The 7th TASTE HALL OF FAME Inductees Announced

The TASTE AWARDS Committee, celebrating the best in food, fashion, and lifestyle programming on television, film, online and streaming video, on radio and in podcasts, are pleased to announce the inductees in the seventh class of the TASTE HALL OF FAME.

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The 6th TASTE HALL OF FAME Inductees Announced

The TASTE AWARDS Committee, celebrating the best in food, fashion, and lifestyle programming on television, film, online and on radio,  are pleased to announce the inductees in the sixth class of the TASTE HALL OF FAME.

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TASTE AWARDS CLOSEUP: Monique Soltani of Wine Oh TV

TASTE AWARDS Finalist & Winner, and Wine Oh TV Executive Producer and Host, Monique Soltani is a broadcast journalist and wine expert. Monique has reported for The Weather Channel, CBS, NBC, ABC affiliates across the country.

Monique is also a trained SAG/AFTRA actor and studied at The Groundlings, Warner Loughlin Studios, and The Atlantic Theater Company. Monique can be seen on various films, television shows and commercials.

TASTE AWARDS CLOSEUP

  • Monique, what have the TASTE AWARDS meant to You?: It’s a huge honor to be recognized for the hard work and dedication that goes into hosting and producing Wine Oh TV, a show that I love and have put my heart and soul into for so many years. I’m so thankful to the TASTE AWARDS for this honor and for bringing awareness to independently run shows like mine. I am beyond blessed to have such tremendous support from the wine community and from my distribution partners.
  • Where are you from originally?: Los Angeles, CA
  • Where are you based now?: San Francisco
  • What is Your Favorite Item of Clothing or Designer?: Derek Lam
  • What is your Camera of Choice?: Canon
  • What is your Computer of Choice?: Mac
  • What is your Favorite City?: Venice (Italy or LA)
  • What is your passion?: Storytelling
  • How did you come up with the name?: It’s a play on words. Wine Oh, like “OH” I didn’t know that or a Wine Oh someone who drinks too much.
  • What do you love about it?: The people I meet
  • What is the most challenging part?: Finding the time to tell all the amazing stories that are out there
  • How did you go about getting involved or even starting this endeavor from a business or professional standpoint?: I combined my passion for wine with my experience as a broadcast journalist
  • Has it reached your goals for it?: I’m always evolving and so are my goals.
  • Anything you wish you had known in this industry when you first started?: How important it is to ask for what you want.
  • Any tips for those aspiring to do better in this media space?: Expect great things and your life will begin to unfold that way.
  • How much do you use Social Media as part of the business or project?: Daily
  • What’s next for Monique and this Project?: Getting more distribution, telling more compelling stories and always pushing myself to do better work.

TASTE AWARDS Dinner and VIP Red Carpet Reception on April 9th in Los Angeles

The TASTE AWARDS, the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Apps, and on Radio & Podcasts, announces the 9th Annual VIP Dinner and Red Carpet Reception will take place on April 9th in Los Angeles.

This year’s TASTE AWARDS VIP Dinner and Red Carpet Reception features a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV, Film and Video celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters. It takes place at one of Los Angele’s newest and chicest restaurants (secret location to be announced shortly)


The TASTE AWARDS Dinner & Reception includes:

✓ Celebrity Red Carpet step and repeat
✓ 3-Course Dinner
✓ Premium Wine reception
✓ Awards Presentation Ceremony & Winner Announcements
✓ VIP Gift Bags
✓ Location: One of Los Angele’s newest and chicest restaurants
✓ RSVP and Tickets Required – RSVP BY MARCH 28th

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network , the Style Network, Bravotv.com , the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, PBS,American Public Television, Create TV, NBC News, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, VICE, LiveWell network, Esquire Network, Bio/ FYI Television Network , Iheart Radio, HBO, Myx TV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo , Gusto TV, Netflix and more.

Examples of Celebrity Nominees for this year include Action Bronson , Martha Stewart , Snoopdog , VH1 , P. Allen Smith, Chef Jet TilaMing Tsai, Andrew Zimmern, and Gigi Gorgeous, Top Chef, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street

Location: TBA, Los Angeles
Date & Time: April 9, 2018
Red Carpet & Wine Reception: 6:00-7:00pm
Awards Dinner & Ceremony: 7:00pm-9:30pm

**Admission Tickets Required by all attendees. GO HERE FOR DETAILS.

The 5th TASTE HALL OF FAME Inductees Announced

The Fifth year Inductees to the TASTE HALL OF FAME have been announced, and the list is here. See who joined the legends this year.

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TASTE AWARDS Beverly Hills Reception Tickets Now Available for Feb. 21st

The TASTE AWARDS Committee, the Academy of Media Tastemakers, the Advisory Board, Ambassadors, and Partners and Sponsors are pleased to announce the 8th Annual TASTE AWARDS will take place on February 21st in Beverly Hills.

Award Winners of the General Award categories as well as Award Honorees have been announced, and along with the remaining award winners including Viewers Choice categories will receive their honors on February 21, 2017 at a star-studded Red Carpet Awards Reception of food and fashion TV celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters in Hollywood.

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TASTE AWARDS RED CARPET RECEPTION

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
@ SIXTY Beverly Hills , Los Angeles

Tickets Required for All Attendees

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  • REGULAR Tickets: $40
  • LAST MINUTE Tickets: $50

 

The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Apps, and on Radio & Podcasts.

The Annual 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, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, APT, Create TV, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Vice, LiveWell Network, Esquire Network, Bio/FYI Channel, iHeart Radio, HBO, MyxTV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, PTA, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo, and more.