4TH ANNUAL
TASTE AWARDS Finalists are selected from nomination submissions by the ACADEMY OF MEDIA TASTEMAKERS, a diverse and respected association of food & wine editors, writers and bloggers, chefs, fashion journalists, television producers and stations, online video platforms, mobile device providers, retail and technology enterprises, and others.
See the Official Award Winners, Nominees & Honorees below. Award Winners are highlighted in red.
Winners of the 4th Annual TASTE AWARDS were announced on December 4, 2012, and received their honors on January 17th, 2013 at a Red Carpet Hollywood celebration in Los Angeles.
SEE THE WINNERS, NOMINEES AND HONOREES FOR THE ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS (BELOW).
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT & HONOREE AWARD WINNERS |
Tastemaker of the Year |
Andrew Zimmern |
Pioneer Award |
Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsay |
Kikkoman Breakout Foodies of the Year |
Vice Munchies, Cook Taste Eat, Hungry Channel, Tasted Channel |
| Breakout Fashionistas of the Year | About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (HBO), Nowness.com, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo), Styled By June (VH1) |
| Breakout Storytellers of the Year | The WIGS Channel: Danielle /Audrey |
| Outstanding Vision | Marcus Samuelsson |
| Outstanding Passion | Fabio Viviani, Joe Ciminera |
| Outstanding Inspiration | Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
| Outstanding Entertainer | Nadia G |
| Guilty Addiction of the Year | Chicagolicious (Style), Shahs of Sunset (Bravo), Cooking with Dog |
| Great Taste | Laura in the Kitchen, Naked Wine Show, Small Screen Network |
| Stylemaker of the Year | House of Style (MTV) |
| Outstanding Enhanced eBook | "The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier", "The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook" |
Best Drink or Beverage Program
| Best Drink or Beverage Program | Classy Ladies with Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark |
The Cooking Channel / National Picture Show Co. |
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Inspired Sips with the Liquid Muse |
Small Screen, Inc. |
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The Proper Pour with Charlotte Voisey |
Small Screen, Inc. |
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Kathy Casey's Liquid Kitchen |
Small Screen, Inc. |
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Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau |
Small Screen, Inc. |
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Art of the Drink TV |
Lion's Cathedral Productions, LLC |
Best Food Program: Television
| Best Food Program: Television | Top Chef |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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America's Test Kitchen |
America's Test Kitchen, LLC |
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Top Chef Masters |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
Frontera Media / Luminair Media |
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Best Thing I Ever Ate |
Authentic Entertainment |
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Restaurant: Impossible |
Shooters TV & Marc Summers Productions |
Best Food Travel Series: Television
| Best Food Travel Series: Television | New Scandinavian Cooking |
Tellus Works AS |
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Around the World in 80 Plates |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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Kimchi Chronicles |
Frappe Inc |
Official Site |
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Cuisine Culture |
Henri Sera Productions |
Official Site |
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The American Chef |
A&E Networks / Warner Hanson Television |
Preview |
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Good Food America |
Veria Living/ Two River Pictures/ NA |
Best Food Travel Series: Web
| Best Food Travel Series: Web | Chefs Run Wild AKA Without Borders |
Frogwater production |
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Classy Ladies with Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark |
The Cooking Channel / National Picture Show Co. |
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CHOW Tour Portland: Asian Small Plates |
CHOW |
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Savoring the Best of World Flavors: The Caribbean |
The Culinary Institute of America |
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Small Town Flavor |
Social Frequency Media Communications |
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Off the Beaten Palate |
Mikey's Productions |
The Kikkoman Award for Best Reality Series: Food or Drink
| The Kikkoman Award for Best Reality Series: Food or Drink | Around the World in 80 Plates |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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food. curated. |
food. curated. |
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Top Chef Masters |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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Top Chef |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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Best Thing I Ever Ate |
Authentic Entertainment |
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Restaurant: Impossible |
Shooters TV & Marc Summers Productions |
Best Fashion or Design Program: Television
| Best Fashion or Design Program: Television | What Not to Wear |
Produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC |
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Million Dollar Decorators |
Bravo Media/GoodBye Pictures |
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Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids |
Produced by NorthSouth Productions for TLC |
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Say Yes to the Dress |
