WINNERS, HONOREES, AND NOMINEES

The 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS, also known as the TASTY Awards, were presented in the following categories for programs, series or films on the Internet, on television, on mobile, in theaters, and on radio. Finalist Nominees were selected from progams submitted for consideration between July 17th and August 25th, 2011.

Winners of the 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS were announced and received their honors on January 12th, 2012 at a Red Carpet Awards Show event in HOLLYWOOD.

The categories for all nominations can be seen below.

Winners are highlighted in Red

Nominee instructions can be found under Nominee Resources.

CATEGORY	SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
OFFICIAL HONOREES
Tastemaker of the Year	The Chew
The Pioneer Award	Ming Tsai, Lidia Bastianich
Outstanding Inspiration	Steve Jobs
Outstanding Vision	Taste Buds
Outstanding Passion	Debi Mazar
The Seiji Horibuchi Award for Outstanding Animation	Kung Fu Panda 2
Outstanding Technology Innovation	Canon 7D
Outstanding Entertainer	Stanley Tucci (Vine Talk, Big Night)
Breakout Foodies of the Year	Cuisine Culture (Public Television), Ludo Bites America (Sundance Channel), Restaurant Impossible (Food Network), Reservations Required (Halogen)
Breakout Fashionistas of the Year	All on the Line (Sundance Channel), Mad Fashion (Bravo), Kaitlyn’s Beauty Journal, Nail Files (TV Guide)
Guilty Addiction of the Year	Beverly Hills Fabulous (VH1), Famous Foods (VH1)
Great Taste	LX TV, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover

CATEGORY	FINALIST AWARD NOMINEES	WATCH
OFFICIAL FINALISTS
Best Drink or Beverage Program: Television	Wine & Dine with Mastro Drinking Made Easy (HDNet) The Winemakers (Public Television) B.Y.O.B. TV (KOFY TV) Grape Notes (Food Network)	View View View View View
Best Drink or Beverage Program: Web	Drinks with Alie & Georgia Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau Naked Wine Show Thirsty Girl TV Wine Spectactor Magazine Andrea Wine	View View View View View View
Best Food Program: Television	The Science & Art of Cheese (KQED, PBS) Good Eats (Food Network) No Reservations (Travel Channel) Top Chef (Bravo) Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) Kitchen Nightmares (Fox)	View View View View View View
Best Food Program: Web	Bitchin Kitchen Food Wishes Average Betty Jolene Sugarbaker The Trailer Park Queen The Fire House Chef WTF (What’s This Food) Fridays with Fabio! Without Borders	View View View View View View View View
Best Food Travel Series: Television	Foodcrafters (Cooking Channel) Bizarre Foods (Travel Channel) The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network) Man v. Food (Travel Channel) No Reservations (Travel Channel) Eat Street (Cooking Channel)	View View View View View View
Best Food Travel Series: Web	Chef Tips with Jason Hill Off The Beaten Path RV Cooking Show Without Borders Off the Beaten Palate	View View View View View
The Kikkoman Award for Best Reality Series: Food or Drink	Cupcake Wars (Food Network) Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) The Next Food Network Star (Food Network) Top Chef (Bravo) Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo) Restaurant Impossible (Food Network)	View View View View View View
Best Fashion or Design Program : Television	How Do I Look? (Style Network) Fashion Police (E! Entertainment) What Not To Wear (TLC) America’s Next Top Model (CW) Project Runway (Lifetime) The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo)	View View View View View View
Best Reality Series: Fashion, Design or Home Decor	HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV) HGTV Design Star (HGTV) Divine Design (HGTV) America’s Next Top Model (CW) Project Runway (Lifetime)	View View View View View
Best Home Decor and Design Program : Television	Carson Nation (OWN) Home Takeover (OWN) Home Made Simple (TLC) HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV) HGTV Design Star (HGTV) Divine Design (HGTV)	View View View View View View
Best City or Regional Program	Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC) A Taste of New York (TWC) Check Please, Bay Area (PBS, KQED) dineLA Foodies: California (NBC) PlumTV (Plum TV)	View View View View View View
Best Branded Program	Magnum Ice Cream Original Short Film Series by Karl Lagerfeld Mutineer Magazine’s Cognac Conversations Cooking.com Cuisinart Kraft Cooking School Lanvin Fall 2011 Campaign Movie	View View View View View View
Best Newspaper or Magazine Program	Bon Appetit Cook’s Country Food and Wine Magazine LA Times New York Magazine Food Nylon Magazine TV	View View View View View View
Best New Series	GastroLab Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (Style) The Fire House Chef Ludo Bites America (Sundance) Originals with Emeril (Cooking Channel) Extra Virgin (Cooking Channel)	View View View View View View
Best Single Topic Series	What Not To Wear (TLC) Naked Wine Show Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau Simply Ming (Public Television) Mexico – One Plate at a Time (Public) Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo)	View View View View View View
Best Critic or Review Series	Fashion Police (E! Entertainment) Average Betty Naked Wine Show Check Please, Bay Area (PBS KQED) Check Please, Chicago (PBS WTTW) Foodies: California (NBC) Reservations Required (Halogen TV)	View View View View View View View
Best Green or Organic Program	Food Wishes Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood’s Fight for Survival HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV) Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen Chefs A’Field (Public Television) Aarti Party (Food Network)	View View

Best Green or Organic Program	Food Wishes Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood’s Fight for Survival HGTV Green Home 2011 (HGTV) Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen Chefs A’Field (Public Television) Aarti Party (Food Network)	View View View View View View
Best Chef in a Series	Cake Boss (Buddy Valastro, TLC) Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Net.) Mexico – One Plate at a Time (Rick Bayless, Public Television) Good Eats (Alton Brown Food Network) Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten, Food Network)	View View View View View View
Best Ethnic Program	The Cooking Odyssey (Public Television) Simply Ming (Public Television) Mexico – One Plate at a Time (Public) Spice Goddess (Cooking Channel) Easy Chinese San Francisco (Cooking Channel) Passport Hawaii (KGMB-CBS, KHNL)	View View View View View View
Best Foreign Language Program	En La Cocina Para Mi Amor Kaitlyn’s Beauty Journal (various) Al sabor del chef (Univision) Delicioso (Univision)	View View View View
CATEGORY	VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES	WATCH
Best Home Chef in a Series
	Bitchin’ Kitchen	View
	Average Betty	View
	ILoveFlavor	View
	Kitchen Boss	View
	Food Wishes	View
	The Fire House Chef	View
	What would Brian Boitano Make?	View
	FoodCrafters	View
	Hungry Girl	View
Viewers Choice Winner:	Extra Virgin	View
Best Fashion or Design Program: Web
	Chiara Marandellas – FashionPaparazzis.com	View
	Fashion TV	View
Viewers Choice Winner:	Style.com	View
	Vogue TV	View
	Fashion Network	View
	Daily Front Row Chic Report	View
Best Comedy Series
	GastroLab	View
	Bitchin’ Kitchen	View View
	Drinks with Alie & Georgia	View
	Average Betty	View
	Jolene the Trailer Park Queen (Jolene Sugarbaker)	View
	The Handy Goddess Show	View
	My Life as a Foodie	View
Viewers Choice Winner:	My Drunk Kitchen	View
	Drinking Made Easy	View
Best Film or Documentary
	God Save My Shoes	View
Viewers Choice Winner:	Magnum Ice Cream Original Short Film Series by Karl Lagerfeld	View
	Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood’s Fight for Survival	View
	The Trip	View
	Dressed	View
	Toast	View View
	Fashion’s Night Out (CBS)	View
Best International Program
	Tokyo Fashion Express (Japan)	View
	Euromaxx (Germany)	View
	Maangchi (Korea)	View
	Quickies In My Kitchen (Australia)	View
	Eat Yourself Sexy Australia	View
Viewers Choice Winner:	Come Dine With Me – BBC America (UK)	View
	Globe Cooker (France)	View
Best Food or Drink Radio Broadcast
	Bikini Lifestyles, KABC 790 TalkRadio program	www.thebikinichef.com /podcast, itunes, podcast
	iWineRadio.com	Itunes…. live 365…. iWineRadio.com
	Dining Around with Gene Burns	www.DiningAround.com
	The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis	www.tastingwithtom.com
Viewers Choice Winner:	Good Food	http://www.kcrw.com/etc/ programs/gf
	Slow Living Radio	www.slowlivingradio.com; www.crntalk.com;
	Deconstructing Dinner	www.deconstructingdinner.com
	The Food Maven Arthur Schwartz	www.thefoodmaven.com
	EatDrink on Sirius XM	sample unavailable
	Beer Sessions Radio (TM)	www.heritageradionetwork.com/ programs/47-Beer-Sessions