Bourdain, Top Chef, Project Runway Lead The Nominations For The 2010 Tasty Awards Show

TasteTV today announced the nominees and categories for the most exciting and prestigious event ever to celebrate food and fashion programs on television, in film, and online, the 2010 "TASTY AWARDS." Anthony Bourdain, Top Chef, Project Runway, Cake Boss and Guy Fieri lead the awards finalists with several nominations each. Hosted by food and travel television star Zane Lamprey of "Three Sheets" fame, the two-hour red carpet event takes place at the Sundance Kabuki theatre in San Francisco on January 14th. The program will air on stations nationwide in February 2010, reaching millions of households.

The show features a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, including Tyler Florence, Joanne Weir, G. Garvin, Tanya Holland, Leslie Sbrocco, Gary Vaynerchuk, Marcy Smothers, Novella Carpenter, Anita Chu, Dominique Crenn, Brian Solis, Marissa Churchill, and more.

Special Achievement Awards have been announced for Anthony Bourdain, Martin Yan, Paul Prudhomme, YouTube, Alton Brown, Jacque Pepin, Meryl Streep, Giada De Laurentiis, and Tim Gunn, among others.

The viewer appetite and response to food and style programs has surged over recent years, making them some of the highest watched video content. The TASTY AWARDS spotlight the year's best achievements in food and fashion programs on television, in film, and on the web.

The following are several of the nominees and categories for the 2010 "TASTY Awards." To participate in the Viewers Choice voting, or for a full list of nominees, please go to www.TastyAwards.com, as well as get updates on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TastyAwards.


Best Food Program - TV

30 Minute Meals
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Man v. Food
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
No Reservations
Top Chef


Best Food Program - Web

Average Betty
CHOW Obsessives
Cooking Videos With Dani Spies
Delicious TV Veg
The Culinary Institute of America
VendrTV


Best Fashion or Design Program - TV

America's Next Top Model
Peter Perfect
Project Runway
The Rachel Zoe Project
What Not To Wear
Kimora, Life in the Fab Lane


Best Fashion or Design Program - Web

Cool Hunting
Fashion TV
Ford Models TV
Modelinia.com
Style.com
Vogue TV


Best Film or Documentary

Food Inc
Good Hair, a film by Chris Rock
Julie and Julia
The Greenmarket: One Farmer's Story
The September Issue
Valentino the Last Emperor


Best Drink or Beverage Program - TV

Great Cocktails
In Wine Country
The Winemakers
Thirsty Traveler
Three Sheets
Uncorked


Best Drink or Beverage Program - Web

3 Wine Guys
Le Goumet TV
Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau
Wine Spectactor Magazine
Wine Library TV
Tiki Bar TV


Best Food Travel Series: Television

Avec Eric (Eric Ripert)
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
Man v. Food
No Reservations
Spain On The Road Again


Best Food Travel Series: Web

Culinary Media Network (CMN) Travel
Tripfilms
Without Borders
Vanuatu TV


Best Reality Series: Food

Cake Boss
Hell's Kitchen
Kitchen Nightmares
The Next Food Network Star
The Next Iron Chef
Top Chef


Best Reality Series: Fashion or Design

America's Next Top Model
Kimora, Life in the Fab Lane
Peter Perfect
Project Runway
The Rachel Zoe Project


Best City or Regional Program

A Taste of New York
Check Please, Bay Area
dineLA
LX.TV
Savory Cities
SFStation.com


Best Newspaper or Magazine Program

7x7 Magazine
Bon Appetit
Food and Wi