2013 WINNERS
We knew you loved your coffee and the cafes you visit. We knew you loved cocktails and the restaurants/bars you patronize. We also knew you loved excellent service in the restaurants around the city. What we didn’t know, how passionately you would get behind nominating these tireless people in the food and drink service industry who work so hard in and around Vancouver.
We received a couple thousand nominations for people all over Vancouver since our Barista, Waiter, Cocktail Maker competition launched last month. There can only be one winner in each category. Who did you choose as the numero uno? Who makes the best coffee, cocktails, and excels in service in our city’s restaurants?
THE TOP THREE ARE:
BEST BARISTA: Jessie Chou at Good Day Sunshine Cafe– 2950 King George Blvd #100, Surrey
BEST WAITER: David Lew at Yew Restaurant – 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
BEST COCKTAIL MAKER: Kelly Ann Woods at La Mezcaleria – 1622 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
I have also listed all of the people that were nominated in each of the categories as these people should all be recognized for the work that they do, day in and day out.
Baristas
Carole Mathys – Platform 7 Coffee, Vancouver
Eliot Scott – Platform 7 Coffee, Vancouver
Aaron Kafka – Kafka’s Coffee & Tea, Vancouver
Blandin Luzuka – Wired Monk Cafe Fleetwood, Surrey
Evan Schutte – Catch 122, Vancouver
Mariane Chow — Fuel at Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
Robert Lowe – Stir Coffee House, Ladner
Waiters
Maude Renaud-Brisson – Salt Tasting Room, Vancouver
Evelyn Valilee – Corduroy Restaurant, Vancouver
Tina Rothe – Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Kristy Gaetz – Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Nick Earnes – Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Colette Nichol – Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Shawn Divers – Bull Chophouse, Gibsons
Salerie Lincoln – The Cascade Room, Vancouver
Stephen Biddiscombe – Blue Eyed Marys, West Vancouver
Francesco Garza – Blue Eyed Marys, West Vancouver
Kelsey Wickett – Joe Fortes Seafood House & Oyster Bar, Vancouver
Steven Trudel – Pronto Caffe, Vancouver
Ryan Holmberg – Hawksworth Restaurant, Vancouver
Samuel La Croix, Blue Water Cafe, Vancouver
John Ferrie, The Teahouse, Vancouver
Dylan Shui, YEW Restaurant, Vancouver
Cocktail Makers
Ryan Johnson – Tuc Restaurant, Vancouver
Carmen Adams – Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Danielle Tartarin – The Keefer Bar, Vancouver
Galen Linnett – The Charlottan, Vancouver
Taylor Barnfeild – The Charlottan, Vancouver
Stephen Biddiscombe – Blue Eyed Mary’s
Joe – 1927 Lounge in Rosewood Hotel, Vancouver
Chiara Fung – Grain Tasting Bar, Vancouver
Jonathan Latham -Blackbird Public House, Vancouver
Robyn Gray – Pidgin, Vancouver
Shea Hogan – Shameful Tiki Room, Vancouver
Aimee Como – The Stable House Bistro, Vancouver
Robert Holl-Allen – Notturno, Vancouver
Sabrine Dedden – West Restaurant, Vancouver
Navin Toor – The Keefer Bar, Vancouver
Paul Clark – Chicha Restaurant, Vancouver
Fiona Grieve – Buckstop, Vancouver
Martin Coriveau – La Pentola, Vancouver
John Mclellan – La Mezcaleria, Vancouver
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate the best of the best and congratulations to all who were nominated. Watch for interviews with each of the winners coming up soon.
By: Richard Wolak