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Vancouver Chicken Wings Challenge

May 14th, 2013 admin

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Chicken Wings Challenge. I have invited restaurants from all over the city to enter their Chicken Wings into this challenge, some entered their house recipe and others created a special Chicken Wings dish just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Chicken Wings creation on their menu from May 14 – June 9, 2013. How Does this all Work? Well, this is a public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the Chicken Wings creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best Chicken Wings creation.

Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter address is @Vanfoodster and the hashtag is #ChickenWingsChallenge please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the event.

Voting criteria -  some things to help you judge your favourite chicken wings– keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

Get some friends together and make lunch, happy hour, dinner or late night of it, visit 2 places or more to share and taste the different chicken wings creations or go solo or with a friend – just remember to VOTE for your favourites between June 7-11.

Watch – - > the Vancouver Chicken Wing Challenge on CTV BC News with Coleen Christie on May 15, 2013

Here are the 13 Chicken Wings creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

The Gramercy Grill

Gramercy Grill’s Chicken Wings

Gramercy Grill’s Chicken Wings

Pineapple Marinated, Roasted Garlic & Bell Pepper Dusted Chicken Wings over red Thai curry julienne veggies & crispy vermicelli noodles

Price: $12

Created by: Chef Dennis Huang

Available: Wings will be available 7 days a week (11am Mon thru Sat, 10am Sun until closing, last Seating 9pm Sun thru Wed, last Seating 9:30pm Thur, Fri, Sat)

Gramercy Grill

2685 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-730-5666

Twitter: @gramercygrill

Web:  http://www.gramercygrill.ca/

 

Fogg n’ Suds Restaurant beer bar

Chicken Parmesan Wings

Chicken Parmesan Wings with Chili-lime Marinara Sauce

Parmesan rubbed crispy chicken wings topped with our house made chili-lime marinara sauce garnished with green onions, and a lime wedge.

Price: 1Lb of wings, these wings will be offered at $4.99 on wing Wednesday (all day), $6 during appy hour (3-6pm every day), and $11 thereafter (before 3pm and after 6pm every day).

Created by Chef Jason Blackmore

Fogg n’ Suds restaurant beer bar

10720 Cambie Road, Richmond

Tel: (604) 273-0776

Twitter: @FoggBeerBar

Web: www.foggnsuds.ca

 

The Frog and Nightgown

Bacon, Caesar Wing

Bacon, Caesar Wing

Our meaty wings are lightly breaded, flash fried and tossed in a horseradish spiked Caesar sauce. Add some bacon bits and a spicy tempura battered pickled bean, you have a Canadian classic without the glass.

Available: Anytime the kitchen is open (11am-10pm Sun-Tues, 11am-Midnight Thurs-Sat)

Price: $13.00 and on Wednesday $5.25

Created by Chef Corinne Klyne and her kitchen crew.

The Frog & Nightgown

1125 Falcon Drive, Coquitlam

Tel: (604) 464-1949

Twitter: @frogpub

Web: http://www.frogandnightgownpub.com/

 

The Morrissey Pub

Moe’s Spicy Peanut Chicken Wings

 Moe’s Spicy Peanut Chicken Wings

A South-East Asian style spicy peanut sauce smothers these infamous chicken wings.

Price: $11

Available: 3pm – 10pm Sunday – Thursday and 3pm – 1am Friday & Saturday

Created by Chef James Douglas

The Morrissey Pub

1227 Granville Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 682-0909

Twitter: @TheMorrisseypub

Web: www.themorrisseypub.com

 

Kingston Taphouse and Grille

Confit Chicken Wing

Confit Chicken Wing

With an orange salt + pepper and sherry chervil creme fraiche Fraser valley wingettes confit in duck fat tossed with an orange cardamom salt and pepper drizzled with a sherry chervil creme fraiche. This dish is also Gluten Free.

Price: $7 Our dish will be available at all times (approx. 1/2 lbs.)

Chefs: Simon McLeod who is on twitter @ChefSSMcLeod and Jay Troop

Kingston Taphouse and Grille

755 Richards Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-681-7011

Twitter: @TheKingstonPub

Web: http://kingstontaphouse.com/

 

Rogue Kitchen & Wet Bar

Kimchi Chicken Wings

Kimchi Chicken Wings

We are serving a pound of chicken wings glazed with a kimchi wheat ale glaze. The glaze is made with a kimchi puree that is reduced with honey, orange and wheat ale. They are accompanied by a cool sliced cucumber and herb salad.

Cost: $12.99

Created by Chef Cory Chapman

Rogue Kitchen & Wet Bar

601 West Cordova Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604.678.8000

Twitter: @roguewetbar

Web:  www.roguewetbar.com

 

Darby’s Pub

Five spice Chicken Wings

Five spice chicken wings with orange chili cream

Price: $10.95

Created by Executive Chef A.J. Jackson on twitter @ChefAJJackson

Offered: all day

Darby’s Pub

2001 Macdonald Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-731-0617

Twitter: @Darbys_In_Kits

Web: http://www.darbyspub.ca

 

House Guest

House Guest Wings

Confit  Chicken Wings

Free Range Chicken wings that have been Brined with Fennel seeds, Coriander seeds, White Peppercorns and chilis that are then confit slowly in chicken fat. We then fry them until the skin gets nice and crispy and we coat it in a Pine Salt made with tender greens of pine trees and it is served with Palm oil rich japanese mayonaise.

