The Vancouver Foodster Salad Challenge was a success featuring several Salad creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their salad creation from July 8-31, 2016. 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: Zahra Alani, Alyssa Dawson and James Chung.
The Winners are:
1st Place (tie):
House Special
Đà Nẵng Summer Salad
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Yen Do
Description: Charred octopus, shiso crisp, compressed watermelon, pickled watermelon rind slaw, arugula, toasted peanut, cucumber, sesame balsamic, lemon + thai basil oil
Offered: dinner only after 5pm
House Special
1269 Hamilton St, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-2939
Web: http://www.housespecial.ca/
Twitter: @housespecialvan
Instagram: housespecial.ca
Chef Yen Do
1st Place (tie):
Ban Chok Dee
Yum Som-O (Pomelo Salad)
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Parinya Lopston
Description: A Refreshingly light medley of flavours with a mixture of juicy pomelo strands, crisp jicama, crushed candied pecan and Thai herbal dressing mixed with prawns and smoked salmon.
Offered: Both lunch and dinner
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
And
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: banchokdeethai
Chef Parinya Lopston
2nd Place:
Saj & Co.
Phoenician Breeze
Price: $12
Description: mix of kale ,onions, and spinach, sprouted beans, shoots, beans, avocado, beets, nuts, seeds, halloumi, cheese, wild rice, quinoa, brown rice, tomato, cucumber, mint, Lebanese olives, hemp hearts and chia and a breeze of Phoenician love.
Created by: Chef Malek Anouti
Offered: Mon-Fri between 12pm and 3pm & between 6pm and 9pm; and Saturday from 3pm till 8pm
Saj & Co.
813 Davie Street, Vancouver
Web: http://sajandco.ca/
Twitter: @Sajnco
Instagram:
3rd Place:
U & I Thai
Grilled Duck Breast Salad
Price $14.95
Created by: Chef Ui Ratsomjit
Description: Salad features pea greens, green papaya, celery, cilantro, pineapple, lychee, cherry tomato, cashew nut, seasoned with Thai herbs. Finished with our sweet and sour special house salad dressing.
Offered: All the time
U & I Thai
3364 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 875-6999
And
U & I Thai
33261 1 Ave, Mission
Twitter: @UIThai2
Instagram: u_and_i_thai_
Chef Ui Ratsomjit
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Salad creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Ban Chok Dee
Yum Som-O (Pomelo Salad)
Yum Som-O (Pomelo Salad)
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Parinya Lopston
Description: A Refreshingly light medley of flavours with a mixture of juicy pomelo strands, crisp jicama, crushed candied pecan and Thai herbal dressing mixed with prawns and smoked salmon.
Offered: Both lunch and dinner
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
And
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: banchokdeethai
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Saj & Co.
Phoenician Breeze
Price: $12
Description: mix of kale ,onions, and spinach, sprouted beans, shoots, beans, avocado, beets, nuts, seeds, halloumi, cheese, wild rice, quinoa, brown rice, tomato, cucumber, mint, Lebanese olives, hemp hearts and chia and a breeze of Phoenician love.
Created by: Chef Malek Anouti
Offered: Mon-Fri between 12pm and 3pm & between 6pm and 9pm; and Saturday from 3pm till 8pm
Saj & Co.
813 Davie Street, Vancouver
Web: http://sajandco.ca/
Twitter: @Sajnco
Instagram: sajandco
3rd Place People’s Choice:
The Tuck Shoppe
Shoppe Rocket
Price: $11
Created by: Chef Martin Keyer
Description: Arugula, basil and grape tomatoes lightly tossed in our white balsamic dressing, then topped with fresh mozzarella, crispy genoa salami, blueberries, strawberries, and finished with a balsamic glaze
Offered: Available Lunch and Dinner.
The Tuck Shoppe
237 Union St, Vancouver
Tel: 604.620.6773
Web:http://www.thetuckshoppe.com/
Twitter: @the_tuckshoppe
Instagram: the_tuckshoppe
Thank you to all the chefs, restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their Salads on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Salad creations! See all the creations here.
By: Richard Wolak