10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Finalist Nominees List

The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce

The GENERAL AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTS/NOMINEES for this awards season.

Finalists are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2017 and October 2018, including public and media screenings.

The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, in Streaming  & Online Video, in Apps, and in Podcasts 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, Create TV, APT, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Dreamworks, Esquire Network, FYI Network, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio, Sony Pictures, APT, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.

BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM- WEB/STREAMING/ONLINE

A Biodynamic Masterclass
BEERFEST: THIRST FOR VICTORY
Kitchen Chat
Wine Oh TV

BEST FOOD OR DRINK RADIO BROADCAST

“Playing With Food” part of “Issues & Ideas” on KCBX
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Food + Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen
Sip & Chew with Mike and Stu
Suicide And Rebirth At Tales Of The Cocktail
Wine Road Podcast

BEST FOOD OR DRINK PODCAST

“Playing With Food” part of “Issues & Ideas” on KCBX
All in the Industry
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Kitchen Chat
Quick Bites: To Beef Or Not To Beef
Sips, Suds, & Smokes
The Taste with Doug Shafer

BEST FOOD PROGRAM – WEB/ONLINE/STREAMING

California Dream Eater’s Foodie Road Trip: Ventura to Santa Barbara
California Dream Eater’s Ultimate Wine Country Road Trip
Cooking with Nonna
Fresh Start
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
KITCHEN 90210 di Barbara Pollastrini
Kitchen Chat
MELT. A Smoking Story
Simon Says…
Tasty 101

BEST FOOD PROGRAM- TELEVISION

A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
A Taste of History
Bonacini’s Italy
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 601 “Jeremiah Tower”
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Simply Ming 1601 “Carla Hall”
Top Chef
Watts On The Grill

BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES- WEB/ONLINE/STREAMING

A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Beats + Bites with the Potash Twins
California Dream Eater’s
Cooking with Nonna
Eating street food like a local in Sri Lanka
Fresh Start
Kitchen Chat episode featuring Carla Hall’s Soul Food
Simon Says…
The Healthy Voyager
Twice As Good

BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES- TELEVISION

A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
A Taste of History
Coast to Coast
Fresh Market Dinners
Gourmet Escapes-Season 2-Vevey, Switzerland
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Lucky Chow – Season 2
Maestros del Taco
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 601 “Jeremiah Tower”
The Zimmern List New Orleans

BEST CHEF IN A SERIES

A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
A Taste of History
Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Bake It Like Buddy
Bonacini’s Italy
Fresh Start
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
Simply Ming 1601 “Carla Hall”
Spencer’s BIG 30
Watts On The Grill

BEST HOME CHEF IN A SERIES

Ally’s Kitchen
Cheryls Home Cooking
Cooking with Nonna
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
Twice as Good Show
Valcooks Kitchen

BEST REALITY SERIES

Bake it Like Buddy
Cheryls Home Cooking
Kitchen Chat
The Wiseguy Kitchen Show
What’s on the Menu with Michelle Ullmann

BEST HEALTH & FITNESS (FOOD & DIET)

Food Over 50
Fresh Start
Molly from Scratch
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
The Healthy Voyager

BEST NEW SERIES

A Parisian Food Affair: Paris Top 10 Must Eats
Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
Bake It Like Buddy
Bonacini’s Italy
Cheryls Home Cooking
Coast to Coast
Fresh Start
Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places
The Wine Show
The WORST Travel Show
Watts On The Grill

BEST SINGLE TOPIC SERIES

A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
A Taste of History
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Food Films
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style
Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking
The Wine Show
Watts On The Grill
Wine Oh TV

BEST GREEN OR ORGANIC PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM

A Biodynamic Masterclass
Alive & Well
Fresh Market Dinners
Mama Qota
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Tränen der Olive – Tears of the Olive

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL WEB SERIES

Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Food Films
It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere
Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life
One of Everything
Tasty 101
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker

BEST BRANDED PROGRAM, NATIVE CONTENT, VIDEO, OR ADVERTISEMENT

Bake it Like Buddy
Coast to Coast
Ms. Candy Blog
P. Allen Smith: Ralston Family Farms

BEST KIDS PROGRAMS, FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES

Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
Ben and Hazel
Beverly Hills Ghost
Twice As Good Show

BEST CITY OR REGIONAL PROGRAM

Paina’s Chef Jeremy Jong Interview Braised Lamb Shanks
Quick Bites: To Beef Or Not To Beef
Suicide And Rebirth At Tales Of The Cocktail

