Food & Drink

2020 Taste of the Town Video and Award Winners

By Jennifer Bruse | January 27, 2020

2,800 attendees enjoyed a food paradise with delicious samples from nearly 40 local restaurants at the 34th Annual Taste of the Town on Thursday, January 16 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott.

Watch our video below taken at the event where Jennifer Bruse, President & CEO of Hello Woodlands, interviewed TOTT Food Judge Nick Rama or Nick’s Local Eats, Zach Richmond of The Richmond Realty RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, Constable Ryan Gable, and Woodforest Grille at the Woodforest Golf Club PLUS amazing food and fun moments by Rod Prado, Hello Woodlands Videographer.

At The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce’s special event, local restaurants also competed in the “Best of Taste” competition for titles including Best Appetizer, Best Entrée, Best Dessert and the People’s Choice Award.

The Taste of the Town Food Judges were:

Metta Marie Archilla-Ishida is a published Food Blogger (Cypress Lifestyle), contributor to PinPointe Magazine and a Founder of On Metta’s Fork and the Cypress Area Eats Facebook groups and pages.
Shane McAuliffe – host of The Texas Bucket List, his show is dedicated to everything you have to see, do, and experience in the Lone Star State and a few things every Texan should venture out to try.
Nick Rama food writer, contributor of Hello Woodlands and Link Local, and shares his restaurant experiences on Nick’s Local Eats and TX BBQ, Burgers and Brew Facebook pages.
Francine Spiering food and travel writer who loves to discover, first hand, where her food comes from. As the editor and contributor of Edible Houston, board member of Slow Food Houston and member of Foodways Texas, she is committed to the city’s local community and actively promotes the regional gastronomy through her work.
Kerry Stessel and his wife are the culinary powerhouses behind the gourmet hot sauce company Hot Line Pepper Products LLC. Starting the company in 2010 with four gourmet sauces, the company has grown and is now in many retail stores, restaurants, and food service distributors including nationwide deals of approximately 2,400 stores.