Price: $10 (except during happy hour (6-7pm) when they are 50% off/$5)

Created by: Chef Jimmy Stewart on twitter @JimmyCStewart

Offered: all the time (except not during Sunday brunch)

House Guest

322 Water Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-699-0249

Twitter: @HOUSExGUEST

Web: http://HOUSExGUEST.com

 

Malone’s Bar and Grill

Salted Caramel Waffle Wings with Zing

Salted Caramel Waffle Wings with Zing

Buttermilk waffle battered chicken wings tossed in a spicy salted caramel sauce

Price of Chicken Wings: $11

Created by: Chef Rennie Chotalal on twitter @Chef_Rennie

Offered: all the time

Malone’s Bar and Grill

608 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 684-9977

Twitter: @MalonesDrinkery

Web: http://www.malones.bc.ca/

Also available at their other location

The Cambie Pub

300 Cambie Street

 

Sol Sun Belt Cookery

Grilled Harissa Drummetes

Grilled Harissa Drummetes

Served with mango salsa (mango, red pepper, red onion, cilantro, white balsamic) over house made harissa (secret recipe) and drizzled with argan oil.

Price: $10 half dozen or $14 dozen

Created by: Chef Abdel Elatouabi on twitter @AbdelElatouabi

Sol Sun Belt Cookery

550 Denman Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 568-2235

Twitter: @SoLSunBelt

Web: http://www.solsunbelt.com/

 

Calabash Bistro

Calabash Wings

Calabash Wings

Free range chicken wings marinated in our house made jerk and seasoned with Calabash spices. Served with a spicy tropical glaze drizzled at the table.

Price: $11

Offered: all the time

Created by: Chef Cullin David

Calabash Bistro

428 Carrall Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 568-5882

Twitter: @calabashbistro

Web: http://calabashbistro.com/

 

Score on Davie

Score’s Free Range Wings

Score’s Free Range Wings

Description: Our wings are fresh, Free Range, hand breaded and fried to perfection.  Try our signature Score Sauce, Sriracha Glaze or Maui Pineapple sauce made especially for this competition

Price: $9.20 with 1/2 price on Mondays, our usual wing nights.

Created by: The Score sauce and sriracha glaze were created by our chef Jen McIntyre & The Maui flavour was created by our sous chef Chris Shatford.

Offered: all the time

Score on Davie

1262 Davie Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 632-1646

Twitter: @SCOREonDaVIE

Web: http://scoreondavie.com/

 

Siddarthas Indian Kitchen

Karmasutra Wings 

Description:

Price: $6.99

Created by: Chef Siddharth Choudhary

Offered: all the time

Siddarthas Indian Kitchen

2066 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 215-7556

Twitter: @ChefSiddharthas

Web: http://siddharthaskitchen.com/

Make sure you pick up one of the Chicken Wings Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourites. Remember to Vote for your favourites fromJune 7-11, 2013 at http://vancouverfoodster.com/chicken-wings-challenge/

By: Richard Wolak

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Eggs Benedict Challenge 2013 Winners

April 24th, 2013 admin

The Vancouver Foodster Eggs Benedict Challenge was a great success featuring Eggs Benedicts around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their eggs benedict from March 22-April 21, and then the public voted between April 19-23. The eggs benedict creations ranged from the traditional to non-traditional.

The Winners are:

1st Place: The Bibo for their BiBo Eggs Benedict

The Bibo

1835 W 4th Ave, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-6177

Twitter: @TheBiBo

Web:  http://www.thebibo.com

Chef Matt Repetto and Owner – Andrea Bini

2nd Place: House Guest for their Green Eggs and Duck Ham Benny

House Guest

322 Water Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-699-0249

Twitter: @HOUSExGUEST

Web: http://HOUSExGUEST.com

Chef Jimmy Stewart & Operations Manager -Justin Mensah-Coker

3rd Place: Dockside Restaurant for The Dockside Benny

Dockside Restaurant

1253 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @eatdockside

Tel: 604-685-7070

Web: http://www.docksidebrewing.com

Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their eggs benedict on the menu for the past month during this challenge.

I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their eggs benedict for brunch! See all the eggs benedict entries here.

By: Richard Wolak

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Cheesecake Challenge 2013 Winners

April 1st, 2013 admin

The Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge was a huge success featuring 12 Cheesecakes around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their cheesecake from March 7-28th, and then the public voted between March 26-31. The cheesecake creations ranged from the traditional to non-traditional.

The Winners are:

1st Place: Trees Organic for their White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House

450 Granville Street, Vancouver

321 Water Street, Vancouver

1391 Richards Street, Vancouver

2655 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond

Twitter: @TreesOrganic

Web: http://www.treescoffee.com/

Doron Levy – Owner of Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House

2nd Place: Dunns Famous for their Strawberry Cheesecake

Dunn’s Famous Strawberry Cheese Cake

Dunns Famous

827 Seymour Street,Vancouver

Tel: 604-682-8938

Twitter: @DunnsFamousBC

Web:  http://www.dunnsfamousbc.com

 

3rd Place: Fets Grill for their Banana Bacon Cheesecake with a whiskey maple caramel

Banana Bacon Cheesecake with a whiskey maple caramel

Fets Bar and Grill

1230 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tel: 604-255-7771

Twitter: @FetsGrill

Web: http://fetsgrill.com/

Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their cheesecake on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.

I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their cheesecake! See all the 12 Cheesecake entries here.

By: Richard Wolak

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Vancouver Eggs Benedict Challenge

March 21st, 2013 admin

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Eggs Benedict Challenge. I have invited restaurants from all over the city to enter their eggs benedict into this challenge, most have created a special eggs benedict just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their eggs benedict on their menu from March 22- April 21, 2013.

How Does this all Work? Well, this is a public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the eggs benedict’s in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best eggs benedict creation.

Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #EggsBenedictChallenge please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the event.

Voting criteria -  some things to help you judge your favourite eggs benedict’s – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

Get some friends together and make breakfast or brunch of it, visit 2 places or more to share and taste the different eggs benedicts or go solo or with a friend – just remember to VOTE for your favourites between April 19-23.

Here are the 9 Eggs Benedicts in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

The Bibo

BiBo Eggs Benedict

BiBo Eggs Benedict

Description: Handmade thin bread cooked in the wood oven, with poached Free Range Egg, with Grilled Premium Italian cooked Ham, Topped with Bearnaise sauce.

Price $9

Offered: Every Saturday and Sunday during our lunch/brunch time (11:30am – 2:30pm)

Created by: Chef Matt Repetto on twitter @MrRepetto

The Bibo

1835 W 4th Ave, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-6177

Twitter: @TheBiBo

Web:  http://www.thebibo.com

 

Catch 122

Lobster and Prawn Saucisse Benny

Lobster and Prawn Saucisse Benny

Description: Lobster and prawn mousseline saucisse eggs benedict topped with tobiko

Price: $14

Ingredients list: lobster, prawn, whipped cream, fresh tarragon, salt & pepper, egg, Hollandaise sauce, Croissant, tobiko

Created by: Chef Kyle Wainwright

Offered: Brunch on Saturday & Sunday

Catch 122

122 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-731-3474

Twitter: @catch122

Web:  http://catch122.com/

 

Dockside Restaurant

The Dockside Benny

The Dockside Benny

Description: Ancho Chili and Brown Sugar Pulled Pork and Fire Roasted Pepper Sauce, Smoked Cheddar Potato Cake with Dressed Arugula and Poached Omega Eggs, Charred Lemon Hollandaise

Price: $17

Ingredients: Pork Butt, Ancho Chili, Brown Sugar, Born 3 Eggs, White Wine, Shallots, Smoked Cheddar, Kenebec Potato, Roasted Red Peppers, White Wine Vinegar

Offered: Breakfast Daily from 7:00 am to 11:00 am and Sunday 7:00 am to 2:00 pm

Created by: Chef Simon James McNeil

Dockside Restaurant

1253 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @eatdockside

Tel: 604-685-7070

Web: http://www.docksidebrewing.com

 

Darby’s Pub

Darby’s Eggs Benny

Darby’s Eggs Benny

Description: Beer Glazed Fraser Valley Brisket Benny with caramelized onions, buttermilk biscuit, and grainy dijon hollandaise

Price: $12.95

Created by Executive Chef A.J. Jackson on twitter @ChefAJJackson

Offered: Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm

Darby’s Pub

2001 Macdonald Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-731-0617

Twitter: @Darbys_In_Kits

Web: http://www.darbyspub.ca

 

Lift Bar and Grill

Short Rib Eggs Benedict

Short Rib Eggs Benedict

Description: Braised bison short ribs with wild mushrooms and gluten free brioche.

Price: $16.50

Ingredients: bison short ribs, wild mushrooms, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, bay leafs, garlic, red wine, tomato paste, gluten free brioche.

Created by: Chef Jefferson Alvarez on twitter @chef_alvarez

Offered: Saturday and Sunday Brunch

Lift Bar and Grill

333 Menchions Mews, Vancouver

Tel: 604-689-5438

Twitter: @Liftbarandgrill

Web: http://liftbarandgrill.com/

 

House Guest

Green Eggs and Duck Ham Benny

Green Eggs and Duck Ham Benny

Description: Utilizing wild herbs and weeds for their flavor we’re making a nasturtium and wild greens hollandaise on top of a poached egg with House Cured Duck breast and slices of Roasted Duck breast on top of Grilled Sourdough.