Produced by Half Yard Productions for TLC |
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Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis |
Authentic Entertainment |
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How Do I Look? |
Style |
Best Reality Series: Fashion, Design or Home Decor
| Best Reality Series: Fashion, Design or Home Decor | What Not to Wear |
Produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC |
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Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis |
Authentic Entertainment |
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How Do I Look? |
Style |
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Million Dollar Listing |
Bravo Media/World of Wonder |
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Craft Wars |
Produced for TLC by Super Delicious |
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Flipping Out |
Authentic Entertainment |
Best Green or Organic Program
| Best Green or Organic Program |
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food. curated. |
food. curated. |
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The Healthy Voyager |
The Healthy Voyager |
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Jazzy Vegetarian |
Virtual Media Productions |
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Crunchy Scott |
Crunchy Productions |
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Alive & Well with Michelle Harris |
Lago Productions |
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Slow Living Radio |
Slow Living Radio/CRN Network |
Best City or Regional Program
| Best City or Regional Program | Cake Boss |
Produced by High Noon Entertainment for TLC |
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A Taste of New York |
A Taste of New York, Inc. |
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No One Ever Went Hungry: Cajun Food Traditions Then & Now |
e/Prime Media LLC |
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1st Look: Korea |
LXTV |
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Million Dollar Listing New York |
Bravo Media/Pink Sneakers Productions |
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| Check Please, Bay Area | KQED | View |
Best New Series
| Best New Series | CHOW CIAO! with Fabio Viviani |
Yahoo! Studios |
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Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis |
Authentic Entertainment |
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Kimchi Chronicles |
Frappe Inc |
Official Site |
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Around the World in 80 Plates |
Bravo Media |
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Small Town Flavor |
Social Frequency Media Communications |
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence |
Joanne Weir Productions |
Best Single Topic Series
| Best Single Topic Series | Million Dollar Listing New York |
Bravo Media/Pink Sneakers Productions |
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Classy Ladies With Alie & Georgia |
Cooking Channel |
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What Not to Wear |
Produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC |
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Say Yes to the Dress |
Produced by Half Yard Productions for TLC |
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Best Thing I Ever Ate |
Authentic Entertainment |
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Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
Frontera Media / Luminair Media |
Best Chef in a Series
| Best Chef in a Series | Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
Frontera Media / Luminair Media |
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Cuisine Culture |
Henri Sera Productions |
Official Site |
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CHOW CIAO! with Fabio Viviani |
Yahoo! Studios |
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence |
Joanne Weir Productions |
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Top Chef Masters |
Bravo Media/Magical Elves |
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Restaurant: Impossible |
Shooters TV & Marc Summers Productions |
Best Travel Program
| Best Travel Program | Savoring the Best of World Flavors: The Caribbean |
The Culinary Institute of America |
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Around the World in 80 Plates |
Bravo Media |
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Small Town Flavor |
Social Frequency Media Communications |
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The Healthy Voyager |
The Healthy Voyager |
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New Scandinavian Cooking |
Tellus Works AS |
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| Rick Steves | Rick Steves | View |
Best Home Decor and Design Program
| Best Home Decor and Design Program,
presented by Ferrara Flame |
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| At Home with P. Allen Smith | P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD | View | |
| Engineer Your Space | Parinama Productions | View | |
| Flipping Out | Authentic Entertainment | ||
| Four Houses | Produced by ITV Studios America for TLC | View | |
| Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis | Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis | ||
| Million Dollar Decorators | Bravo Media/GoodBye Pictures |
Best Ethnic Program
| Best Ethnic Program | Kimchi Chronicles | Frappe Inc | Official Site Broadcast on Public Television |
| Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless | Frontera Media / Luminair Media | View | |
| No One Ever Went Hungry: Cajun Food Traditions Then & Now | e/Prime Media LLC | View | |
| 1st Look: Global Perfection | LXTV | View | |
| CookingWithAlia | YouTube Next Chef |
Best Health & Fitness Program
| Best Health & Fitness Program | Cooking with Egg | Biologic Media Productions | View |
