Watch the TASTE AWARDS 2023 Television Broadcast on PBS on Demand

Award winners from the “Love Charlie” film

Now in its 14th year, the annual TASTE AWARDS is televised across the United States in 2023.

This star-studded television special is broadcast exclusively on select public television stations nationwide, and is also viewable on the PBS Video on Demand app.

Award winners who accepted their awards in person included well-known celebrities Al Roker and Lidia Bastianich. In addition Kathy Fang (House of Fang/Food Network), and network executives such as Chris Knight (CEO, Gusto TV), and Lisa-Renee Ramirez (President, Lifestyle Networks & Executive Producer, Allen Media Group / Entertainment Studios) were attendance, along with producers and representatives from Nat Geo/Disney, Turner Classic Movies, and more such as Edward Delling-Williams, Zahirah Marty, Jenny Buckley, and Zarela, as well as the the winner of this year’s inaugural Bob Saget Award for Best Comedy or Humor.

This season’s ceremony included hosts Michelle Harris (Alive and Well TV, syndicated nationwide), Emmy-award winning actor Kim Estes, Stuart Brazell (TV + Digital Host, Actor, Creator), plus Award Presenters Margaret McSweeney (host and producer, Kitchen Chat), Marcel Vigneron (Top Chef, restaurateur, TV host), and Bita and Beata (Modern Persian Food). The 2023 Ambassador and Miss TASTE AWARDS was Amanda Sophia Moran.


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The TASTE AWARDS on the TODAY Show with Al Roker

The TASTE AWARDS Committee is pleased to announce that Al Roker received three awards this season for his series “Family Style with Al Roker.” His award wins are for Best Food Program – Online or Streaming, Best Food Travel Series – Online and Streaming, and Best New Series.

In addition, two of his TODAY SHOW co-hosts, Dylan Dreyer (Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer) and Sheinelle Jones (“Wild Child”), also won TASTE AWARDS! Watch the video.

Al Roker

Celebrity Presenters for 14th Annual TASTE AWARDS include Top Chef Marcel Vigneron and Hollywood insider Stuart Brazell

Chef Marcel Vigneron, portrait, as seen on Superchef Grudge Match, Season 1.

The TASTE AWARDS Committee is pleased to announce that this year’s Celebrity Award Presenters include Chef Marcel Vigneron (Top Chef) and Stuart Brazell TV + Digital Host, Actor, Creator), among others such as Michelle Harris (Alive and Well TV, syndicated nationwide), Emmy nominated actor Kim Estes, Margaret McSweeney (host and producer, Kitchen Chat), and Bita and Beata (Modern Persian Food).

Esteemed celebrity chef Marcel Vigneron has dedicated his life to gastronomy and exploring his culinary abilities. A true artisan, Marcel’s cooking is an extension of himself and the earth is his primary grocery store.

At the young age of 25, Marcel gained national notoriety in season two of Bravo’s hit reality series, Top Chef where he made it to the finals finishing “Runner-Up”. He has worked all over the globe with world-renowned chefs, including Joël Robuchon (named “Chef of the Century” by the Gault Millau) and Michael Mina (awarded “Best Chef of 2002” by the James Beard Foundation during the time of Marcel’s employment). Marcel has also spent time in Barcelona, Spain, where he took classes at El Taller with famed Chef Ferran Adrià of El Bulli restaurant, which was named the top restaurant in the world in 2007 by Restaurant magazine. Marcel worked under José Andrés as the Executive Sous Chef of The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, which received the first 4-star review by the LA Times in five years.

Marcel participated in Top Chef All-Stars at the end of 2010 and premiered the first season of Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen on the SyFy Network in February 2011. Marcel competed on The Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef in November 2012 and on Iron Chef in 2013. Food Fighters, America’s Best Cooks, Cutthroat Kitchen “Superstar Sabotage”, Chopped “Celebrity Chef Charity Version”, Top Chef Duels, and Tournament of Champions are a few of the more recent shows that all feature Chef. Marcel was the Chef and owner of One of LA’s Best Restaurants, Wolf which served Modern California Cuisine with style, and Tacos Lobos which served authentic Mexican street tacos. Marcel designed the restaurants, created the menus, and was at the helm of these establishments for five years until finally deciding to shut its doors in 2019 to focus on event production and entertainment. He currently resides in Malibu and was recently appointed as Executive Chef of The Aster, a first-of-its-kind members’ club and hotel in the heart of Hollywood that is home to Lemon Grove, a feature restaurant open to the public that features fresh California fare with a menu that will pay homage to the agricultural traditions of the city of angels.

Stuart Brazell

As a Hollywood insider, Stuart Brazell helped launch one of the world’s first broadband entertainment channels as Host and Executive Producer. Soon the red carpet beckoned and Stuart answered the call by bringing her insight and panache to many of the most acclaimed, star-studded events in the world! Between the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the American Music Awards, the AFI Film Festival, the Zurich Film Festival, the Emmy Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards, Stuart has interviewed a veritable “who’s who” of entertainment industry titans, often live and always opinionated.

