The Vancouver Foodster 3rd annual Sundae Challenge was a huge success featuring 11 sundae creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their sundae creation from August 3-27, 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: Corey Basso, Roanna Young, and Mimi Cheung
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 sundae creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place (tie):
{106 points}
I.ce Queen
Puddilicous
Price: $9.71
Created by: Karen Li
Description: Pudding ice cream rolls, topped with Caramel egg pudding, Cookie straw, Ferro Rocher
Type: Ice Cream
Offered: all day, everyday.
I.ce Queen
2967 West Broadway, Vancouver
And
2355-4000 No 3 Road, Richmond
Web: https://www.facebook.com/icqueenqueen/
Instagram: @icequeenqueen
Karen Li (left)
1st Place (tie):
{106 points}
Dolce Amore
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli Sundae
Price:$8
Created by: Gelatieri Daniela Grippo and Giancarlo Cusano
Description: highlighting culinary influences from our Italian-Canadian heritage. Our cannoli gelato is made with local organic milk, organic cane sugar, & fresh ricotta from Scardillo Cheese, with an added hint of orange zest. This rich & creamy gelato is layered with organic honey, caramelized Okanagan peaches, candied pecans in Canadian maple syrup, & topped with crushed Sicilian Cannoli shells & a chocolate drizzle. #CriminallyGood
Offered: all the time
Dolce Amore
1588 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 258-0006
Web: https://www.dolceamore.ca/
Twitter: @thegelatomafia
Instagram @thegelatomafia
Daniela Grippo
2nd Place:
{104 points}
Umaluma
Earth Sun and Stars
Price: $9.75
Created by: Ian Bruce and Head of R&D Andy
Description: It’s a combination of black vanilla with gold flakes, Akbar Mashti in a lava sea of chocolate and Amarena cherry swirl. The lava represents Earth, Akbar Mashti the sun and the black vanilla the stars in the sky.
Type: Plant-based ice cream
Offered: all the time.
Umaluma
235 East Pender Street, Vancouver
Tel:604 559 5862
Twitter: @umalumagelato
Instagram @umalumagelato
Ian Bruce and Head of R&D Andy
3rd Place (tie):
{102 points}
Hugo’s Churros
Churro y Concha Sundae
Price: $12.50 (for two to share)
Created by: Dan Garcia
Description: Vanilla bean gelato, two Churros, strawberry concha, cajeta drizzle and, whipping cream and cinnamon dusting.
Type: Gelato
Offered: All the time
Hugo’s Churros
7899 Templeton Station Rd, Richmond
Twitter: @Hugoschurros
Instagram: hugoschurros
Dan Garcia
3rd Place (tie):
{102 points}
Beyond Coffee
Summer Pavlova
Price: $4.75
Created by: Chef Genevieve Plishka
Description: meringue nest with lemon cream, topped with blueberry gelato and compote
Type: Gelato
Offered: All the time.
Beyond Coffee
1015 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-687-0575
Web: http://www.century-plaza.com/beyond-coffee/
Twitter @dine_at_beyond
Instagram @beyond_coffee_vancouver
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Sundae creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
I.ce Queen
Puddilicous
Price: $9.71
Created by: Karen Li
Description: Pudding ice cream rolls, topped with Caramel egg pudding, Cookie straw, Ferro Rocher
Type: Ice Cream
Offered: all day, everyday.
I.ce Queen
2967 West Broadway, Vancouver
And
2355-4000 No 3 Road, Richmond
Web: https://www.facebook.com/icqueenqueen/
Instagram: @icequeenqueen
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Tmix Tea & Dessert
Signature Bubble Waffle Pyramid Sundae
Price: $21.95 (serves 2-4 persons)
Created by: Kathy Tung
Description: 3 levels, alternating levels of bubble waffiles with 5 scoops of our homemade Artisan Ice cream, topped with strawberries and whipped cream.
Type: Ice Cream
Offered: all the time
Tmix Tea & Dessert
3432 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 707-0275
and
2790 West Broadway, Vancouver
and
4538 Kingsway, Burnaby
Twitter: @TmixTea
Instagram: tmixtea
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Dolce Amore
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli Sundae
Price:$8
Created by: Gelatieri Daniela Grippo and Giancarlo Cusano
Description: highlighting culinary influences from our Italian-Canadian heritage. Our cannoli gelato is made with local organic milk, organic cane sugar, & fresh ricotta from Scardillo Cheese, with an added hint of orange zest. This rich & creamy gelato is layered with organic honey, caramelized Okanagan peaches, candied pecans in Canadian maple syrup, & topped with crushed Sicilian Cannoli shells & a chocolate drizzle. #CriminallyGood
Offered: all the time
Dolce Amore
1588 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 258-0006
Web: https://www.dolceamore.ca/
Twitter: @thegelatomafia
Instagram @thegelatomafia
Thank you to all the restaurants and cafes that accepted my invitation and featured their Sundae on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Sundae creations! See all the 11 entries here.
By: Richard Wolak