Actress Thushari Jayasekera Attends The Second Annual Tasty Awards
January 15, 2011 by Esteban Escobar
Filed under Events, Featured, News
On Thursday, January 13, 2011 The Second Annual Tasty Awards was held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
The Tasty Awards was hosted by comedian Zane Lamprey and event was produced by Taste TV & sponsored by Kikkoman.
The Awards presenters were: Leslie Sbrocco, Chef Tanya Holland, Chef Nathan Lyon, Bobby Bognar, Candice Kumai, Brian Boitano, Chef Daniel Green, Luciene Salomone, Amy Paffrath, Chef Kevin Roberts, Jeannie Mai, Aida Mollenkamp, Peter Ishkhans, Darryl Robinson, Fabio Viviani and Manouschka Guerrier.
Actress Thushari Jayasekera was in attendance at the event and she told Diversity News Magazine that “She loves to watch the food shows & wanted to check out the new event. Also she enjoyed the show and got to meet many of the presenters & winners.”
Nominees and Honorees for the 2nd Annual Tasty Awards are listed below. Winners are highlighted.
| CATEGORY | SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS |
| OFFICIAL HONOREES | |
| Person of the Year | Mario Batali |
| Tastemaker of the Year | Melissa Rivers and Joan Rivers |
| The Kikkoman Pioneer Award
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Martha Stewart, Alton Brown, Food Network |
| Lifetime Achievement | Niecy Nash, Gordon Ramsay |
| Outstanding Inspiration | Tyra Banks |
| Outstanding Vision | Cat Cora |
| Outstanding Passion | Guy Fieri |
| Outstanding Entertainer | Ryan Seacrest |
| Outstanding Technology Innovation | Twitter, iPad |
| Stylemaker of the Year | Heidi Klum |
| Breakout Foodies of the Year | Dinner with the Band (IFC), Food Party(IFC), Food Jammers (Cooking Channel, Halogen TV), Everyday Food (PBS) |
| Breakout Fashionistas of the Year | Mod-TV.com, DailyFrontRow.com Chic Report, Teenage Paparazzo (HBO), The Red Carpet Issue (Sundance) |
| Guilty Addiction of the Year | “Flipping Out” (Bravo), “The Spin Crowd”(E! Entertainment) |
| Great Taste | Gail Simmons, Jeannie Mai |
| CATEGORY | FINALIST AWARD NOMINEES | WATCH |
| OFFICIAL FINALISTS | ||
| Best Drink or Beverage Program: Television | Drink Up with Darryl Robinson (Cooking Channel) The Winemakers (PBS) Drinking Made Easy with Zane Lamprey (HD Net) Wine & Dine with Mastro (CoLours TV, AMG) |
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| Best Drink or Beverage Program: Web | 12 Second Cocktails Art of the Drink Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau Mixology Thirsty Girl TV Wine Library TV |
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| Best Food Program: Television | America’s Test Kitchen (PBS) Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Food Network) Good Eats (Food Network) No Reservations (Travel Channel) Top Chef (Bravo) Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) |
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| Best Food Program: Web | Average Betty CHOW.com Aarti Parti The Culinary Institute of America Working Class Foodies Jamie Oliver Recipes |
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| Best Food Travel Series: Television | Avec Eric (PBS) Bizarre Foods (Travel Channel) Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Food Network) The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network) No Reservations (Travel Channel) Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Network) |
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| Best Food Travel Series: Web | CMN Travels-Culinary Media Network Working Class Foodies Vegan Hotspot Without Borders Savoring the Best of World Flavors: World Culinary Arts Series |
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| The Kikkoman Award for Best Reality Series: Food or Drink | The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network) The Next Food Network Star (Food Network) Top Chef (Bravo) Iron Chef America (Food Network) Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) Top Chef Masters (Bravo) |
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| Best Food or Drink Video Podcast | Avec Eric (PBS) Average Betty Epicurious Farmers’ Market Gourmet Simply Ming (PBS) Working Class Foodies |
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| Best Fashion or Design Program : Television | America’s Next Top Model (CW) Kimora, Life in the Fab Lane (Style Network) Project Runway (Lifetime) The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo) What Not To Wear (TLC) |
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| Best Fashion or Design Program : Web | Cool Hunting Fashion TV Ford Models TV Style.com Vogue TV Fashion Network |
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| Best Reality Series: Fashion or Design | America’s Next Top Model (CW) What Not to Wear (TLC) Kimora, Life in the Fab Lane (Style Network) Project Runway (Lifetime) The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo) Say Yes to the Dress (TLC) |
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| Best Fashion or Design Video Podcast |
Ford Models TV Style.com ThreadBanger, D.I.Y. Fashion & Style Vogue TV Gucci The Fashion Network |
