The 11th Taste Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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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

The 10th Taste Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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Watch the TASTE AWARDS 2022 Television Broadcast on PBS on Demand

Now in its 13th year, the annual TASTE AWARDS was televised across the United States in 2022.

This star-studded television special was broadcast exclusively on select public television stations nationwide, and is also viewable on the PBS Video on Demand app. Celebrity award presenters for this broadcast include Tyler Florence, Joanne Weir, Darley Newman, Chef Jernard Wells, Michelle Harris, Kim Estes, Lorna Maseko, Nikki Dinki, Andrea Feczko, Danielle Nottingham, Kitchen Chat, Chef JJ Johnson, and more.

 

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TASTE Hall of Fame’s Andrew Zimmern Named U.N. World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador

Hall of Fame Inductee

Andrew Zimmern, TASTE AWARDS winner, Hall of Famer, and awards honoree, plus an Emmy- and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher and social justice advocate, has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations World Food Programme, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

In this role, Andrew will be using his voice and platform to educate the public on food waste and fight to end global hunger. Our team pursued this goal on Andrew’s behalf over the course of a few years, and worked tirelessly to promote this incredible honor by securing top-tier media placements, from segments with GMA3: What You Need To Know, Rachael Ray Show and MSNBC’s The ReidOut, to print/online features with Mashed.com, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, UN News, and much more.