General Mills, Inc. : General Mills Announces Winners of The Munchies: People's Choice Food Awards
05/04/2012| 10:30am US/Eastern
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The votes are in and the public has spoken! After a month of close
competition and thousands of votes, Tablespoon.com
reveals the most delicious food experiences America has to offer. The
Munchies served up 20 categories of Terrific Tastemakers, Best Bites and
Delicious Destinations, and fan favorites such as Bobby Flay, Food
Network Magazine and the TV show "Top Chef" bested the
competition by taking home The Munchies awards in the Favorite Food TV
Personality, Favorite Food Related Magazine and Favorite Food
Reality TV Show categories.
In its inaugural year, The Munchies: People's Choice Food Awards were
hosted by James Beard Award-Winning TV Personality and Chef Andrew
Zimmern. Zimmern and an expert panel of celebrity chowhounds developed
the list of nominees, which were then put to popular vote on Tablespoon.com/themunchies.
"It's been so fun to see people who are passionate about food debate and
support their favorite restaurants, media, and chefs," says The Munchies
lead panelist Andrew Zimmern. "These awards are a celebration of the
food experience across America, and I congratulate each of the winners."
Reigning food capital of the world, New York City, showed well in The
Munchies by winning numerous categories, including Best Pizza
(Grimaldi's Pizzeria), Best Cookie (Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip,
Levain Bakery), and Favorite Coffee Shop (Café Grumpy).
Other regions weren't left in the cold, however, with the Best Taco
award going to Torchy's Tacos in Austin, the Best Ice Cream award going
to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, and the Best Local Farmers
Market award going to Pike Place Market in Seattle. Fast-food joint
In-N-Out Burger's Double-Double Animal Style won for Most Iconic Burger.
Other notable winners include American Public Media's "The Splendid Table"
for Best Podcast/Radio Show and Tony Luke's Cheesesteak at Citizens Bank
Park in Philadelphia for Favorite Stadium Eats.
The Munchies recipients will receive their awards in the coming weeks,
but they're not the only winners: a donation was made to Feeding America
on behalf of the panelists and voters who participated in selecting the
Terrific Tastemakers, Best Bites and Delicious Destinations that are
being honored today.
The full list of The Munchies award winners includes:
Terrific Tastemakers
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Favorite Food Reality TV Show
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Favorite Food TV Personality
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Bobby Flay, "Food Network Star" (Food Network)
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Favorite Food Related Magazine
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Food Network Magazine (Hearst)
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Favorite Food Blog
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The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond
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Most Newsworthy Cookbook
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Food52 Cookbook, Amanda Hesser &
Merrill Stubbs (Harper Collins)
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Best Food Podcast or Radio Show
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"The Splendid Table" (American Public Media)
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Best Chef
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April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY
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Most Inspiring Food Visionary
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Jamie Oliver, Food Revolution
Best Bites
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Most Iconic Burger
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Double Double Animal Style, In-N-Out Burger, Irvine, CA
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Best Pizza
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Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Brooklyn, NY
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Best Taco
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Torchy's Tacos, Austin, TX
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Best Cookie
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie, Levain Bakery, New York,
NY
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Best Ice Cream
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Columbus, OH
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Best Food Truck
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Wafels & Dinges, New York, NY
Delicious Destinations
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Best Local Farmers Market
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
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Favorite Stadium Eats
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Tony Luke's Cheesesteak, Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
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Coolest Coffee Shop
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Café Grumpy, New York, NY
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Best Craft Brewery
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
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Most Intriguing Cocktail Bar
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Favorite Gluten-Free Bakery
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BabyCakes NYC, New York, NY
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For General Mills:
Exley PR
Mary Jo Exley
952-835-1306
mj@exleyPR.com
or
Rogers
& Cowan
Claire Heath
310-854-8150
CHeath@rogersandcowan.com
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