or Advertisement
Presented by R&B Cellars
- Akingboye’s Pomegranate Spiced Jam
- Al’s Ultimate Summer Block Party – WINNER
- Food & The Single Guy
- Kitchen Crafted with Nadia Mejia
- No money No art
- Reaching Unreachable
- Your stewards with food basket
Best Series Pilot
- Culture and Flavor
- Earth Girl
- La Pitchoune: Cooking In France – WINNER
- My Italian Kitchen
- The Wizard of Sauce
Best Home Chef in a Series
- Cooking with Cal: Apple Pumpkin Dip
- Erickas Mexican Cocina – Aguas Frescas
- Food & The Single Guy
- Kitchen Crafted with Nadia Mejia
- Let’s Make Food from Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth: Shock
- Queen of the Gril
- The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle – WINNER
Best Travel Program
- Great Getaways – Zambia, Africa
- Maria’s Portuguese Table – WINNER
- Mis hoteles favoritos
- Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins – Episode: Japan
- Only in Turkiye
- Take a Hike: The Mini-Series, Season 2
- Ten to Try: Trails
- Twice as Good: A Taste of Oahu
- Wine Road: The Wine, When and Where of Sonoma County, CA
Best Ethnic Lifestyle Series, Program or Film
- America’s Comfort Foods – San Antonio, Texas Latino Cuisine
- Con solo una olla
- Erickas Mexican Cocina – Aguas Frescas – WINNER
- Guardianes de tradicion, Cordoba
- Jason’s Table: Masterful Dishes
- Modern Persian Food
Best International Program
- Baking at Ballyknocken – Tea Time
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- Eleni’s Greek Odyssey – My Poseidon Adventure
- Food & The Single Guy
- Global Veggies
- Great Getaways – Zambia, Africa
- Historias del vino, Chile
- HRN’s Japan Eats!
- Jardines para disfrutar
- Maestros de la pizza
- Mis hoteles favoritos
- My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
- My Italian Kitchen
- Only in Turkiye
- Roots – WINNER
- Your stewards with food basket
Best Non-English Language Program, Series or Film
- Con solo una olla
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- Espacios con estilo
- Guardianes de tradicion, Cordoba
- Historias del vino, Chile
- La ruta del cacao
- Maestros de la pizza
- Maestros del alfajor
- Me Voy a Comer El Mundo (English Version, Let’s Eat the World
- My Italian Kitchen
- Roots
- The Michoacan File – WINNER
Best Nature or Animal Program, Film or Documentary
- A New LVHS: Pioneering Animal Welfare in the Lehigh Valley
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- Covid-19 Global Lockdown
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper: Episodes – Puerto Rico, New York City, Alabama
- Fields of Devotion
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth – Episode: Acceptance – WINNER
- Path of the Panther
- Secrets of the Elephants – Episodes: Savannah, Desert
- Shady Grove Farm U.P. – Quest For Food Freedom
- Take a Hike: The Mini-Series, Season 2
- The Last Bumblebee – WINNER
- Wild Life
FILM CATEGORY TASTE AWARD NOMINEES
BEST MINI FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
- Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us: Making Eggs Jeannette with Jacques Pepin
- PANE
- Restaurant Burgstrasse 9
- Rice & Grits: A Vietnamese American Culinary Odyssey in the American South – WINNER
- Roots
- Simply Ming: Better For You
BEST SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY (10-40 MINUTES)
- Death by King Cake
- Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge
- Only in Türkiye – Cappadocia – WINNER
- Preserving Taste – WINNER
- The Amphora Project – Past Forward
BEST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
- Apolonia, Apolonia
- The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher – WINNER
- The Last Bumblebee – WINNER
- Your stewards with food basket
BEST ETHNIC LIFESTYLE FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
- Rice & Grits: A Vietnamese American Culinary Odyssey in the American South
- Roots – WINNER
- The Michoacan File
- Vegan in Mexico City
BEST ACTION, SPORTS, ADVENTURE OR OUTDOORS PROGRAM, FILM, OR DOCUMENTARY
- Expedition Wai Wai – WINNER
- Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth: Shock
- Take a Hike: The Mini-Series, Season 2
BEST SCIENCE PROGRAM, FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
- Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper
- Fields of Devotion
- Healthy Life Nation: A Health Optimization Adventure Series
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth – Episode: Acceptance
- Path of the Panther
- Secrets of the Elephants – Episodes: Savannah, Desert – WINNER
Best Instructional Web Series
- Chef Schulz Meals in a Giffy
- Food & The Single Guy
- Let’s Make Food from Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us – WINNER
- Simply Ming: Better For You.
Best Lifestyle Podcast
- Destination Eat Drink – Pizza with Katie Parla
- Modern Persian Food
- Salt + Spine
- Wines We Drink – WINNER
Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast
- All in the Industry
- Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio – WINNER
- The Grape Nation
- Wine Soundtrack Italia Podcast – WINNER
Best Food or Drink Podcast
- Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
- Culture and Flavor
- Flavors Unknown Podcast
- Meat & Three
- Modern Persian Food
- Salt + Spine
- The Splendid Table
- Wine Road
- Wine Soundtrack Italia Podcast
- Wines We Drink – WINNER
Best Filmed at Home Episodes or Film (The Ale Gambini Award)
- Baking With The Reys – WINNER
- Cooking with Cal: Apple Pumpkin Dip
- Covid-19 Global Lockdown
- Getting Along
Best City or Regional Program
- Check, Please! Bay Area – WINNER
- Culture and Flavor
- Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge
- Guardianes de tradicion, Cordoba
- Historias del vino, Chile
- La ruta del cacao
- Living Wine
- Los Petersen en Mexico
- Maestros del alfajor
- Rice & Grits: A Vietnamese American Culinary Odyssey in the American South
- Twice as Good: A Taste of Oahu
- Weekends with Yankee
- Wine Road: The Wine, When and Where of Sonoma County, CA
Best Social Media Short Video: Facebook/Instagram/TikTok
- Let’s Make Food from Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Lidia Bastianich: Making Eggs Jeannette with Jacques Pepin – WINNER
- Flank Steak with Street Corn Salsa and Spaghetti and Meatball Sliders
- Nadia Mejia’s 5 Nights Of Halloween Boo Bash
- Simply Ming: Better For You
- Small Bites with Chef Katie Chin
Best Single Topic Series
Presented by Gowan’s Cider
- America’s Comfort Foods
- Baking at Ballyknocken
- Eat Your Words
- Global Veggies
- Historias del vino, Chile
- HRN’s Japan Eats!
- La ruta del cacao
- Maestros del alfajor
- Maestros de la Pizza – WINNER
- My Italian Kitchen
- Salt + Spine
- Ten to Try: Trails
Best Multi Camera Production
- Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen
- Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
- Comfort Food with Spencer Watts – WINNER
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- The FNL Network Talk Show
- The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Best Stylist: Food or Fashion
- Chef Schulz Meals in a Giffy
- Dining Divas – Season 3 – WINNER
- NIZIE
Best Studio or Production Company
- Allen Media
- AMC International Latin America – WINNER
- APT Podcast Studios | American Public Television
- Gusto TV
- Heritage Radio Network
- RLG Productions Corp
- Roker Entertainment
- TGTV INC
CRAFT AWARDS NOMINEES
Best Cinematographer
- Great Getaways – Zambia, Africa
- Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth: Shock
- Preserving Taste
- Restaurant Burgstrasse 9 – WINNER
- Ten to Try: Trails
Best Producer
WINNER: Lisa-Renee Ramirez, Recipe.TV/Allen Media***
- A Taste of London – Sweet Scene ***
- Apolonia, Apolonia
- Celebrating with Lorna Maseko – Christmas in Johannesburg***
- Chef Schulz Meals in a Giffy
- Comfort Food with Spencer Watts
- Covid-19 Global Lockdown
- Death by King Cake
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- If This Food Could Talk
- Let’s Make Food from Food with Michelle Ullmann
- Me Voy a Comer El Mundo (English Version, Let’s Eat the World
- Meat & Three
- Paris Bistro Cooking ***
- The FNL Network Talk Show
- The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle
- We see you, We stand by you
- Wine Soundtrack
Best Director
- Apolonia, Apolonia – WINNER
- Baking at Ballyknocken
- Comfort Food with Spencer Watts
- El Rey de la Sabana (Life Among the Lions)
- Gourmet Escapes
- Great Getaways – Zambia, Africa
- Living Wine
- Paris Bistro Cooking
- The French Pub with Edward Delling-Williams
- The Pines of Spring
- Wine First
PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY TASTE AWARD FINALISTS
FINALISTS
- Frozen Mango Colada – Jackie Alpers – WINNER
- Lost Cherry Blossom In Tears – Caroline Rovello – WINNER
- Moby – Michelle Ullmann – WINNER
- Mussels on the Pier – Stephan Schulz – WINNER
- Paletas de Nogada – for Recipe TV – WINNER
- Pan de Muerto – for Recipe TV
- Santa Cake – Alessandra Gambini
- Whip Cream Team – Devin DePamphilis – WINNER
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Bûche de Nöel- Alessandra Gambini
- Cup Island – Devin DePamphilis
- Orange Flan – for Recipe TV
- Roasted Molcajete Salsa – for Recipe TV
- Spill the Wine too – Patrick Nowotny
- The Outdoor Cook – Joseph Keller for America’s Test Kitchen
