General Mills, Andrew Zimmern Announce ‘Munchies’ Winners

Golden Valley-based General Mills and TV personality Andrew Zimmern on Wednesday announced the winners of “The Munchies: People’s Choice,” according to a news release.

Zimmern and an expert panel of 26 “celebrity chowhounds” first selected a list of nominees for the second-annual competition. People could then vote on those nominees.

A total of 20 winners in three groups—“Terrific Tastemakers, Best Bites and Delicious Destinations”—were selected.

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Winners

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

Best Bites

• Best Burger: Butcher and the Burger, Chicago
• Best Pizza: Bar Toma, Chicago
• Best Taco: La Condesa, Austin, TX
• Best Ice Cream: Graeters, Cincinnati
• Best BBQ: Oklahoma Joe's, Kansas City, KS
• Best Breakfast: Loveless Cafe, Nashville, TN
• Best Late Night Food: Waffle House, Atlanta

Delicious Destinations

• Best Local Farmers Market: North Market, Columbus, OH
• Best Food Truck: Kogi BBQ Truck, Los Angeles
• Best Coffee Shop: Joe, New York
• Best Craft Brewery: Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
• Best Bakery: Hoosier Mama Pie Co., Chicago
• Best Food City: Chicago