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT VIDEO

A Biodynamic Masterclass
Cooking with Nonna
Food Films
KITCHEN 90210 di Barbara Pollastrini
One of Everything
Tasty 101

BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Bonacini’s Italy
Eat with Soula
Flour Power
Fresh Market Dinners
Spencer’s BIG 30
Watts On The Grill

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Eating with Soula
Food Films
The 3 Julias on 30A Television
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
The WORST Travel Show

BEST HOME DECOR AND DESIGN PROGRAM

Alive & Well (Wave House)
Doin’ It Right
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style: Season 18
Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking “Tilt-top Table”
Weekend Refresh

BEST BEAUTY PROGRAM

Alive & Well
Baby Drag Artists: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Drag Queens
TRENDSETTING with Daniel DiCriscio

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM

A Queen In The Kitchen-Estate Italiana
Mama Qota
Tränen der Olive – Tears of the Olive

PHOTOGRAPHY (artist names)

Skyler Bissel
Daniel Chan
Ale Gambini
Bożena Garbińska
Barbara Pollastrini
Andre Rush
Ajitesh Sharma
Manuel Steer
Catherine Young

10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Special Achievement Award Honorees

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The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce

The SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (HONOREES) for this awards season.

Honorees are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2017 and October 2018, including public and media screenings.

The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, in Streaming  & Online Video, in Apps, and in Podcasts 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, Create TV, APT, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Dreamworks, Esquire Network, FYI Network, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio, Sony Pictures, APT, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PIONEER AWARD
Anthony Bourdain Andre Leon Talley / The Gospel According to Andre (film)
BREAKOUT FOODIES OF THE YEAR BREAKOUT FASHIONISTAS OF THE YEAR
Instachef (Thrillist); Nailed It (Netflix); Final Table (Netflix); Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life Edna “E” Mode (The Incredibles 2 with Brad Bird)
BREAKOUT STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING VISION
The Cakemaker (film) Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING PASSION OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION
Chef Claudia Sandoval with MasterChef Latino McQueen (film); Somm 3 (film)
STYLEMAKER AWARD OUTSTANDING ANIMATED FILM
Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Netflix); Crazy Rich Asians (film) BAO (Pixar short film); Mogu and Perol
 SPOTLIGHT AWARD GUILTY ADDICTION OF THE YEAR
No Passport Required (DC / Ethiopia episode);  Growing a Greener World: New York’s High Line;  Uncrushable by Tyler Florence (film) Terrace House (Netflix);  Droppin Cash (Netflix);  A Very Nutty Christmas (with Melissa Joan Hart/Lifetime); Beverly Hills Ghost (film)
OUTSTANDING CULINARY & TRAVEL EXPERIENCE PERSON OF THE YEAR
Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel (PV);  Hacienda Las Tres Carmelitas (PV);  Eataly Flatiron (NYC); Chicago Riverwalk (Chg) Dominique Crenn
BEST AUDIOBOOK
 SONG OF THE YEAR
Twain’s Feast Tequila (Dan + Shay)
OUTSTANDING FOOD & SPORTS PROGRAM
 FOOD TV CHAMPION AWARD
Eat. Win. Race. (Amazon Prime) Roger Mooking
OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
 BEST SERIES PILOT
TBA Fresh Market Dinners
BEST OF LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA
 BEST OF JAPAN
Cocina para mis amigos (El Gourmet); Amigo Skate, Cuba (film) Nourishment for the Japanese Soul (film)
BEST OF CANADA BEST OF THE UK
The Superfood Chain (film) TBA
GREAT TASTE PRIZE:

Culinary Tastemakers

 GREAT TASTE PRIZE:

Hollywood Tastemakers
TBA
 TBA

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Constance Wu & Awkwafina of Crazy Rich Asians gleam on the Red Carpet

Constance Wu & Awkwafina, stars of the hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, gleam in lovely jewelry on the red carpet of the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City.

ABOUT THE JEWELRY DESIGNERS

Constance Wu wears Anabela Chan ruby earrings and a Le Vian ring

Considered one of the oldest jewelers in the world today, Le Vian’s glittered archive tells the story of a family’s steadfast integrity and love of gemstones and quality. Capturing the eyes of ancient royalty and the most famous celebrities on today’s red carpet, Le Vian’s® designs are regarded as works of art. Artisans craft rare natural decorative color diamonds including Pink Orchid Diamonds™, Sunny Yellow Diamonds™, Blackberry Diamonds™, Vanilla Diamonds™ and Chocolate Diamonds® into innovative designs, combining colors of gems and flavors of gold with intricate detailing and a passion from days gone by. Master gem cutters then utilize Le Vian®’s proprietary and innovative cuts to brilliantly reveal the exceptional beauty of each gem. For more information, please visit www.levian.com

