The 2nd Vancouver Foodster Curry Challenge was a great success featuring unique curry creations at restaurants around Vancouver and Mission. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from November 3-27, 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: Sherman Chan, Joyce Lam and Louisa Chan.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
Chutney Villa
Tamil Nadu Village Fish
Price: $12
Created by: Muralee M
Description: Bass fish cooked with house made Tamil Nadu masala, coconut milk, fried eggplant, tamarind, garlic, and curry leaves, tempered with other Indian aromatic spices.
Offered: Lunch and Dinner daily
Chutney Villa South Indian Cuisine
147 East Broadway, Vancouver
Phone: (604) 872-2228
Web: www.chutneyvilla.com
Twitter: @ChutneyVilla
Muralee M
2nd Place:
Dosa Hut
Attu Chops Iral Curry
Price: $29,99
Created by: Chef Kalai Selvaraj
Description: Lamb Chops with Prawn Curry served with wild brown rice and dosa.
Offered: All the time.
Dosa Hut
7233 Fraser Street, Vancouver
Phone: (604) 566-3111
Web: https://www.facebook.com/dosahutvancouver/
Twitter: @kalaidosahut
Chef Kalai Selvaraj
3rd Place:
Kaya Malay Bistro
Seafood Bouillabaisse in Assam Curry
Price: $15
Description : Mild Assam Curry with the Mixed Seafood
Created by: Chef Scott Kwan
Offered: Daily for Lunch 11:30-3:00pm and dinner 5:00-10:00pm
Kaya Malay Bistro
1063 W. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: 604-730-9963
Twitter: @kayamalay
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Curry creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Chutney Villa
Tamil Nadu Village Fish Curry
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Muralee M
Description: Bass fish cooked with house made Tamil Nadu masala, coconut milk, fried eggplant, tamarind, garlic, and curry leaves, tempered with other Indian aromatic spices.
Offered: Lunch and Dinner daily
Chutney Villa South Indian Cuisine
147 East Broadway, Vancouver
Phone: (604) 872-2228
Web: www.chutneyvilla.com
Twitter: @ChutneyVilla
Chef Muralee M
2nd Place People’s Choice:
SalaThai Restaurant
Kaeng Hang Lé
Price: $18
Created by: Head Chef Eddy (Arnat Seksantrakul).
Description: Rich and spicy herbed curry with pork belly, red onions, fresh ginger slices and pickled garlic. A finishing touch of tamarind juice to bring out the savouriness of this Northern Thai curry. Served with sticky rice.
Offered: Dinner only, daily.
SalaThai Restaurant
888 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Phone: 604-683-7999
Twitter: @SalaThaiBurrard
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Kaya Malay Bistro
Seafood Bouillabaisse in Assam Curry
Price: $15
Description : Mild Assam Curry with the Mixed Seafood
Created by: Chef Scott Kwan
Offered: Daily for Lunch 11:30-3:00pm and dinner 5:00-10:00pm
Kaya Malay Bistro
1063 W. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: 604-730-9963
Twitter: @kayamalay
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their curry on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their curry creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak