First and foremost, I thank GOD.
I have been sitting with this news, letting it wash over me, trying to find the right words, and honestly? There are none that feel big enough. But I’ll try anyway.
The 47th Annual Telly Awards just recognized Maximum Flavor with FOUR awards, and I am overwhelmed in the most beautiful way. This isn’t just a trophy moment. This is a people moment.
To every single person who has ever pressed play, shared an episode, sent a DM saying “this made me want to cook tonight or made me buy the ticket, book the trip,” you are the reason any of this exists. You are not just an audience. You are collaborators. You are the whole point.
To my team, the ones who show up before the cameras roll and stay long after they stop, you pour your hearts into every frame, every place, every story we tell together. This belongs to you.
To my family, you taught me that the table is always big enough, and that love tastes like sharing something real. That’s all I’ve ever tried to put into this work.
Thank you for every single view, every kind word, and every moment you let me into your kitchen and into your world. I don’t take a single second of it for granted.
… thank YOU, LORD!
In case you’re in the industry and interested, these are the categories we won in:
General Branded Content
This recognition is especially powerful because it reflects audience connection and public resonance. Branded storytelling can often feel transactional, but this award signals that the project transcended advertising and became emotionally engaging, cinematic, and culturally meaningful content that audiences genuinely responded to.
General Food & Beverage
A Silver Telly represents one of the highest distinctions in the competition. In a category filled with food media, culinary travel content, beverage campaigns, and hospitality storytelling from major brands and production companies, earning Silver means the work ranked among the very best submitted internationally. This award validates the sophistication of the culinary storytelling, production quality, sensory appeal, and overall execution of the series.
General Travel & Tourism
This category recognition demonstrates the project’s success beyond food alone. It confirms that Searching for Maximum Flavor: Tequila, Mexico effectively captured place, culture, atmosphere, discovery, and emotional immersion, the essential elements of elite travel storytelling. The work succeeded not only as culinary media, but as destination-driven experiential content capable of inspiring tourism, curiosity, and cultural appreciation.
The recognition for Maximum Flavor Live Stream in the Creator: Creator & Host category is especially meaningful because this category honors personality-driven content and on-camera talent. Winning a Telly here acknowledges the ability to connect authentically with audiences in real time, an increasingly difficult and valuable skill in today’s digital landscape. Livestreaming demands charisma, adaptability, spontaneity, and genuine audience engagement, and this award confirms presence as a host stands out on a national and global level.
… thank YOU, LORD!