WINNERS, NOMINEES & HONOREES: 5TH ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS
 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.
Selected Category Winners of the TASTE AWARDS were announced on December 3rd 2013, and all winners received their honors on January 16th, 2014 at a Red Carpet Hollywood Awards celebration at the Egyptian Theatre. Lifetime Achievement Awards and other Special Awards were also presented to valuable contributors to the industry.
See Official Award Winners, Nominees & Honorees below.
HONOREE AWARD CATEGORIES
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
Emeril Lagasse |
Pioneer Award |
Great Chefs, Oishinbo |
Kikkoman Breakout Foodies of the Year
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The Mind of a Chef (Public Television), Dark Rye (Whole Foods), YumSugar/PopSugar, Zagat on YouTube, Chat Chow TV |
| Breakout Fashionistas of the Year |
The Fashion Fund (Ovation), House of Curves (We TV), "This Must Be The Only Fantasy" Rodarte & Todd Cole (the Creators Project), TBA |
| Breakout Storytellers of the Year |
The Getaway (Esquire Network), Parts Unknown (CNN) |
| Outstanding Vision |
Tanya Holland, Nathan Lyon |
| Outstanding Passion |
Elettra's GOODNESS (Vogue), Jazzy Vegetarian (Public Television) |
| Outstanding Inspiration |
Food & Spirituality Series (KQED), Live Big with Ali Vincent (Live Well) |
| Entertainer of the Year |
James Cunningham, Martha Stewart |
| Guilty Addiction of the Year |
Michelle Phan (YouTube), The Braiser, Liquid Alchemy (The Art of Baileys Chocolat Luxe) |
| Spotlight Award |
Mariel Hemingway's 'Running from Crazy' by Barbara Kopple, 'Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada' by Director Gabriel Taraboulsy (Delicious Cinema), 'Miu Miu - Mistress of all She Surveys' (Dazed Digital), 'Fresh Fruit' by Diane Busuttil, Soul of a Banquet (Wayne Wang), Caesars Palace Bacchanal Buffet - Travis Wall |
| Outstanding Mobile Apps |
Every Day is a Food Holiday (Food Network), Tastemade (Tastemade) |
| Outstanding Kids Award |
Cool Kids Cook (VoiceAmerica Kids), MasterChef Junior (Fox), La Cuoca Girovaga by Chef Rosanna Marziale, Edible Animations by Children's Museum of the Art |
| Person of the Year |
To Be Announced Dec. 3rd |
| Outstanding Animated Feature |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Sony) |
| Outstanding Animated Short |
Mademoiselle - Inside CHANEL |
| Outstanding Technology Innovation |
Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, The Sugar Lab |
| Hall of Fame Inductees |
Previously Announced |
Great Taste Prize: Hollywood Tastemakers
(f) |
Ashley Greene, Ashley Madekwe, Kate Bosworth, Mindy Kaling, Elizabeth Banks, Naomie Harris, Naya Rivera, Kat Graham, Lea Michele, Elisabeth Moss, Shaun Robinson, Alice Eve, Christiane Seidel, Krysten Ritter, Becca Tobin, Brenda Song |
Great Taste Prize: Hollywood Tastemakers
(m) |
Ian Somerhalder, Andy Samberg, Don Cheadle, Zachary Quinto, Daymond John, Tom Bergeron, RuPaul, Alex O'Loughlin, Jon Favreau, Dwayne Johnson, Harry Lennix, Fabio Viviani, Idris Elba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Cho |
Great Taste Prize:
Young Tastemakers |
Jaden Smith, Chloé Grace Moretz, Dakota Fanning, Sarah Hyland, Maia Mitchell, Olivia Holt, Peyton List, Bella Thorne, India Eisley, Hailee Steinfeld, Victoria Justice, Karan Bar, Rico Rodriguez, Debby Ryan |
Great Taste Prize: Kikkoman Culinary Tastemakers
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SF Bay Area: Artesano, Bluestem Brasserie
LA Area: The Bossy Wife & Co., Citron Catering
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GENERAL AWARD CATEGORY
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BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM: WEB
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Balcones Distilling |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
Bartending Basics |
View |
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia |
Better Cocktails at Home |
View |
Better Cocktails at Home |
Kathy Casey's Liquid Kitchen® |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
The Proper Pour with Charlotte Voisey |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
Thirsty For... |
Veiw |
Tastemade |
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BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM: TELEVISION
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Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia |
View |
Cooking Channel |
Moonshiners |
View |
Discovery Channel |
| How Booze Built America |
View |
Discovery Channel |
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BEST FOOD PROGRAM: TELEVISION
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Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics |
View |
Food Network |
Chopped |
View |
Food Network |
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives |
View |
Food Network |
Iron Chef America |
View |
Food Network |
Top Chef |
View |
Bravo |
Top Chef Masters |
View |
Bravo |
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| BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES: TELEVISION |
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives |
View |
Food Network |
Food Markets |
View |
Stefilm |
Giada in Paradise |
View |
Linguine Pictures |
Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
View |
Mint Media Works |
New Scandinavian Cooking |
View |
Tellus Works |
The Great Food Truck Race |
View |
Food Network |
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THE KIKKOMAN AWARD FOR BEST REALITY SERIES: FOOD OR DRINK
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Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics |
View |
Food Network |
Chopped |
View |
Food Network |
Food Network Star |
View |
Food Network |
Iron Chef America |
View |
Food Network |
Top Chef |
View |
Bravo |
Without Borders |
View |
Without Borders |
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| BEST FASHION OR DESIGN PROGRAM: TELEVISION |
Dukes of Melrose |
View |
Bravo |
Fashion News Live |
View |
RLG Productions, Corp. |
Flipping Out |
View |
Bravo |
Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis |
View |
Bravo |
It’s Brad, Brad World |
View |
Bravo |
Knock It Off! |
View |
Live Well Network |
Mirror/Mirror |
View |
Live Well Network |
Say Yes to the Dress |
View |
TLC |
The Rachel Zoe Project |
View |
Bravo |
What Not to Wear |
View |
TLC |
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| BEST REALITY SERIES: FASHION, DESIGN OR HOME DECOR |
Dukes of Melrose |
View |
Bravo |
Flipping Out |
View |
Bravo |
Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis |
View |
Bravo |
It’s Brad, Brad World |
View |
Bravo |
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta |
View |
TLC |
Tanked |
View |
Animal Planet |
The Rachel Zoe Project |
View |
Bravo |
What Not to Wear |
View |
TLC |
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BEST HOME DECOR AND DESIGN PROGRAM, presented by Ferrara Flame
 |
| Four Houses |
View |
TLC |
Harpoon House |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
Knock It Off! |
View |
Live Well Network |
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home |
View |
P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD |
Tanked |
View |
Animal Planet |
Treehouse Masters |
View |
Animal Planet |
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| BEST GREEN OR ORGANIC PROGRAM |
Gas Rush Stories: An Organic Farmer |
View |
Kirsi Jansa Productions LLC |
Gotham Greens |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
Jazzy Vegetarian |
View |
Jazzy Vegetarian LLC |
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home |
View |
P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD |
The Better Show /earth Day 2013 |
View |
Meredith Corp. |
The Healthy Voyager |
View |
The Healthy Voyager |
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BEST CITY OR REGIONAL PROGRAM
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Cake Boss |
View |
TLC |
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles |
View |
Bravo |
Million Dollar Listing New York |
View |
Bravo |
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta |
View |
TLC |
Without Borders |
View |
Without Borders |
Zagat on YouTube |
View |
Zagat / Google |
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BEST BRANDED PROGRAM
|
Average Betty |
View |
Average Betty |
Jazzy Vegetarian |
View |
Jazzy Vegetarian LLC |
Life & Thyme, an online magazine about food culture. |
View |
Life & Thyme |
P. Allen Smith's Garden To Table |
View |
P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD |
Sweet Retreats |
View |
Live Well Network |
Zagat on YouTube |
View |
Zagat / Google |
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BEST NEW SERIES
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Bizarre Bites |
View |
Zagat / Google |
Cutthroat Kitchen |
View |
Food Network |
Eat Pack Go talks food with Chef Mario Batali |
View |
Producergirl Productions |
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking |
View |
Fine Cooking Magazine/WGBH |
Sweet Retreats |
View |
Live Well Network |
Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia |
View |
Cooking Channel |
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| BEST SINGLE TOPIC SERIES |
Bizarre Bites |
View |
Zagat / Google |
| How Booze Built America |
View |
Discovery Channel |
Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
View |
Mint Media Works |
P. Allen Smith's Garden To Table |
View |
P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD |
Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
The Proper Pour with Charlotte Voisey |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
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BEST CHEF IN A SERIES
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Brunch @ Bobby's |
View |
Cooking Channel |
Giada at Home |
View |
Linguine Pictures, Food Network |
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence |
View |
Joanne Weir, LLC |
Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
View |
Mint Media Works |
New Scandinavian Cooking |
View |
Tellus Works |
Top Chef Masters episode “Grand Canyon Cookout” |
View |
Bravo |
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BEST TRAVEL PROGRAM
|
Eat Pack Go talks food with Chef Mario Batali |
View |
Producergirl Productions |
Giada in Paradise: Thailand |
View |
Linguine Pictures |
Taste Tour |
View |
Zagat / Google |
The Healthy Voyager |
View |
The Healthy Voyager |
The Perennial Plate's Real Food World Tour |
View |
Tastemade |
Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia |
View |
Linguine Pictures |
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BEST NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE PROGRAM
|
Life & Thyme, an online magazine about food culture. |
View |
Life & Thyme |
Life Reimagined TODAY w/ Jane Pauley: Aged to Perfection |
View |
AARP |
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BEST ETHNIC PROGRAM
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A World of Sweets |
View
|
Bread Love And Dreams |
Azalina |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless |
View |
Mint Media Works |
Pati's Mexican Table |
View |
Mexican Table, LLC |
Spanglish Cooking with Wanda Colon |
View |
Franceschi Entertainment |
Without Borders |
View |
Without Borders / frogwater media |
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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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FOOD MARKETS |
View |
Stefilm |
Miss and Mister Deaf International Miss Deaf International Documentary |
View |
Miss and Mister Deaf International |
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BEST HEALTH & FITNESS PROGRAM
|
Bobby Flay Fit |
View |
Food Network |
Live Big with Ali Vincent |
View |
Live Well Network |
Ninja Flex & Control #5 by Angelo Dela Cruz |
View |
Grokker - Expert Video Network |
The Bikini Lifestyles Show |
Listen |
The Bikini Chef |
The Healthy Voyager |
View |
The Healthy Voyager |
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| BEST BRANDED VIDEO PROMOTION OR CAMPAIGN |
Bruichladdich 2013 |
View |
Crows Nest Films |
First Drink of the Night: Jennifer Colliau"Client: Tanqueray Gin, as part of the ongoing "First Drink of the Night" web series. |
View |
Lush Life Productions |
How to survive a Zombie Apocalypse P. Allen Smith style. |
View |
P. Allen Smith / Hortus, LTD |
The Old Fashioned, by Ryan Maybee".Client: Johnnie Walker |
View |
Lush Life Productions |
The Old Pueblo: Tucson, AZ"Client: Tanqueray Gin, as part of the 'First Drink of the Night' series. |
View |
Lush Life Productions |
The Pope of Foam starring Charlie Bamforth, for the University of California "Onward California" Series |
View |
Department of the 4th Dimension |
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| BEST BEAUTY PROGRAM |
Fashion News Live |
View |
RLG Productions, Corp. |
Mirror/Mirror |
View |
Live Well Network |
My Awesome Empire" Radio broadcast segment |
Listen |
PK Perfumes |
What Not to Wear |
View |
TLC |
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| BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM |
FOOD MARKETS |
View |
Stefilm |
MyCupcakeAddiction |
View |
Cupcake Addiction |
New Scandinavian Cooking |
View |
Tellus Works |
Off the Beaten Palate |
View |
Michael-Ann Rowe Co. |
| Street Food Around the World |
View |
Ananey Communications |
Wedding Island |
View |
TLC |
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VIEWER CHOICE AWARD CATEGORY NOMINEES
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BEST FOOD PROGRAM: WEB
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Average Betty |
View |
Average Betty |
Bobby Flay Fit |
View |
Food Network |
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen |
View |
Bravo Media |
Chopped After Hours |
View |
Food Network |
Chow Ciao |
View |
Fabio Viviani |
Laura in the Kitchen |
View |
Vitale Productions LLC |
Next Iron Chef: Road to Redemption |
View |
Food Network |
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker |
View |
The Trailer Park Cooking Show |
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BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES: WEB
|
A World of Sweets |
View
|
Bread Love And Dreams |
Eat Pack Go talks food with Chef Mario Batali |
View |
Producergirl Productions |
Life & Thyme, an online magazine about food culture. |
View |
Life & Thyme |
Off the Beaten Palate |
View |
Michael-Ann Rowe Co. |
Taste Tour |
View |
Zagat / Google |
The Healthy Voyager |
View |
The Healthy Voyager |
The Perennial Plate's Real Food World Tour |
View |
Tastemade |
Without Borders |
View |
Without Borders / frogwater media |
|
BEST HOME CHEF IN A SERIES
|
A World of Sweets |
View
|
Bread Love And Dreams |
Anna O'Steen in Lovely Lady Cakes TV |
View |
Lovely Lady Cakes |
Average Betty |
View |
Average Betty |
Baba Ghanoush by Sage Russell |
View |
Grokker - Expert Video Network |
Dish It Out! |
View |
Dish It Out! TV |
FudeHouse |
View |
FudeHouse |
Hilah's Texas Kitchen |
View |
Tastemade |
Jazzy Vegetarian |
View |
Jazzy Vegetarian LLC |
Kimberly's Simply Southern |
View |
Al Roker Entertainment |
Kin Entertaining |
View |
DECA/Kin Community |
Laura in the Kitchen |
View |
Vitale Productions LLC |
Pati's Mexican Table |
View |
Mexican Table, LLC |
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker |
View |
The Trailer Park Cooking Show |
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"OFFICIAL SELECTION": BEST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
40+ MINUTES |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 |
View Trailer |
Sony Pictures |
| Final Recipe |
View Trailer |
CJ Entertainment, Bang Singapore, A Grand Elephant Production |
| Mademoiselle C. |
View Trailer |
Cohen Media Group |
| More than Honey |
View Trailer |
Thelma Film, Ormenis Film, zero one film, Allegro Film |
| SOMM |
View Trailer |
Forgotten Man Films |
| Spinning Plates |
View Trailer |
Chaos Theory / Ambush Entertainment |
| Tasting Menu |
View Trailer |
Zentropa Spain, Subotica |
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"OFFICIAL SELECTION": BEST SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
10-40 MINUTES
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| Bettina Rheims |
View |
Sofia Tchkonia |
| Fäviken |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
| From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story |
View |
Funstertainment Productions |
| Miss and Mister Deaf International Miss Deaf International Documentary |
View |
Miss and Mister Deaf International |
| Once Upon a Time |
View |
Karl Lagerfeld / Chanel |
| Sugar Shack (A Documentary) |
View |
James Boo and Ian Parker |
|
"OFFICIAL SELECTION": BEST MINI FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
5-10 MINUTES
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A Bout De Vin |
View |
Whole Foods Market/ Dark Rye |
Balcones Distilling |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
Bicycle Bread Company |
View |
Delicious Cinema |
Electric Coffee Company |
View |
Edmond Terakopian |
Gas Rush Stories: An Organic Farmer |
View |
Kirsi Jansa Productions LLC |
Gotham Greens |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
How to Zest Citrus |
View |
Dear Martini, LLC |
The Art & Science of Beer, with the Charlie "The Pope of Foam" Bamforth |
View |
Department of the 4th Dimension |
The Perennial Plate's Real Food World Tour |
View |
Tastemade |
Tomorrow Somewhere New |
View |
Whole Foods Market/Dark Rye |
|
BEST FOOD OR DRINK RADIO BROADCAST
|
Bite and Booze Radio Show |
Listen |
Bite and Booze, LLC |
Cool Kids Cook |
Listen |
VoiceAmerica Kids |
Food & Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen |
Listen to MP3 |
Tastebud Entertainment, Inc. |
Good Food with Evan Kleiman |
Listen
|
KCRW |
Dining Around with Joel Riddell |
Listen |
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment |
Slow Living Radio |
Listen |
Slow Living Radio |
The Bikini Lifestyles Show |
Listen |
The Bikini Chef |
The Drive with Steve Jaxon's "Wine Wednesday" |
Listen |
Vicario Productions |
What's Cookin' Today |
Listen |
CRN Digital Talk Radio |
|
BEST FASHION OR DESIGN: WEB PROGRAM OR VIDEO
|
| "My Awesome Empire" radio feature |
View |
PK Perfumes |
| Cool Hunting |
View |
Cool Hunting |
| Fashion News Live |
View |
RLG Productions |
| Fashion TV |
View |
Fashion TV |
| The Sartorialist - AOL On |
View |
AOL |
| Urban Hippie |
View |
Eclumes |
|
BEST COMEDY
|
| By the Fireside with Larry |
View |
Paulyphonic productions |
| Cooking with Bee |
View |
Match Point Productions |
| Dish It Out! |
View |
Dish It Out! TV |
| Eat Now, Cry Later |
View |
Eat Now, Cry Later |
| Served with a Twist |
View |
Small Screen, Inc. |
| The 3 Julias on 30a Television |
View |
30a Media Inc |
| The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker |
View |
The Trailer Park Cooking Show |
| Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia |
View |
Alie & Georgia / Cooking Channel |
|
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CRAFT AWARD CATEGORY
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| Craft: Best Producer |
Betsy Carson |
Delicious TV |
Rocco Leo Gaglioti |
RLG Productions, Corp. |
Dave Shelton |
Funstertainment Productions |
Colin Kimball |
Small Screen, Inc. |
Paul Swensen |
Joanne Weir, LLC |
Ryan French |
Lush Life Productions |
Anne Fox & Giada De Laurentiis |
Alie & Georgia |
|
| Craft: Best Director |
Brooke Johnson |
Better Cocktails at Home |
Celia Sin-Tien Cheng |
Cravings |
Sara Bravo |
Funstertainment Productions |
Colin Kimball |
Small Screen, Inc. |
Jan-Erik Lustig |
Tellus Works |
Dan Fox |
Alie & Georgia |
|
| Craft: Best Host |
Ina Garten |
Food Network |
Bobby Flay |
Food Network |
Ted Allen |
Food Network |
Alton Brown |
Food Network |
Guy Fieri |
Food Network |
Giada De Laurentiis |
Food Network |
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| Craft: Best Stylist |
Lori Allen |
TLC |
Clinton Kelly & Stacy London |
TLC |
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