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| Best Home Decor and Design Program : Television | Home Made Simple (TLC) Curb Appeal: The Block (HGTV) HGTV Green Home 2010 (HGTV) HGTV Design Star (HGTV) Divine Design (HGTV) |
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| Best Mobile / Apps / Out of Home Series |
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) Working Class Foodies Top Chef (Bravo) Food Network Nighttime iPad App (Food Network) Gourmet Live iPad App New York Times iPad App |
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| Best City or Regional Program | A Taste of New York (TW35 – Time Warner Cable) About.com Check Please, Bay Area (PBS/KQED) Check Please, Chicago (PBS/WTTW) dineLA Savory Cities |
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| Best Branded Program | Cooking.com Cuisinart H&M Fashion Video Kraft Cooking School Luxury Explorer TV Target Frugalista |
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| Best Newspaper or Magazine Program | Bon Appetit Cook’s Country Food and Wine Magazine LA Times New York Times Food New York Times the Minimalist with Mark Bittman |
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| Best New Series | MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay (FOX) Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo) FoodCrafters (Cooking Channel) The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network) Cupcake Wars (Food Network) Private Chefs of Beverly Hills (Food Network) |
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| Best Single Topic Series | Cake Boss (TLC) Simply Ming (PBS) Mexico – One Plate at a Time (PBS) Cupcake Wars (Food Network) Vegan a go-go Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo) |
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| Best Critic or Review Series | Check Please, Bay Area (PBS/KQED) Savory Cities The Naked Wine Show The Cooks Plate Average Betty Wine Library TV |
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| Best Green or Organic Program | Vegan Hotspot Cooking Up a Story HGTV Green Home 2010 (HGTV) Vegan a go-go Chefs A’Field (PBS) Fresh Food Fast with Emeril Lagasse (Cooking Channel) |
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| CATEGORY | VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES | WATCH |
| OFFICIAL FINALISTS | ||
| Best Film or Documentary | Eat Pray Love Soul Kitchen Kings of Pastry Beer Wars Haute Couture: A Fashion Documentary Fresh the Movie |
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| Best Comedy Series | Bizarre Foods (Travel Channel) The Dish (Style Network) Jolene Sugarbaker: The Trailer Park Cooking Show Tiki Bar TV Drinking Made Easy (HD Net) Average Betty |
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| Best Home Chef in a Series | Average Betty Working Class Foodies What Would Brian Boitano Make? (Food Network) Food Wishes Barefoot Contessa (Food Network) Down Home with the Neelys (Food Network) |
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| Best Chef in a Series | Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Network) Mexico – One Plate at a Time (PBS) Good Eats (Food Network) Barefoot Contessa (Food Network) Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef (PBS) |
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| Best Male Host in a Series | Alton Brown (Food Network) Guy Fieri (Food Network) Tom Colicchio (Bravo) Anthony Bourdain (Travel Channel) Jamie Oliver (ABC) Tyler Florence (Food Network) Bobby Flay (Food Network) Eric Ripert (PBS) Ming Tsai (PBS) Rick Bayless (PBS) Tim Gunn (Bravo) Gordon Ramsay (FOX) Justin Willman (Food Network) Andrew Zimmern (Travel Channel) Max Lando (Working Class Foodies) |
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| Best Female Host in a Series | Tyra Banks (CW) Heidi Klum (Bravo) Padma Lakshmi (Bravo) Ina Garten (Food Network) Stacy London (TLC) Kimora Lee Simmons (Style Network) Gail Simmons (Bravo) Aida Mollenkamp (Food Network, Cooking Channel) Paul Deen (Food Network) Rachel Ray (Food Network) Giada De Laurentiis (Food Network) Sara O’Donnell (Average Betty) Rebecca Lando (Working Class Foodies) Susan Sterling (Naked Wine Show) Jess (Vegan A Go Go) |
Actress Thushari Jayasekera:
Is a Sri Lankan American actress, performer, and writer. Actress Thushari Jayasekera, currently is in the role of Pinky on NBC’s Outsourced TV Show. Outsourced second season is to air on a new time, at 10:30 pm after 30 Rock, starting Thursday, January 20, 2011 on NBC. For more information about Actress Thushari Jayasekera you can visit her IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3469610/ or follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/thusharijayasek
About The Annual Tasty Awards:
Is the premier broadcast awards show to celebrate the best in food, fashion, and home lifestyle programs on TV, in Film, and Online. The goal is to recognize and acknowledge outstanding excellence in video and film content focused on food, drink, fashion, and design. For more information visit http://www.tastyawards.com/
Sources: http://www.tastyawards.com, Wikipedia and IMDB
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