Bikini Lifestyles featuring the Bikini Chef Susan Irby |
Pink Bikini Productions, LLC |
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The Healthy Voyager |
The Healthy Voyager |
Best Branded Video Promotion or Campaign
| Best Branded Video Promotion or Campaign | Average Betty / Idaho Potatoes | Average Betty | View |
| More Than Maraschino / Luxardo Maraschino |
Small Screen, Inc. | View | |
| 1st Look / Korean Food Foundation | LXTV | View |
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Dasani ECOMMUNITY - In Food Category, A Social Web Series featuring Vegan Chef & Eco Tastemaker Leslie Durso |
LeslieDurso.com (Los Angeles) produced by Juice Groove Films (New York City) |
Best Mobile App
| Best Mobile App | BakeSpace.com's Cookbook Cafe | BakeSpace.com | Go To |
| Hello, Cupcake! | Culinate, Inc. | Go To | |
| How to Cook Everything | Culinate, Inc. / Mark Bittman | Go To | |
| How to Cook Everything Vegetarian | Culinate, Inc. | Go To | |
| Let's Cook! with Chef Fabio Viviani and Bertolli Olive Oil | FKM | Go To | |
| Top Chef Judges Table App | Bravo Digital Media | Go To |
Best Beauty Program
| Best Beauty Program | Fashion News Live TV | RLG Productions, Corp | View |
Kaitlyn's Beauty Journal |
KTSF Channel 26 |
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How Do I Look? |
Style |
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Glam Fairy |
Style |
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Nail Files |
495 Productions |
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| Speaking of Beauty with Holly Fulger | Speaking Of Beauty Productions | View |
VIEWER CHOICE
Best Food Program: Web
| Best Food Program: Web | Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen |
b360 media |
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Good to Know |
The Cooking Channel / National Picture Show Co. |
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food. curated. |
food. curated. |
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CIACulinaryIntelligence.com |
The Culinary Institute of America |
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Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (Episode 10: Beverly Vs. Nyesha) |
Bravo Digital Media & Magical Elves |
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Average Betty |
Average Betty |
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CHOW CIAO! with Fabio Viviani |
Yahoo! Studios |
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Food Wishes |
Food Wishes Video Recipes |
Best Home Chef in a Series
| Best Home Chef in a Series | Cooking with Egg |
Biologic Media Productions |
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Lovely Lady Cakes TV |
Lovely Lady Cakes TV |
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Extra Virgin |
The Tuscan Gun LLC, Cooking Channel |
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Food Wishes |
Food Wishes Video Recipes |
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Average Betty |
Average Betty |
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RV Cooking Show |
RV Cooking Show |
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Jazzy Vegetarian |
Virtual Media Productions |
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Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen |
b360 media |
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The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker |
The Jolene Sugarbaker Company |
Best Film or Documentary
| Best Film or Documentary | The Sandwich Nazi |
Lewis Bennett |
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food. curated. |
food. curated. |
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The American Chef |
A&E Networks / Warner Hanson Television |
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Savoring the Best of World Flavors: The Caribbean |
The Culinary Institute of America |
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1st Look: Road to London |
LXTV |
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
Magnolia Pictures |
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The Queen of Versailles |
Magnolia Pictures |
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In Organic We Trust |
In Organic We Trust |
Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast
| Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast | The Drive with Steve Jaxon's "Wine Wednesday" |
Vicario Productions |
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Bikini Lifestyles featuring the Bikini Chef Susan Irby, KABC Talk Radio |
Pink Bikini Productions, LLC |
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Slow Living Radio |
Slow Living Radio/CRN Network |
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One For the Road With The Liquid Muse |
The Liquid Muse / Tom Leykis, Producers - Natalie Bovis, Host |
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Beer Night Out on BBQSuperStars |
BBQSuperStars |
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America's Test Kitchen |
America's Test Kitchen, LLC |
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Good Food |
KCRW |
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Dining Around with Joel Riddell |
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, NewsTalk910 |
Best Fashion or Design: Web Program or Video
| Best Fashion or Design: Web Program or Video | Fashion News Live | RLG Productions | View |
| Full Circle | Callum Cooper, John Kassab, Klezinski | View | |
| MODTV | MODTV Fashion Network | View | |
| Stamen | Great Guns | View |
Best Comedy
| Best Comedy Series | Classy Ladies With Alie & Georgia | The Cooking Channel / National Picture Show Co. | View |
| Little Grill Big Flavor | A Mazin' Productions | View | |
| Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen | b360 media | View | |
| The Sandwich Nazi | Lewis Bennett | View | |
| The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker | The Jolene Sugarbaker Company | View |