Instagram: @Levian_jewelry
Facebook: @LeVianJewelry
Twitter: @Le_Vian

Awkwafina wears Hueb aquamarine earrings

During the 1970’s Fadua Hueb set out to make the sort of jewelry her friends wanted, but couldn’t find. What she created was a collection of gemstones with golden accents inspired by the color, energy, and natural beauty of Brazil. Each piece was designed to complement a woman’s personal style, rather than define it. Hueb jewelry is handcrafted by skilled in-house artisans. Quality materials such as high-grade diamonds and gemstones from Brazil are set in 18k gold. The many varied collections strike a subtle balance of art and innovation, both classic and contemporary. Today, Hueb spans three generations. Everything that Hueb creates is inspired by the creativity, elegance and confidence of the Hueb woman with a uniquely Brazilian sense of joie de vivre. For more information, please visit www.hueb.com

Instagram: @hueb_official
Facebook: @HuebOfficial
Twitter: @Hueb_Official

LA Celeb Lisa Vanderpump opens Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Vegas

If you like Lisa Vanderpump‘s style and taste at her bars & restaurants in Los Angeles, or on  Bravo TV’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules,” then you’re going to love her new place in Las Vegas.

Lisa Vanderpump and Caesars Palace have partnered to open Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, to bring a taste of Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

THE CONCEPT

The cocktail garden takes a page from Vanderpump’s highly successful restaurants and lounges, Villa Blanca, SUR, Pump and Tom Tom. “I have always loved Las Vegas –it has always been a dream of mine to see our brand in lights at the iconic Caesars Palace,” said Lisa Vanderpump. “Vanderpump Cocktail Garden combines the sexy atmosphere of our other establishments injected with the Vegas energy that brings millions of guests who visit year after year.”

“Caesars Palace has a long history of working with notable names; from renowned chefs to legendary music icons—we’re proud to now partner with Lisa Vanderpump to bring her first venture to Las Vegas,” said Caesars Palace regional president, Gary Selesner. “We look forward to Vanderpump bringing Los Angeles flair combined with the extravagance of the Strip.”

THE DESIGN

Marrying natural elements with industrial touches, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden has an indoor patio welcoming guests upon arrival, transporting them to an al fresco-style garden with towering trees and romantic lighting. Inside, the romantic elements continue, including Lisa’s signature touches of pink, with contrasting masculine details. The lounge area will feature booths as well as a full bar that focuses on craft cocktails, Vanderpump branded Sangria and Rosé as well as a carefully selected wine list. Small bites will be available to be shared or perfectly paired with libations.

Vanderpump Cocktail Garden‘s design inspiration for the space comes from Lisa, husband Ken Todd and creative director Nick Alain, who collaborated on their newest LA hit, Tom Tom. Vanderpump is located in between The Colosseum and the entrance to The Forum Shops (starting in 2019).

ABOUT LISA VANDERPUMP

Businesswoman, TV personality, author, and philanthropist, Lisa Vanderpump hails from London, England. Lisa and her husband Ken Todd have been entrenched in the restaurant and nightclub industry since they started their partnership over 30 years ago. Their four very successful restaurants and bars in Los Angeles (SUR, Villa Blanca, PUMP and Tom Tom Restaurant and Bar) are just a peek into their joint ventures; Vanderpump Cocktail Garden will mark their 35th restaurant and bar. Vanderpump has most recently become known for the hit Bravo TV series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as well as her spinoff show Vanderpump Rules, of which she is an Executive Producer. Her unique mix of sparkling glamour and down-to-earth style has appealed to thousands of viewers. Additional endeavors include: “Vanderpump Beverly Hills” tabletop collection, the “Vanderpump Estate Jewelry” Collection, a pet accessories line at VanderpumpPets.com and a soon to be released fine jewelry collection. Vanderpump also has her family’s signature Vanderpump Vodka, Vanderpump Rosé and LVP Sangria. In 2017, Lisa and Ken launched The Vanderpump Dog Foundation to help end animal abuse on both an international and domestic level, which opened the doors to its first rescue and adoption center last year.

Deluxe Watch Collection from actor Joel Kinnaman’s company Carl Edmond

A lot of people tell time with their smartphones, but nothing replaces a good watch collection for style. Hollywood actor Joel Kinnaman knows this, and his Swedish watch company Carl Edmond has released a new Deluxe Collection.

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