The Vancouver Foodster 6th annual Poutine Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from February 7-28, 2017. 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: Rick Green, Tara Lee and Kirsty ip.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market
Smoked Oysters Poutine
Price: $15
Created by: Chef Chris Andraza
Description: It is a Fanny Bay smoked oyster poutine, with hand cut kennebec fries, cheese curds, Fanny Bay oyster stout gravy, house smoked Fanny Bay oysters and crispy fried onions.
Offered: all the time
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market
762 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-9510
Web: http://fannybayoysters.com/location/oyster-bar–shellfish-market
Twitter: @fannybayoysters
Instagram: @fannybayoysters
Chef Chris Andraza
2nd Place:
Ritual
Bison Shortrib Poutine
Price: $16
Description: House made cheese curds using Farmhouse Whole Artisan Milk, braised Rangeland Alberta Bison Short Rib, Hand Cut Russet Potatoes, Demi-glace Gravy, Green Curly Onions, Shaved Jalapeño
Created by: Chef Nevada Cope
Offered: all the time
Ritual
774 Denman Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-428-7722
Web:http://www.ritualvancouver.com/
Twitter: @ritualYVR
Instagram: @ritualyvr
Chef Nevada Cope
3rd Place:
Kofta Meatball Kitchen
Kofta Poutine
Price: $11
Description: Made to feed your hunger; hand-rolled spicy pork meatballs piled high onto a base of crispy roasted potatoes and squeaky cheese curds, smothered in our creamy three cheese sauce and rich mushroom gravy
Created by: Chef Helena Dakwa
Offered: Sun-Thurs 11AM – 6PM, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm
Kofta Meatball Kitchen
320 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 688-9925
Web: https://kofta.ca/
Twitter: @koftakitchen
Instagram: @koftakitchen
Chef Helena Dakwa
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Poutine Creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Stormcrow Tavern
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Sex Bob-omb Jalapeño Poppin’ Pork Poutine
Price: $13
Created by: Chef Sam Cargnelli, Erik Holtom, and Allie Szakacs
Description: Golden, crispy fries made from BC Kennebec Potatoes with IPA-battered cheese curds, more cheese curds, beef bone gravy, topped with Dauphine jalapeno poppers, Cajun pork crackling, Neufchatel crema, and green onion.
Offered: Offered during lunch, dinner, and late night
Storm Crow Tavern
1305 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 566-9669
Web: http://www.stormcrowtavern.com/
Twitter: @stormcrowtavern
Instagram: @stormcrowtavern
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Stormcrow Ale House
The Demogorgon Poutine
Price: $16
Created by: Gregery Kallen, Kitchen Manager
Description: a bowl of crisp hand cut fries covered in fresh-carved roast beef, mushrooms, red and green bell pepper, and carmelized onion tossed in a peppery beef gravy and topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Garnished with two swivelling potato heads of vengeance. The Demogorgon is a powerful monster from the earliest editions of Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. It is the self-styled Prince of Demons, and it possesses prodigious powers and a chaotic evil temperament that fuels its fearsome legend. Few creatures are as powerful and malevolent as this demon prince. The Demogorgon was recently made famous by the popular Netflix series, Stranger Things, as the creature that Dungeon Master, Mike Wheeler, used as the foe for Will, Dustin, and Lucas during a game of D&D in the initial episode.
Offered: Daily 11am – 11PM.
Storm Crow Alehouse
1619 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-9670
Web: http://www.stormcrowalehouse.com/
Twitter: @crowalehouse
Instagram: @stormcrowalehouse
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Kofta Meatball Kitchen
Kofta Poutine
Price: $11
Description: Made to feed your hunger; hand-rolled spicy pork meatballs piled high onto a base of crispy roasted potatoes and squeaky cheese curds, smothered in our creamy three cheese sauce and rich mushroom gravy
Created by: Chef Helena Dakwa
Offered: Sun-Thurs 11AM – 6PM, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm
Kofta Meatball Kitchen
320 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 688-9925
Web: https://kofta.ca/
Twitter: @koftakitchen
Instagram: @koftakitchen
Thank you to all the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured the Poutine Challenge on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Poutine creations! See all the Poutine Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak