The Munchie Award winners

We were remiss earlier that we didn’t acknowledge the winners of the Munchie Awards. As explained by Braiser, which published the results, these awards were created by Andrew Zimmern (most famous for his show, Bizarre Foods). “Zimmern and a panel of 26 experts (chefs, journalists, and media personalities alike) compile a list of nominees in each culinary category which are then open to a public vote.”

You can check out the entire list at Braiser’s article, but here are the winners of the Taste Makers award (they also announce Tasty Bites and Delicious Destinations – both geographic awards):

TERRIFIC TASTEMAKERS

• Best Food Reality TV Show:  Chopped (Food Network)
• Best Food TV Personality: Alton Brown, Good Eats (Food Network)
• Best Food Magazine: Cooking Light (Time, Inc.)
• Best Food Blog or Site: Serious Eats
• Best New Cookbook: Bouchon Bakery, Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel (Artisan)
• Best Food Podcast or Radio Show: NPR: Food (NPR)
• Best Chef: Hugh Acheson, Empire State South, Atlanta

Our congratulations to the winners and, most especially, the voters. Excellent choices, everyone…