Price: $15.00

Ingredients: Duck Breast, Coffee and Cinnamon, Juniper, Nasturtium, Wood Sorrel, Land Cress, Beet Greens, Sourdough

Created by: Chef Jimmy Stewart on twitter @JimmyCStewart

Offered: Sunday 11am – 4pm

House Guest

322 Water Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-699-0249

Twitter: @HOUSExGUEST

Web: http://HOUSExGUEST.com

 

Pier 7 Restaurant

Dungeness Crab Benny

Dungeness Crab Benny 

Description: Dungeness Crab Benny with rosemary garlic home fries

Price: $17

Ingredients:

Created by: Chef Dino Renaerts on twitter @bonvivantdino

Offered: Saturdays & Sundays from 11 am – 2pm

Pier 7 Restaurant

25 Wallace Mews Rd, North Vancouver

Tel: 604-929-7437

Twitter: @pier7restaurant

Web: http://pierseven.ca/

 

Tapenade Bistro

The Toad in the hole Benny

The Toad in the hole Benny

Description: 2 poached eggs, foie gras hollandaise, British bangers, tomato shallot marmalade, duck fat Yorkshire pudding served with pomme anna.

Price: $17

Ingredients:Farms eggs, Fioe gras, pork banger sausage, yorkshire pudding, duckfat, herbs, white wine, tomatos, shallots, yellow potatoes

Created by: Chef Kayla Dhaliwall on twitter @kayladhaliwall

Offered: Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 3 pm

Tapenade Bistro

3711 Bayview Street, Richmond

Tel: (604) 275-5188

Twitter:  @tapenadebistro

Web: http://www.tapenade.ca/

 

The Gramercy Grill

Ham and Brie stuffed Sourdough French Toast Benny

Ham and Brie stuffed Sourdough French Toast Benny

Description: Ham and Brie stuffed Sourdough French Toast Benny. Topped with smoked bacon 2 poached eggs and maple hollandaise. Served with a fennel frisée salad.

Price: $12

Ingredients:

Created by: Chef Dennis Huang

Gramercy Grill

2685 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-730-5666

Twitter: @gramercygrill

Web:  http://www.gramercygrill.ca/

Make sure you pick up one of the Eggs Benedict Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourites. Remember to Vote for your favourites from April 19-23, 2013 at http://vancouverfoodster.com/eggs-benedict-challenge/

By: Richard Wolak

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Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge

March 6th, 2013 admin

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge. I have invited restaurants, cafes and bakeries from all over the city to enter their cheesecake into this challenge, some have their cheesecake on their menus and others have created a special cheesecake just for this challenge. Each restaurant, café and bakery will be featuring their cheesecake on their menu from March 7-28, 2013.

How Does this all Work? Well, this is a public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the cheesecakes in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best cheesecake creation.

Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #CheesecakeChallenge please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the event.

Voting criteria -  some things to help you judge your favourite cheesecake’s – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to share and taste the different cheesecakes or go solo or with a friend – just remember to VOTE for your favourites between March 26 – March 31.

Here are the 12 Cheesecakes in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Dunns Famous

Dunn’s Famous Strawberry Cheese Cake

Dunn’s Famous Strawberry Cheese Cake

Description- Original Montreal recipe baked in house and fresh strawberries, glazed with strawberry sauce

Price- $7.99

Ingredients- secret recipe from Dunn’s Famous since 1927

Offered: All day, everyday

Dunns Famous

827 Seymour Street,Vancouver

Tel: 604-682-8938

Twitter: @DunnsFamousBC

Web:  http://www.dunnsfamousbc.com

 

Satori Factory

Vanilla Bean Apple Pie Cheesecake

Vanilla Bean Apple Pie Cheesecake (Gluten free)

Ingredients:

Crust: Almonds, garbanzo flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, sorghum flour, fava flour, sugar, butter, free range egg, organic sugar, cinnamon, salt

Filling: cream cheese, goat cheese, vanilla bean, cream, sour cream, free range eggs, corn starch, organic sugar

Topping: organic green apples, organic sugar

Ginger cinnamon crisp garnish: corn starch, fava flour, garbanzo flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, sorghum flour, organic sugar, canola oil, ginger, cinnamon, salt

Finished with fresh orange zest

Price: $4.50

Created by: Chef Sandra Lee

Offered: Daily

Satori Factory

5054 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 569-0420

Twitter: @mysatorifactory

Web: www.satorifactory.ca

 

Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House

Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake

Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake

Description: Light & creamy cheesecake with whole raspberries and white chocolate on a graham crumb base, served with a drizzle of raspberry coulis

Price: $6.99

Offered: All day, everyday

Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House

450 Granville Street, Vancouver

321 Water Street, Vancouver

1391 Richards Street, Vancouver

2655 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond

Twitter: @TreesOrganic

Web: http://www.treescoffee.com/

 

Fets Bar and Grill

Banana Bacon Cheesecake

Banana Bacon Cheesecake with a whiskey maple caramel

Description: This rich house made baked creation has a bacon graham crust and is topped with a Canadian whiskey maple caramel and garnished with candied bacon

Price $9

Ingredients: Canadian Bacon, Real maple syrup, Canadian Whiskey, Bananas, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Graham Wafers, Secret ingredients

Created by our Sous Chef Travis Fergie

Offered: At Lunch, Dinner & Weekend Brunch

Fets Bar and Grill

1230 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tel: 604-255-7771

Twitter: @FetsGrill

Web: http://fetsgrill.com/

 

Darby’s Pub

Triple Chocolate Stout Cheesecake

Triple Chocolate Stout Cheesecake

Description: Chewy chocolate crust, dark chocolate stout cheesecake, caramel syrup, milk chocolate sauce

Price: $4.95

Created by: Executive Chef A.J. Jackson

Offered: 11am – Midnight

Darby’s Pub

2001 Macdonald Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-731-0617

Twitter: @Darbys_In_Kits

Web: http://www.darbyspub.ca

 

Bella Gelateria

Amalfli Coast Limoncello Cheesecake gelato with sorrento lemon zest.

