TASTE AWARDS Announce Best New Series, Film, and Other Winners

The TASTE AWARDS, the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Apps, and on Radio & Podcasts, announced the final award winners, including for Best New Series, Film, and other categories, on Monday April 9th at a VIP Dinner and Red Carpet Reception in Los Angeles.

The VIP Awards Dinner and Red Carpet Reception took place at the restaurant Viale dei Romani in the new Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood.

See photographs from the awards evening here.

AWARD WINNERS

  • Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast: Louisiana Eats: Stories From The Back Of The House
  • Best Foreign Language Program, Series or Film: Michelin Stars — Tales From the Kitchen
  • Best Green or Organic Program, Series or Film: Wasted! The Story of Food Wasted
  • Best Home Chef in a Series: The Edgy Veg
  • Best Health & Fitness (Food & Diet): TIE – Healthy Voyager TV / Ellie’s Real Good Food
  • Best Drink or Beverage Program: TIE – Online Wine Oh TV / Broadway Bartender
  • Best Food Travel Series Online: Strictly Dumpling
  • Best New Series: The Urban Vegetarian
  • Best Chef in Series: Simply Ming
  • Best City or Regional Program: Louisiana Eats: Stories From The Back Of The House
  • Best Feature-Length Film or Documentary (40+ minutes): Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
  • Best Food Program Television: Simply Ming
  • Best Instructional Web Series: P. Allen Smith’s – Homegrown Seed Collection
  • Best Comedy: Jolene Sugarbaker
  • Best Single Topic Series: TIE – Entertaining with Beth / Wine Oh TV
  • Best Travel Program: Strictly Dumpling
  • Best Branded Program, Native Content, Video, or Advertisement: The Wiseguy Kitchen Show
  • Best Food Travel Series on Television: Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking
  • Best Kids Programs, Films or Documentaries: TIE- Kitchen Little (Tastemade) / Twice As Good
  • Best Short Film or Documentary (10-40 minutes) Lemonade Mafia
  • Best Food or Drink Podcast: Wine Road Podcast — The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County
  • Best Food Program Online: Andrew Zimmern Cooks

In addition, previously announced award winners are:

BEST REALITY SERIES

  • Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party

BEST FASHION FILM

  • The Flower oF Life

BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

  • The Latin Kitchen

BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM ON TELEVISION

  • Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (tie)
  • Wine Oh TV (tie)

TASTE AWARDS Dinner and VIP Red Carpet Reception on April 9th in Los Angeles

The TASTE AWARDS, the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Apps, and on Radio & Podcasts, announces the 9th Annual VIP Dinner and Red Carpet Reception will take place on April 9th in Los Angeles.

This year’s TASTE AWARDS VIP Dinner and Red Carpet Reception features a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV, Film and Video celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters. It takes place at one of Los Angele’s newest and chicest restaurants (secret location to be announced shortly)


The TASTE AWARDS Dinner & Reception includes:

✓ Celebrity Red Carpet step and repeat
✓ 3-Course Dinner
✓ Premium Wine reception
✓ Awards Presentation Ceremony & Winner Announcements
✓ VIP Gift Bags
✓ Location: One of Los Angele’s newest and chicest restaurants
✓ RSVP and Tickets Required – RSVP BY MARCH 28th

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network , the Style Network, Bravotv.com , the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, PBS,American Public Television, Create TV, NBC News, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, VICE, LiveWell network, Esquire Network, Bio/ FYI Television Network , Iheart Radio, HBO, Myx TV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo , Gusto TV, Netflix and more.

Examples of Celebrity Nominees for this year include Action Bronson , Martha Stewart , Snoopdog , VH1 , P. Allen Smith, Chef Jet TilaMing Tsai, Andrew Zimmern, and Gigi Gorgeous, Top Chef, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street

Location: TBA, Los Angeles
Date & Time: April 9, 2018
Red Carpet & Wine Reception: 6:00-7:00pm
Awards Dinner & Ceremony: 7:00pm-9:30pm

**Admission Tickets Required by all attendees. GO HERE FOR DETAILS.

TASTE AWARDS Pre-Announce Winners in Selected Categories

The TASTE AWARDS Committee, the Academy of Media Tastemakers, the Advisory Board, Ambassadors, and Partners and Sponsors are pleased to pre-announce the award winners for four selected categories of the 9th Annual TASTE AWARDS, as well a that event tickets for the Red Carpet Awards Dinner and Ceremony on April 9th in Los Angeles are now available.

It is with great honor that the Academy of Media Tastemakers pre-announces the winners in the following categories of the 9th Annual TASTE AWARDS:

BEST REALITY SERIES

  • Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party

BEST FASHION FILM

  • The Flower oF Life

BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

  • The Latin Kitchen

BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM ON TELEVISION

  • Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (tie)
  • Wine Oh TV (tie)

TASTE AWARDS Viewers Choice Voting Closes

Image courtesy of FNL Network

This year‘s Viewers Choice voting has closed for the 9th Annual TASTE AWARDS. Winners to be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner in Los Angeles in April 2018.

More details coming shortly

A Short Guide to the TASTE AWARDS Nominee categories

Pictured: Travel Television Host, Samantha Brown

What is the difference between an Honoree or Special Achievement award, and a Viewers Choice nomination? Or a Viewers Choice Nomination and a General Award Nomination? Here’s the answer, in a A Short Guide to the TASTE AWARDS Nominee categories

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER / HONOREE

  • Special Achievement and Honoree Award Winners are award WINNERS, selected by a committee
 

GENERAL CATEGORY AWARD NOMINATION

  • General Category Award Nominees are NOMINEES/FINALISTS, the winners of which have not yet been announced and are determined by the voting judges panel (The Academy)

VIEWERS CHOICE (PEOPLES CHOICE) NOMINATION

  • Viewers Choice Award Nominees are NOMINEES/FINALISTS, the winners of which have not yet been announced and are determined by the voting fans

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