The Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Vancouver, and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from April 14 – May 8, 2016. and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge.
Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Karl Kliparchuk and Sheri Radford
The Winners are:
1st Place:
American Grille
Xango Cheese Cake
Price: $10
Description: with Crisp tortilla, caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream
Created by: Chef Danilo Ibara
Offered: All the time
American Grille
7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond
Tel: 604-232-2804
Web: http://american-grille.com/
Twitter: @GrilleYVR
2nd Place:
Italia Bakery
Sea Salt Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake 2-way
Price: $2.99
Description: The bottom cheesecake is a chocolate baked cheesecake with a whipped no bake cheesecake top, garnished with roasted pecans, caramel and ganache.
Created by: Chef Sam Pero
Offered: All the time
Italia Bakery
2828 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604.251.6800
Web: http://www.italiabakery.ca/
Twitter: @italiabakery
3rd Place:
Small Victory Bread & Coffee
The Sunset
Description: a classic cheesecake – rich and creamy. It is finished with raspberry jelly and a Valrhona chocolate ring.
Price: $6.50
Created by: Pastry Chef Emiddio Isernia
Offered: All day, everyday
Small Victory Bread & Coffee
1088 Homer Street, Vancouver
Twitter: @sv_bakery
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Cheesecake Creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Baguette and Co.
French Style Cheesecake
Description: Our cheesecake is an unbaked cheesecake, made of a french white chocolate, and lemon mousse (made with creamcheese), crushed raspberries and a crust made out of a french sablé flavoured with cinnamon and lemon. G/F
Price: $5.95
Created by: Chef Agathe Verpillat
Offered: All day, everyday
Baguette and Co.
3273 W Broadway, Vancouver
and
2509 Main Street, Vancouver
and
1102 Davie Street, Vancouver
Web: http://www.baguetteandco.ca/
Twitter: @baguetteandcobc
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Small Victory Bread & Coffee
The Sunset
Description: a classic cheesecake – rich and creamy. It is finished with raspberry jelly and a Valrhona chocolate ring.
Price: $6.50
Created by: Pastry Chef Emiddio Isernia
Offered: All day, everyday
Small Victory Bread & Coffee
1088 Homer Street, Vancouver
Twitter: @sv_bakery
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Truffles Fine Foods
Jarred Cheescake
Price: $5
Created by: Chef Dave Bell
Description: Jarred Cheescake, topped with berry compote
Offered: 9:30am-6pm, VanDusen Garden Kitchen
Truffle Fine Foods Cafe
5151 Oak Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-505- 4961
And
Truffle Fine Foods Café
785 Davie Street, Vancouver
And
Truffle Fine Foods Cafe
777 Columbia Street, New Westminster
Web: www.trufflesfinefoods.com/café
Twitter: @trufflesfoods
Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured the Cheesecake creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Cheesecake creations! See all the Cheesecake Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak