The 2007 Food Network Awards were held in February during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, but the results were just broadcast a few nights ago during a 90-minute TV special. I missed the actual show, but have a full listing of the winners which you can find after the jump.
The categories this year were strange to say the least - you won't find anything relating to any of the actual shows or people of the Food Network, however, the network personalities were out in full force. Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby and Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, and Bobby Flay (among others) presented alongside a rather odd choice of celebrities (really, this is food - not the oscars!) including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart. Though it may seem odd, I'm sure it was highly entertaining.
If you want to catch the entire awards show, the Food Network will apparently be running an encore tonight.
(Winners are in bold)
Delicious Destination of the Year - A rising city with a fast-growing food scene
Nominees:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Maine
Play With Your Food - Art with an edible twist
Nominees:
Jell-O Artist - Liz Hickok
Edible Mosaics - Jason Mecier
Produce Portraits - Saxton Freymann
Tortilla Art - Joe Bravo
"Hot" Chocolate - Artisan confectioners raising the bar
Nominees:
Joseph Whinney - Theo Chocolate Company
Andrew Shotts - Garrison Confections
Kristy Choo - Jin Patisserie
Icy Innovations - Inroads in ice cream
Nominees:
MooBella Ice Cream
Izzy's Ice Cream
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream
Tasty Technology - Tomorrow's appliances for today's kitchens
Nominees:
TMIO Smart Oven
PoliScience Anti-Griddle
GE Trivection Technology
Delectable Delivery of the Year - Not your grandmother's food-of-the-month club
Nominees:
Grateful Palate: Bacon of the Month
Anchor O'Reilly's Food Finds: Chip of the Month
Zingerman's: Z - Club
Super Market - Building a better grocery store
Nominees:
Wegmans Food Market, Inc.
Whole Foods Market
Trader Joe's
Better Burger Fast-food with character
Nominees:
Burgerville
Burgermeister
The Counter
Edible Entrepreneur of the Year - Passionate pursuit of bright ideas
Nominees:
Matt Lee and Ted Lee - Boiled Peanuts Catalog
Alicia Polak - Khaya Cookie Company
Edwin Rodriguez - Plantain Peeler Caribbean Food Implements Corp.
Viewer's Choice: Favorite Food Combo
Nominees:
Mac & Cheese
Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes
Milk & Cookies
Burger & Fries
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Viewer's Choice: Best Ballpark Eats
Nominees:
Camden Yards (Baltimore)
AT&T Park (San Francisco)
Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia)
Safeco Field (Seattle)
Viewer's Choice: The Professional Grade Kitchen Appliance You Can't Live Without
Nominees:
Hand blender
Microwave
Grill
Food processor
Viewers' Choice: Favorite Classic Read
Nominees:
Green Eggs & Ham
Freckle Juice
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
Viewers' Choice: Favorite Cool & Classic Cocktail
Nominees:
Margarita
Mojito
Daiquiri
Martini
Share Our Strength Humanitarian of the Year - Making the world a better place through food
Floyd Cardoz
Food Network Hall of Fame - A salute to a foodie personality
A salute to a Julia Child
Culinary Dream Come True - The Culinary Institute of America Scholarship and Food Network Opportunity of a Lifetime
Matthew Finkel
4-19-2007 @9:32AM Monkey Eat Food said... Anthony Bourdain's commentary on the Food Network Awards is a classic: http://blog.ruhlman.com/2007/04/the_fabulous_fo.html
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4-19-2007 @10:44AM mtcantor said... "Though it may seem odd, I'm sure it was highly entertaining."
Whoa there, lets not get ahead of ourselves...
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4-19-2007 @11:14AM deannadyer said... I have to admit I set the DVR for this one and watched it later, so I fast forwarded thru some of the dragging on parts....but I thought the segments on technology and the scholarship award were okay, and did not find it as unbearable as Anthony did. I have to admit I always enjoy Alton Brown, so that made it okay for me. Wasn't the greatest, was overly commercial-ized, but I think worth an overhaul and trying again. Kind of fun to see the network stars interacting with each other and doing something besides their usual "schtick."
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4-19-2007 @11:15AM Adam said... I heard "hand blender" will be boycotting next year after getting robbed of an award.
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4-19-2007 @12:34PM Heidi said... Monkey Eat Food, thanks so much for the link. Classic Bourdain, I haven't read him going off like that in a while.
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4-19-2007 @6:36PM Boudreaux said... "...Presented alongside a rather odd choice of celebrities (really, this is food - not the oscars!) including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart."
Both Zeta-Jones and Eckhart are starring in No Reservations (7/27/07).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481141/
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4-19-2007 @6:49PM Gina said... O...M....G.... *THIS* is what the Food Network has sunk below "Titanic" depths to??? OY VEY!!! What idiot even *thought* of this "intelligence"?
Apparently, the FN thinks their shows (that only consist of five people now - Rachel, Emeril, Bobby, Gadia, & Paula - really pathetic and boring IMO....) are for idiots (that's US, people!!!) and need to discuss such boorities as best "comfort food" and "best appliance".... OH PLEASE!! I guess the FN really thinks that their population is really stupid! I've just given up on anything new and fresh coming from them. I think FN needs to impeach it's President and staff and start all over again to widen it's viewer base and get EXCITING shows on there!!
Of course, that's only one lowly person's $0.02..... ;)
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4-20-2007 @1:25AM martha morgan said... I was dissapointed the award show. I caught a rerun this evening. Emril was the highlight of the show
and the others should have remained at home. Maybe Catherine Zeta Jones needed the publicity Could be she was getting recipes for the geriatic crowd, Kirk sure needs something to keep him going. RR should have stayed home.
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