Amalfli Coast Limoncello Cheesecake gelato with sorrento lemon zest.

Description: Infusing a Sorrento lemon zest with the deep warm limoncello liquer from the Amalfi Coast of Southern Italy, then blended with a classic cream cheese, our cheesecake will take you to the warmth of the sun in Naples when you close your eyes.

Price:

$5.50 single size

$6.70 double size

$7.80 Triple size

Ingredients: Milk, Sugar, Limoncello, Cream cheese, Sorrento Lemon zest

Created by: Gelaterie Maestro James Coleridge

Offered: All day, everyday

Bella Gelateria

1001 W Cordova St, Vancouver

Tel: 604-569-1010

Twitter: @bellagelateria

Web: http://www.bellagelateria.com/

 

Tarts Bakery

Triple Threat: Hot Fudge Brownie Cheesecake Tart

Triple Threat: Hot Fudge Brownie Cheesecake Tart

Description: Three desserts in one. A layer of homemade chocolate fudge sauce, covered with a creamy cheesecake filling and studded with rich chocolate brownie pieces, all nestled in our signature flaky, all-butter pie crust. Garnished with two chunks of brownie, served warm and drizzled with hot fudge. Enjoy this decadent dessert that gives a whole new delicious meaning to the phrase “Triple Threat”!

Price: $6.99

Ingredients:

Crust: Flour, Unsalted Butter, Egg, Lemon Juice, Salt; Brownie Pieces: Semisweet Chocolate, Flour, Sugar, Unsalted Butter, Eggs, Baking Powder, Salt; Chocolate Fudge: Whipping Cream, Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Unsalted Butter, Coffee Extract; Cheesecake Filling: Cream Cheese, Sugar, Eggs, Pure Vanilla, Salt.

Created by: Sara Subramani and Lisa Coan.

Offered: All day, everyday

Tarts Bakery

1509 West Broadway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-737-8278

Twitter: @TartsBakery

Web: www.tartsbakery.ca/

 

Fable Kitchen

Gorgonzola Cheesecake

Gorgonzola Cheesecake

Description: Gorgonzola Cheesecake with Maple glazed pear balls, dulce de leche pear puree, vanilla cinnamon jelly sheet, mascarpone cream.

Price: $10

Ingredients: Gorganzola cheese, cream cheese, eggs, mascarpone, sugar, salt, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, greek yogurt, condensed milk.

Created by: Chef Curtis Luck

Offered: Mon-Saturday at dinner, 5:30 to close.

Fable Kitchen

1944 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver

Twitter: @FableKitchen

Web:  http://fablekitchen.ca/

 

Gramercy Grill

Strawberry Cheese Cake

Strawberry Cheese Cake

Description: Baked Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake with Graham Wafer Crust

Price: $7.50

Ingredients: Cream Cheese, Milk, Sugar, Flour, Orange Zest, Lemon Zest, Strawberry, Eggs , Vanilla Bean, Butter, Graham Crackers

Offered: during all business hours – Mon thru Sat 11am to last seating 9pm and Sun 10am to last seating 9pm

Created by: Chef Dennis Huang

Gramercy Grill

2685 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-730-5666

Twitter: @gramercygrill

Web:  http://www.gramercygrill.ca/

 

Salontea

Salontea Tea-infused Cheesecake

Salontea Tea-infused Cheesecake

Description: Our Salontea Vanilla Chai tea-infused cheesecake is made with a flourless brownie and hazelnut base, with a hint of orange zest. It is topped with Salontea Dancer tea-poached fresh blueberries.  Our cheesecake creation is gluten free and served individually-sized.

Price $5.95

Ingredients: Cream Cheese, orange zest, eggs, sugar, flourless brownie mixture, ground hazelnuts, wild blueberries, Salontea Dancer and Vanilla Chai teas

Created by… our secret.

Offered: M-F 9-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5

3010 Granville Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604.569.1198

Twitter: @SalonteaCanada

Web: http://salontea.com/locations.php

 

Max’s Burgers

Max’s Plain Old Cheesecake

Max’s Plain Old Cheesecake

Price: $3.99

Description: The same cheesecake we offered when we opened our doors. A classicNew Yorkstyle cheesecake served as an individual round and topped with whipped cream and a glazed strawberry. Nothing fancy, no “concept” no crazy flavours just a darn fine rendition of the classic.

Created by: n/a

Offered:  All the time.

Max’s Burgers

521 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-873-6297

Twitter: @MaxsBurgersVan

Web:  http://maxsburgers.ca

 

Pier 7 Restaurant

Meyer Lemon Brûlée Cheesecake

Meyer Lemon Brûlée Cheesecake 

Price: $8

Description: Meyer Lemon Brûlée Cheesecake with Roasted rhubarb, lavender citrus

Ingredients:  Cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, eggs, meyer lemons, vanilla

Created by: the Team at Pier 7

Offered: Daily

Pier 7 Restaurant

25 Wallace Mews Rd, North Vancouver

Tel: 604-929-7437

Twitter: @pier7restaurant

Web: http://pierseven.ca/

Make sure you pick up one of the Cheesecake Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourite cheesecake creations. Remember to Vote for your favourites from March 26-31 at http://vancouverfoodster.com/cheesecake-challenge/

By: Richard Wolak

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Poutine Challenge 2013 Winners

March 4th, 2013 admin

The second Annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge was a huge success featuring 21 poutine from 21 restaurants around Vancouver, Burnaby, Ladner, New Westminster, North Vancouver and White Rock. Each restaurant featured their poutine from February 5-28th, and then the public voted between February 26th – March 3rd. The poutine dishes ranged from the traditional to non-traditional.

The Winners are:

1st Place: Spud Shack Fry Co for their Porktine

Spud Shack Fry Co – Porktine

Spud Shack Fry Co

352 – 800 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster

Tel: 604-553-2582

Twitter: @SpudShackca

Web: http://www.spudshack.ca

Dan Close – Owner of Spud Shack Fry Co

2nd Place: Fishworks for their Halibut Poutine

Fishworks – Halibut Poutine

Fishworks

91 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Tel: 778-340-3449

Twitter: @FishworksLOLO

Web: http://www.fishworks.ca/

3rd Place: Corduroy Restaurant for their Chorizo and Guinness Jus Poutine

Corduroy Restaurant – Chorizo and Guinness Jus Poutine

Corduroy Restaurant

1943 Cornwall Avenue

Tel: 604-733-0162

Twitter: @Corduroylounge

Web: http://www.corduroyrestaurant.com/

Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their poutine on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.

I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their poutine! See all the 21 Poutine entries here.

Looking forward to the 3rd annual Poutine Challenge next year where I challenge chefs and their restaurants to concoct more exciting poutine dishes!

By: Richard Wolak

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Vancouver Foodster 2nd Poutine Challenge

February 4th, 2013 admin

Welcome to the 2nd annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge. I have invited restaurants from all over the city to enter their poutine into this challenge, some restaurants have their poutine on their menus and others have created a special poutine just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their poutine on their menu from February 5-28, 2013.

How Does this all Work? Well, this is a public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the poutines in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best poutine creation.

Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #PoutineChallenge please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the event.

Voting criteria -  some things to help you judge your favourite poutine’s – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

Get some friends together and make a night of it, visit 3 restaurants or more to share and taste the different poutines or go solo or with a friend – just remember to VOTE for your favourites between February 26 – March 2nd.

Watch –> Richard Wolak interviewed on CBC News “Poutine Challenge” last year.

Here are the 21 Poutine dishes in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Sharkey’s Seafood Bar and Grille

Drunken Kenebec Garlic Poutine

Drunken Kenebec Garlic Poutine

Price: $8.99

Created by: Chef Brent Fahl

Description: Home chipped Kenebec fries steeped in wet hopped wheat ale, fried crisp, tossed in garlic and seasoning and sea salt, topped with gravy, cheese curds and chopped green onions.

Offered: Not a regular menu item, created just for this challenge at lunch and dinner!

Sharkey’s Seafood Bar and Grille

4953 Chisholm Street, Ladner

Tel: (604) 946-7793

Twitter: @sharkeyladner

Web:  http://www.sharkeys.ca/

 

Corduroy Restaurant

Chorizo and Guinness Jus Poutine

Chorizo and Guinness Jus Poutine

Price: $13

Description: Kennebec potatoes, Guinness Demi jus, Aged white cheddar, Mozzarella, Spicy chorizo, Truffle oil , Herbs

Created by: Chef Figg

Offered: Nightly between 5 pm and 1 am.

Corduroy Restaurant

1943 Cornwall Avenue

Tel: 604-733-0162

Twitter: @Corduroylounge

Web: http://www.corduroyrestaurant.com/

 

The District

Pulled Pork Poutine

Pulled Pork Poutine

Price: $12

Description: Patat Frites, curds, pulled pork in a piedmont sauce, house made beef gravy and green onions.

Created by: Paul MON-KAU

Offered: 4pm-12am daily

The District

13 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Tel: 778-338-4938

Twitter: @districtsocial

Web:  http://www.thedistrictsocial.com/

 

131 Water Kitchen & Bar

Crispy Chicken & Waffle Poutine

Crispy Chicken & Waffle Poutine

Price: $10

Description: Hand cut fries, belgian waffle, cheese curds, breaded fried chicken smothered in white pepper gravy & finished with fresh cilantro

Created by: n/a

Offered: Lunch 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

131 Water Kitchen & Bar

131 Water Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-669-7219

Twitter: @131Water

Web: http://www.131water.com

 

Pearl Urban Bistro

Pearl’s Tam Good Poutine

Pearl’s Tam Good Poutine

Price: $12

Description: hand cut fries, house made corned beef, Canadian cheese curds, grainy dijon beef gravy

Created by: Chef Josiah Tam

Available: all day

Pearl Urban Bistro

14955 Marine Drive, White Rock

Tel: 604-542-1064

Twitter: @PearlUrbanBstro

Web: http://www.pearlurbanbistro.ca

 

The Cannibal Cafe

The Cannibal Poutine

The Cannibal Poutine

Price: $9.95

Description: Spicy Spanish Sausage, Creamy Aged Cheddar and Parmesan Bechamel Sauce topped with Green Onions and Roasted Garlic

Created by:  Matt Thompson

Offered: all the time

The Cannibal Café

1818 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tel: 604-558-4199

Twitter: @TheCannibalCafe

Web: http://www.cannibalcafe.ca

 

Red Card Sports Bar and Eatery

Poutine Italiano

Poutine Italiano

Price: $14

Description: Angus beef and Fraser valley pork slow cooked ragout, san marzano tomatoes, served on our triple cooked fries, with fiore di latte, and granna padano.

Created by: Executive Chef Nicholas Allan

Offered: all day.

Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery

900 Seymour Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-689-4460

Twitter: @RedCard_

Web: http://www.redcardsportsbar.ca/

 

Riverway Clubhouse

Spätzle Poutine

Spätzle  Poutine

Price: $13.97

Description: Confit duck, toulouse sausage, spiced spätzle, potato straws, pickled red onions, cheese curds, duck jus gravy and nori aioli

Created by: Chefs Chris Savino & Ernesto Peralta

Offered: Served all the time

Riverway Clubhouse

9001 Bill Fox Way, Burnaby

Tel: 604-297-4888

Twitter: @BBY_Riverway

Web: http://www.facebook.com/riverwayclubhouse

 

Darby’s Pub

Darby’s Duck Poutine

Darby’s Duck Poutine

Price: $12.95

Description: Kennebec fries,caramelized onions, duck confit, cambozola cheese, and red wine demi

Created by: Executive Chef A.J. Jackson

Offered: Daily after 4 pm.

Darby’s Pub

2001 Macdonald Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-731-0617

Twitter: @Darbys_In_Kits

Web: http://www.darbyspub.ca

 

Dunn’s Famous

Dunn’s Famous Pulled Pork Poutine

Dunn’s Famous Pulled Pork Poutine

Price: $10.99

Description: Crispy hand cut Kennebec French fries and cheese curds, smothered with eight hour slow-cooked, succulent pulled pork and our famous BBQ gravy, topped with Dunn’s famous coleslaw.

Created by: Chef Alex Brown

Offered: All the time, Lunch and Dinner

Dunns Famous

827 Seymour Street,Vancouver

Tel: 604-682-8938

Twitter: @DunnsFamousBC

Web:  http://www.dunnsfamousbc.com

 

Falconetti’s

Sweet Smokehouse Poutine

Sweet Smokehouse Poutine

Price: $12

Description: Fresh cut Knennebec shoestring Fries, House made Chesse Curds, House made Smoked roast chicken and veggie Gravy, Falconetti’s signature Crumbled Charice Sausage, and Spiced Tomato Jam.

Created by: Chef Shaun Snelling’ and Jamie Birtwistle

Offered: Daily

Falconetti’s

1812 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tel: 604-251-7287

Twitter: @Falconettis

Web: http://www.falconettis.com

 

Electric Owl Social Club

Poutine Tron Limited Edition

Poutine Tron Limited Edition

Price: $11

Description: Hand Cut Kennebec Potatoes Fried in Duck Fat, Quebec Cheese Curds, Teriyaki Gravy, Braised Beef, Maple Bacon, Nori, Japanese Mayo, Parmesan Cheese

Created by: Chef Daniel Gaisford & Jon Campbell

Offered: We will be open everyday 6-8pm (After 8pm Cover maybe applied) and Mondays All Night

Follow @electricowl_ca or Website for updates on other days we don’t have shows

Electric Owl Social Club

926 Main Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-558-0928

Twitter: @ElectricOwl_ca

Web: http://www.electricowl.ca

 

Spud Shack Fry Co

Porktine

“Porktine”

Price: Sm.  $7.50, Med. $10, Lg. $13.50

Description: Frites, Squeeky Cheese, Gravy, Julliene Double Smoked Bacon, Apple Rosemary Bacon Cheese Fritters

Created by: n/a

Offered: daily all the time

Spud Shack Fry Co

352 – 800 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster

Tel: 604-553-2582

Twitter: @SpudShackca

Web: http://www.spudshack.ca

 

Indochine Kitchen

 

Indochine Black Pepper Poutine

Indochine Black Pepper Poutine

Price: $7.50

Description: Crispy Fries, ground beef, black pepper gravy, cheese curds, & topped with a fried egg.

Created by: Brenda Ho

Offered:  all the time

Indochine Kitchen

1 East Broadway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-0828

Twitter: @indochinelounge

Web: http://www.indochinekitchen.ca

 

Vancouver FanClub

Pulled Pork Poutine

Pulled Pork Poutine

Price: $6

Description: Smoked Pulled Pork in a Smoked Bourbon BBQ, Cheese curds and a Chicken Gravy, Garnished with shredded Mozzarella and chopped parsley.

Created by: Chef Josie.

Offered: Served all the time.

Vancouver FanClub

1050 Granville Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-689-7720

Twitter: @VancityFanClub

Web: http://www.vancouverfanclub.ca

 

Sin Bin Sports Bar

Gorgonzola Poutine

Gorgonzola Poutine

Price: $10.95

Description: Cajun Wedge fries topped with bacon, jalapeños, red onion, green onion and smothered in Gorgonzola sauce.

Created by: n/a

Offered: all the time.

Sin Bin Sports Bar

295 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 677-3515

Twitter: @SinBin_Grill

Web: www.thesinbin.ca

 

Max’s Burgers

“La Locale”

“La Locale”

Price: $10.99

Description: Fresh BC Kennebec Potatoes, chipped in-house and served extra crispy, layered with house-made beef gravy, fresh local cheddar cheese curds, crumbled herb-crusted local bacon, and carmelized red onions.

Created by: Chef Travis Redpath

Offered:  All the time.

Max’s Burgers

521 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-873-6297

Twitter: @MaxsBurgersVan

Web:  http://maxsburgers.ca

 

Fishworks

Halibut Poutine

Halibut Poutine

Price: $19

Description: Pan seared Haida Gwaii halibut, Salt Spring Island goat cheese gravy, garlic confit, roasted cherry tomatoes, curled scallions, balsamic reduction, Pemberton potato frites

Created by: Chef Shallaw Kadir

Offered: Lunch and Dinner

Fishworks

91 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Tel: 778-340-3449

Twitter: @FishworksLOLO

Web: http://www.fishworks.ca/

 

Pier 7 Restaurant

Pier 7 Shrimp Poutine

Pier 7 Shrimp Poutine

Price: $12.50

Description: Port Hardy side stripe garlic prawns, pearl onions, pickled hon shimeji mushroom poutine with lobster & shrimp gravy

Created by: the Team at Pier 7

Offered: Lunch and Dinner daily.

Pier 7 Restaurant

25 Wallace Mews Rd, North Vancouver

Tel: 604-929-7437

Twitter: @pier7restaurant

Web: http://pierseven.ca/

 

The Raven Pub

Pulled Pork Poutine

Pulled Pork Poutine

Price: $13

Description: tender smoked pork, cheese curd and mozzarella. Fresh herbs and beer gravy served on house made fries.

Created by: Chef Erick Munoz

Offered: Lunch and Dinner daily

The Raven Pub

1052 Deep Cove Road, North Vancouver

Tel: 604-929-3834

Twitter: @TheRavenPub

Web: http://theravenpub.com/

 

The Reagle Beagle

Jerk Pulled Pork Poutine

Jerk Pulled Pork Poutine

Price: $13

Description: slow braised pork, house jerk sauce, aged cheddar, country gravy topped with a poached egg.

Created by: n/a

Offered: Lunch and Dinner daily

The Reagle Beagle

2281 West Broadway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-739-0677

Twitter: @RegalBeagleKits

Web: http://www.thebeagle.ca/

Make sure you pick up one of the Poutine Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourite Poutine. Remember to Vote for your favourites from February 26 – March 2 at

http://vancouverfoodster.com/poutine-challenge/

By: Richard Wolak

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Burger Challenge 2012 Winners

December 4th, 2012 admin

The first Annual Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge was a huge success featuring 29 burgers from 29 restaurants including a Food Truck from around Vancouver, West & North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their burger from November 5 – November 30, and then the public voted between November 28 –December 3rd.

The Winners are:

1st Place: Max’s Burgers – “The Local”

Description:  70/30 grass fed/finished ground beef from the Honest Butcher and herb smoked bacon from Woodland Smokehouse, served with side of fries.

Created by: Chef Travis Redpath

Location: 521 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-873-6297

Twitter: @MaxsBurgersVan

Web:  http://maxsburgers.ca

 

2nd Place: The Fray – “Triple Threat Burger”

Description:  7oz all lean ground beef patty with our secret seasonings layered with Monterey Jack cheese, sautéed mushrooms, battered and deep fried banana pepper rings, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and our chefs top secret jalapeño and pickle relish. All this rests on a custom made cobs bakery bun. Comes with your choice of salad, hand-made rosemary crisps or fries.

Created by: Head Chef Kelly Maley

Location: 3980 Fraser Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-558-FRAY

Twitter: @FrayOnFraser

Web:  http://fray.me/

 

3rd Place: Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant – “The Mistress”

Description:  Burger Bun made specially by La Baguette  on Granville Island for the Blue Canoe all other ingredients made fresh in house, served with house cut kennabec fries. Served with a glass of Red Truck Ale, brewed in North Vancouver.

Created by: Executive Chef Danilo Ibarra

Location: 140-3866 Bayview Street, Richmond

Tel: 604-275-7811

Twitter: @bluecanoeresto

Web:  http://www.bluecanoerestaurant.com

 

Honorable Mention:

4th Place winner was Luke’s Kitchen with their Veggie Burger with Fried Pickles and Peppers –the one and only veggie burger in this challenge.

Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their burgers on the menu during this challenge. These winning burgers will now be featured on their respective menus for at least the next couple of weeks.

Looking forward to the 2nd annual Burger Challenge next year where I challenge chefs and their restaurants to concoct more exciting burgers!

By: Richard Wolak

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