Additionally, the versatile talent further developed her TV expertise by casting multiple seasons of over 10 hit reality shows. Stuart’s straight talking persona and behind-the-scenes savvy quickly made her the go-to “reality” expert on respected programs such as Larry King, Headline News, Extra and the CBS Early Show.

Currently you can catch the media maven creating and starring in content for some of the most prominent brands across all platforms around the globe, freelance entertainment reporting for shows like The Insider on CBS, KTLA and E! True Hollywood Story, hosting and producing Drinking with the Stars and Studio Wrap for TheWrap.com and on her website StuartSays.com!

ABOUT THE TASTE AWARDS

For over a decade, the TASTE AWARDS have been the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs in Film, Television, Online & Streaming Video, Podcasts, Radio and Photography.

The TASTE 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, NETA, 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, HBO Max, Entertainment Studios’ Recipe.TV, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Tastemade, AMC International, the Africa Channel, Roku, Vimeo, Vice, Vox, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, FNL Network, and more.

Partners for this year’s TASTE AWARDS include ATS Audiovisual, Schiltz Foods, Clubcard Printing, Gowan’s Heirloom Ciders, R&B Cellars, Brigadeiro Sprinkles, coop & spree, Panache Chocolatier, Saluté, Suadella, Top Seedz, Stella’s Confectionery, Rescue Dog Wines, Bay Area Specialty Jerky, Cision PRWeb, Comcast, Norcal Public Media, FilmFreeway, Hollywood Cosmetics, Powerhouse Journey, Celebrity Red Carpets, and more.

Michelle Harris and Kim Estes Return as Hosts of the 14th Annual TASTE AWARDS

The TASTE AWARDS Committee is pleased to announce that long time hosts of the in-person ceremony, Michelle Harris and Kim Estes, return again for the 14th annual season. Michelle and Kim are well known in Hollywood with extensive CVs of amazing work, and have been long-time supporters of the awards.

 

Michelle Harris is the host of Alive & Well with Michelle Harris, a national TV series promoting the wellness lifestyle. Alive & Well is syndicated on television nationwide and on USA Today Network. Michelle is one of the media’s leading lifestyle experts and is a frequent guest on TV shows, radio shows, magazine interviews, red carpets, and live events. Michelle is also the co-founder of Animal Angels, a non-profit advocacy group where celebrities promote pet health and adoptions.

 

Kim Estes received the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Some of his recent television credits include:

  • “The Company You Keep”
  • “9-1-1”
  • “American Auto”
  • “The Resident”
  • “Everything’s Trash”
  • “This Is Us”
  • “How To Get Away With Murder”

Kim has also starred in films and short form series, including Kajillionaire (Miranda July), To Be Me (Jansen/Dash), Underdog (Ritchie Greer), Playing with Beethoven (Jenn Page) Hellfire (Isaac Florentine), Take My Heart (Anna Simone Scott), and Senior Moment (Giorgio Serafini).

2023 Ambassador and Miss TASTE AWARDS: Amanda Sophia Moran

Los Angeles student Amanda Sophia Moran has been named a TASTE AWARDS Ambassador and Miss TASTE AWARDS 2023 by the Awards Committee. Amanda will represent the awards in her community and generation, as well as assist the awards presenters in giving award medals onstage to the winners, honorees and inductees at the March 13th ceremony in Beverly Hills.

Amanda Sophia Moran attends a private high school on Los Angeles’ west side, where she maintains an honors-level GPA through hard work, discipline and proactive engagement with her peers, faculty and school administration. Not only is Amanda an active member of her school’s Black Student Union, she also leads as President of the school’s United Through Art club which utilizes art as a form of activism. Amanda’s other activities include Speech and Debate and Jack and Jill of America, Inc. where she serves as Editor and Historian of her Chapter’s teen group. The producers of the Taste Awards have selected Amanda as a TASTE AWARDS Ambassador and Miss TASTE AWARDS 2023 and proudly wish her a future full of continued success and achievement.

In addition, the awards announce that this year’s 14th Anniversary Red Carpet Awards Show, Reception and Ceremony will take place on March 13, 2023 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, the first in-person since 2020.

Portions of this event will be filmed for broadcast on various public television stations across the United States starting in April and May 2023.

Awards Show Tickets can be reserved here.

For over a decade, the TASTE AWARDS have been the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs in Film, Television, Online & Streaming Video, Podcasts, Radio and Photography.

Winners, Honorees and Hall of Fame Inductees will receive their honors in person at the star-studded ceremony.

The TASTE 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, NETA, 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, HBO Max, Entertainment Studios’ Recipe.TV, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Tastemade, AMC International, the Africa Channel, Roku, Vimeo, Vice, Vox, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and more.