Beginning in 2013, The Daytime Emmy Awards currently give out two awards to honor hosts of culinary and lifestyle etc. programming. The categories are Outstanding Culinary Host and Outstanding Daytime Program Host. The category originated in 1994 and was known as the Outstanding Service Host. Prior to that, hosts of service and craft shows would compete in the Outstanding Talk Show Host category. In 2007, the category name was changed to Outstanding Lifestyle Host and was changed again in 2009 to Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host.

Winners

Outstanding Service Show Host (1994–2006) 1994: T. Berry Brazelton, What Every Baby Knows 1995: Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living 1996: Julia Child, It's Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs 1997: Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living 1998: Steve Thomas, This Old House 1999: Ming Tsai, East Meets West with Ming Tsai 2000: Christopher Lowell, It's Christopher Lowell 2001: Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home 2002: Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living 2003: Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living 2004: Suze Orman, The Suze Orman Show 2005: Bobby Flay, Boy Meets Grill and Michael Chiarello, Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello (tie) 2006: Suze Orman, The Suze Orman Show

Outstanding Lifestyle Host (2007–2008) 2007: Paula Deen, Paula's Home Cooking 2008: Giada De Laurentiis, Everyday Italian

Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host (2009–2012) 2009: Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa 2010: Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa 2011: Martha Stewart, Martha 2012: Sandra Lee, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee

Outstanding Culinary Host (2013–) 2013: Lidia Bastianich, Lidia's Italy 2014: Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction: Season 3 2015: Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction: Season 4 2016: Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch, The Mind of a Chef 2017: Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa 2018: Lidia Bastianich, Lidia's Kitchen 2019: Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie's Home Cooking 2020: Giada De Laurentiis, Giada Entertains 2021: Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa 2022: Frankie Celenza, Struggle Meals 2023: Justin Sutherland, Taste the Culture 2024: Buddy Valastro, Legends of the Fork 2025: Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown

Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle/Travel Program (2013–2014) 2013: Leeza Gibbons, My Generation 2014: Joseph Rosendo, Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children's Series Host (2015–2016) 2015: Brandon McMillan, Lucky Dog 2016: Jeff Corwin, Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin

Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle/Travel/Children's or Family Viewing Program (2017–2018) 2017: Joseph Rosendo, Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope 2018: Brandon McMillan, Lucky Dog

Outstanding Host for a Lifestyle, Children's or Special Class Program (2019) 2019: Samantha Brown, Samantha Brown's Places to Love: Season 1

Outstanding Daytime Program Host (2020–2023) 2020: Mike Rowe, Returning the Favor 2021: Zac Efron, Down to Earth with Zac Efron: Season 1 2022: Bear Grylls, You vs. Wild: Out Cold 2023: Mike Corey, Uncharted Adventure

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily (2024–)

2024: Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight

2025: Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith, Nischelle Turner – Entertainment Tonight

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily (2024–) 2024: Christian Cooper, Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper 2025: Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans

Multiple wins 5 wins Martha Stewart

4 wins Ina Garten

3 wins Bobby Flay

2 wins Joseph Rosendo Julia Child Lidia Bastianich Giada De Laurentiis Brandon McMillan Suze Orman

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