The Vancouver Foodster Signature Coffee Drink Challenge was a great success featuring unique coffee creations at cafes around Vancouver. Each cafe featured their creation on their menu from January 10 – February 3, 2019 and their customers voted for their favourites 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: Andrew Chan, Jacqueline Chui, and Regina Ip.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{94 points}
Storm City Coffee
The Tempest
Price: $5.70
Description: The Tempest is inspired by Storm City’s favourite pastry and the wintery weather in Vancouver. We have created a black sesame and white chocolate mocha and topped it with whipped cream and a miniature version of our famous matcha cream puffs, which we make fresh in house every morning.
Created by: the team
Offered: all the time
Storm City Coffee
3403 West Broadway, Vancouver
Phone: (604) 428-9585
Web: https://stormcitycoffee.com/
Instagram: @stormcitycoffee
2nd Place:
{93 points}
Origo Club
Once in a Blue Moon
Price: $6
Description: It’s a cappuccino! We use phantom from moving coffee to make this drink. It’s a single origin guatemala espresso. Nutty and fruity! Its sweetness other than the blueberry pure, comes from condense milk, and to finish the drink we shave dark chocolate and cinnamon. The drink is served not super hot since the acidity of the blueberry will split the milk if it’s done too high. The foam is quite thick due to this as well.
Created by: Karen Lim
Offered: It’s offered only from 11 am until 5pm.
Origo Club
110-6888 River Road, Richmond
Phone: (604) 285-8889
Web: https://origoclub.ca/
Instagram @origoclub
Origo team
3rd Place:
{91 points}
The Garden Strathcona
The Garden Cookies and Cream Affogato
Price: $6.50
Created by: The team
Description: Cookies and Cream Ice Cream by Say Hello Sweets served with a double shot of Agro Roasters Equinox Espresso and topped with our signature Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie and an espresso cocoa drizzle. Made with organic ingredients and 100% Vegan.
Offered: All the time
The Garden Strathcona
868 E Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 255-2299
Web:https://thegardenstrathcona.com/
Instagram: @thegardenstrathcona
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Coffee Drink creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Kings Café
Kings Mocha Madness
Price: 12oz – $5, 16oz – $5.5
Created by: Kings Team
Description: “Like dessert in a mug!” This Chocolate & Espresso concoction is elevated with Salted Caramel and Cinnamon.
Kings Cafe
2223 Kingsway, Vancouver
Tel: 604.434.5764
Web:n/a
Instagram: @kingscafe.winebar
2nd Place People’s Choice:
The Garden Strathcona
The Garden Cookies and Cream Affogato
Price: $6.50
Created by: The team
Description: Cookies and Cream Ice Cream by Say Hello Sweets served with a double shot of Agro Roasters Equinox Espresso and topped with our signature Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie and an espresso cocoa drizzle. Made with organic ingredients and 100% Vegan.
Offered: All the time
The Garden Strathcona
868 E Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 255-2299
Web:https://thegardenstrathcona.com/
Instagram: @thegardenstrathcona
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Sweet Somethings
Cupids Coffee
Price: $6.95
Created by: Emma Irvine
Description: Rose milk latte served in a coffee infused eatable waffle cup that has been filled with 70% Callebaut dark chocolate.
Available: all the time
Sweet Somethings
4321 Dunbar Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 842-0261
Web: https://www.sweetsomethingsvancouver.com/
Instagram @sweetsomethingsvancouver
Thank you to the baristas and cafes that accepted my invitation and featured the coffee creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning cafes to try their Coffee creations! See all the Coffee Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak