2010 Awards Judging

Tasty Awards Finalists are selected by the Tastemaker Awards Panel, an association of food & wine editors, editors, writers and bloggers, chefs, fashion journalists, television producers and stations, online video platforms, mobile device providers, and others.

There is also a set of Viewer's Choice Awards, selected online by the general public. Winners of the Tasty Awards received their honors on January 14th, 2010 at a gala celebration in San Francisco.

Finalists were selected from all qualified nominees based on their level of excellence in the categories in which they were nominated. Six Finalists were selected for each category.

AWARDS TIMELINE
- Nominations open: October 1, 2009
- Nominations close; October 28, 2009
- Finalists announced: December 1, 2009
- Award Winners announced: January 14, 2010

TASTEMAKER AWARDS PANEL INCLUDES (sample listing):