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Nominees and Honorees Announced for 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS

The TASTE AWARDS Committee and TasteTV are pleased to announce this year’s Nominees and Honorees for the 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS.

All Finalist Nominees were voted upon by the members of the Academy of Media Tastemakers. Honoree Award Winners were selected by the TASTE AWARDS Committee. To view the full list, go to the site www.TheTasteAwards.com

In addition, Viewers Choice voting for selected categories has also begun. To vote, go to the site.

Selected Award Winners will be announced in a private reception in December in San Francisco. All winners will receive their awards on January 15th, 2015 at a Red Carpet Awards celebration in Hollywood. Lifetime Achievement Awards and other Special Awards will also be presented to valuable contributors to the industry.

This year’s Celebrity Presenters include P. Allen Smith (PBS, Syndicated stations), Alie & Georgia (Cooking Channel), Bobby Bognar (History), and more to be announced.

NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR:

– Taste Hall of Fame Dinner scheduled in Hollywood on January 14th

– Poolside Brunch in Beverly Hills on January 16th

– Tastemakers Summit & Panel

The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, 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, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, Dreamworks, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio and more.

Victoria’s Secrets Slippers

All purpose creative firm, the Art Department (a catchy name that summarizes their role for clients), has produced a catchy video for Victoria’s Secrets Slippers, featuring supermodel Adrianna Lima.

Victoria’s Secret – Slippers from Art Department

(find them on Twitter @artdeptwork)

TNT Cosmetics expands into Retail Outlets

View of guests inside Dylan Keith Salon

TNT Cosmetics is going from online-only to an actual physical presence in a retail space. In this case, it’s at the Dylan Keith Salon in Burbank, California.

To celebrate this expansion, TNT hosted a red carpet celebrity event at the Salon in July. “Dylan Keith Salon is a gorgeous space and a clientele that matches our own demographic,” says Tasha Castagna. “There isn’t a better venue for us to partner with for our first retail outlet, or a better place to host an event!”

Makeup artist Robert Hensley and Hair stylist Ruzanna Kirakosyan touch up actress Danielle Inks on the Red Carpet.

Celebs who attended included Valarie Pettiford (Jumping the Broom, True Blood, Tony Award Nominee), Scott Baio (Arrested Development, See Dad Run), Galadriel Stineman (True Blood), recording artist Vano Kimmel, Veronica Alicino (Alvin and The Chipmunks, HOP), director Tobias Daniels (Black Velvet), Jillian Clare (Kitchen, Alien Abduction), recordign artist Acacia Brinley (lead singer WATERCOLORS), Celeste Thorson (How I Met Your Mother), Lela Brown (America’s Got Talent finalist), Gabriella Hillan (Children of the Dead), Sophia Strauss (Cooties, Bukowski), Paris Smith (Nickelodeon’s Every Witch Way), recording artist Lundon Knighten (featured in Cosmopolitan’s March 2014 issue), model Nadia Dawn, and Jennifer Jolliff (New Series Callbacks).

Owners of TNT Cosmetics – Hoyt and Tasha Castagna

Dylan Keith Salon, named for salon owner Kristin Best’s late son, is a full-service salon, offering hair, nail and skin services. Best’s resume includes studio work, celebrity clientele and is noted for her dedication to customer service. TNT will fill the void left by the discontinuation of Dylan Keith’s signature line of cosmetics.

TNT Cosmetics is a full line of all-natural mineral cosmetics. Products in the line include mineral powder foundations, blushes, shadows, lip paints and nail colors. TNT will be placing a selection of their best selling items with the salon, rotating seasonal colors throughout the year.

Lots and lots of shadows!

A guest having makeup done at the launch event.

Photography by Renee Appell Photography

TV Spot Pick: Kelly Osbourne Unwinds at Home with Wheat Thins

The TV Spot (Commercial) Pick of the week is

“Kelly Osbourne Unwinds at Home with Wheat Thins”

RVCA Spokesmodel Ashley Smith is Skater Cool in photo shoot

American model and RVCA Advocate Ashley Smith heads to the skatepark for a recent shoot for surf and skate lifestyle brand RVCA. The blonde beauty poses for photographer Mike Piscitelli of Bernstein & Andriulli for the relaxed snaps.

Piscitelli explains how he got the images to look so natural on his agency’s blog stating “We were shooting outside and went into the supermarket to get something to eat and we ended up shooting in there.” Ashley looks stylish posing in denim, graphic-print tees and bikini tops.

RVCA was founded by PM Tenore, and the brand’s design-driven lifestyle clothing does not stay within the limits and boundaries of traditional action sports apparel. Tenore’s intention has been to create a platform for RVCA, which combines art, music, fashion and a modern lifestyle in an original way.

Ashley Smith Collection | Fall 2014 from RVCA on Vimeo.

ABOUT RVCA ADVOCATE ASHLEY SMITH

Ashley Smith is a 23-year-old American model hailing from Texas. Smith’s career is highlighted by her campaigns for brands such as Diesel, Gap, Sisley, T by Alexander Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, and TopShop. The model regularly works with famed photographer Terry Richardson and walks the runways for the likes of Balenciaga, Chanel, Prada, and Jeremy Scott. The blonde, buxom, and beautiful Smith has been featured in high profile publications such as Allure, Dazed & Confused, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D Magazine, Muse, New York Magazine, Numero, Purple Magazine, The New York Times, V Magazine, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Vogue Russia, Vogue Turkey, W Magazine, and more.

Award Winner Profile: Food Wishes shares Secrets to Online Success

HE HOSTS AND PRODUCES “FOOD WISHES,”
HAS WON MULTIPLE TASTE AWARDS,
HAS MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AND BLOG READERS,
AND HAS EXPANDED HIS ONLINE VIDEO COMPANY TO COMPLETE PROFITABILITY

An Interview with “Food Wishes” CHEF JOHN MITZEWICH

QUESTION: John, what exactly is Food Wishes?

CHEF JOHN: Food Wishes is the name of my show on YouTube, which features more than 800 video recipes.

The concept is a show based on the “food wishes” of the viewers, as in, “I wish I could make a great pizza at home.”

Q: How did you come up with the name?

CJ: When I first started I worked with a few friends on a site called “Wish Upon a Stove.” When I went off on my own, I changed it to “Food Wishes.”

Q: How many recipes a week do you prepare?

CJ: I film 2 or 3 new video recipes every week.

Q: So, where do you get the ideas for the recipes?

CJ: The viewers’ own “food wishes!”

Q: Do you create them all, or do you use other recipe sources?

CJ: Some I create, some are inspired by things I see online, or viewers send in recipes.

Q: You were primarily on YouTube. Did you initially decide for this to be your main platform?

CJ: When I started, YouTube was the only video hosting site I actually knew about. But then I discovered the large food community there, and they discovered me, and that’s been the main platform since.

Q: How many viewers do you usually have on YouTube?

CJ: We get over 3 million views a month.

Q: Wow, any tips for aspiring YouTube stars?

CJ: Your content has to be entertaining, but it’s really all about quantity. You have to produce lots of content, like 2-3 videos a weeks for a couple years if you want to build a large audience.

Q: But now you are also on AllRecipes.com. How did that come about?

CJ: They approached me regarding a partnership, and it ended up being a perfect fit. We have the same missions: get people to discover the joys of cooking at home, provide them with all of the necessary (and fun) tools and inspiration to create great meals.

www.FoodWishes.com

EXCERPTED FROM THE SEPIA REPORT

NEW IDEAS FOR A NEW WORLD