The Vancouver Foodster Salad Challenge was a success featuring several Salad creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their salad creation from July 20 – August 13, 2017. 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: Alyssa Dawson, Josh Rimer and Steph Wan.
Each media judge will have scored the creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points). The total number of points a salad creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{109 points}
Mosaic Grille
Ahi Tuna Poke Ball
Price: $18
Created by: Chefs Jo Ong, Jeff Szombaty
Description: avocado, pickled bulb ramps, ikura, ogo, fermented cabbage, finger lime, togarashi rice crisp
Offered: Dinner only
Mosaic Grille
655 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-639-4768
Web: https://vancouver.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
Twitter: @HyattVancouver
Instagram: @HyattVancouver
Chefs Jo Ong, Jeff Szombaty and team
2nd Place:
{100 points}
Hearthstone Brewery Tap & Forno
Summer Squash Salad
Price: $14
Created by: Chef Shane Marriott
Description: Summer Squash, pickled Mustard seeds, pickled black Okanagan plums & greens, topped with Two Rivers Coppa, Ricotta cheese & Pumpkin seed vinaigrette and chilli flakes.
Ingredients: Two Rivers coppa, summer squash, pickled black Okanagan plums, ricotta cheese , pumpkin seed vinaigrette , crushed dried chilis , pickled mustard seeds , greens, salt, pepper
Offered: All the time we are open 11 AM-10 PM Sunday to Wednesday, 11AM-11PM Thursday- Saturday
Hearthstone Brewery Tap & Forno
1015 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Tel: (604) 984-1842
Web: http://www.hearthstonebrewery.ca/
Twitter: @hearthstonebeer
Instagram: @hearthstonebeer
Chef Shane Marriott
3rd Place (tie):
{97 points}
Pacific Poke
Ahi Tuna and Pomegranate Salad
Price: $14.00
Created by: Chef Ryan Mah
Description: with spicy Gomae dressing.
Ingredients: Premium ahi tuna, Shredded kale, shredded cabbage, fresh pomegranate, pickled shallot, red beet, spicy gomae dressing, crispy onions, yuzu and lime
Offered: all the time
Pacific Poke
625 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-5304
Web: https://www.thepacificpoke.com/
Twitter @pacificpokemain
Instagram: @PACIFICPOKEOFFICIAL
Rajat Khare & Gordon Fai
3rd Place (tie):
{97 points}
The Poke Guy
Loco Lomi Poke Salad
Price: $13.75
Created by: Chefs Reno and Jak
Description: Smoked Sockeye lomi lomi, and albacore poke on a bed of roasted sesame dressed organic greens. Served with a house yuzu slaw, avocado, kani, sweet mango, topped with peashoots, masago, crispy onions and furikake.
Ingredients: Ocean wise smoked salmon, Oceanwise Albacore tuna, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, Hawaiian alaea salts, roasted sesame, yuzu slaw, avocado, polluck, peashoots, masago, mango, crispy onions, dried seaweed, sesame seeds.
Offered: all the time, while quantities last for the day.
The Poke Guy
420 Richards Street, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-8455
Twitter: n/a
Instagram: @thepokeguyyvr
Chefs Reno, Jak and the team
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:
The Poke Guy
Loco Lomi Poke Salad
Price: $13.75
Created by: Chefs Reno and Jak
Description: Smoked Sockeye lomi lomi, and albacore poke on a bed of roasted sesame dressed organic greens. Served with a house yuzu slaw, avocado, kani, sweet mango, topped with peashoots, masago, crispy onions and furikake.
Ingredients: Ocean wise smoked salmon, Oceanwise Albacore tuna, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, Hawaiian alaea salts, roasted sesame, yuzu slaw, avocado, polluck, peashoots, masago, mango, crispy onions, dried seaweed, sesame seeds.
Offered: all the time, while quantities last for the day.
The Poke Guy
420 Richards Street, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-8455
Twitter: n/a
Instagram: @thepokeguyyvr
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Sabai Thai Restaurant
Sizzling Salmon
Price: $12
Created by: Chef SamleePanpadungkul, Chef Saeng Pongpradith and Jau Sekhon
Description:
Ingredients: Fresh Salmon, Oil, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, roasted rice, Pennywort, red onion, fresh greens, Dill, Lao Cilantro, Green onion
Offered: everyday for lunch and dinner.
Sabai Thai Restaurant
10391 150 Street, Surrey
Tel: (604) 588-9819
Web: http://allianceweb.ca/sabaithai/
Instagram @sabaithaisurrey
3rd Place People’s Choice:
West Village Café
Local Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
Price: $9.99 (optional: add chicken or wild sockeye salmon for additional $3.99)
Created by: Chefs Tim Cuff and Jas Bhangoo
Description: shaved and roasted gold beets, sliced radish, tender greens topped with crumbled goat cheese. It’s the guests choice of dressing but we recommend our signature balsamic & olive oil. Guests may also add wild BC salmon or roasted local chicken from Rossdown Farms.
Offered: daily after 11am
West Village Cafe
#160 – 5620 152nd Street, Surrey
Tel: (604) 372-2083
Web: https://www.facebook.com/West-Village-Cafe-618382875024012/
Twitter: n/a
Instagram: @west_village_cafe_
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