The Vancouver Foodster Mojito Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Metro Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from May 9 – June 2, 2019 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge for their People’s Choice favourites.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{102 points}
Ban Chok Dee
The Passionate Mojito
Price: $10
Created by: Chef Parinya Loptson
Description: A refresh of the sparkling summer drink by harmonizing the exotic flavors of passionfruit and peach with the freshness of mint and lime.
Ingredients: Sailer Jerry Rum, Baccadi Lemon, Passion Fruit Ice Balls, Peach juice, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Mint, Mint Syrup, Peach Sparkling Water , Marshmallow to garnish
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram @banchokdeethai
and
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Tel: (604) 459-8000
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: @banchokdeemr
Chef Parinya Loptson
2nd Place:
{80 points}
Davie Dosa Company
Blueberry Mojito
Price: $10
Created by: Sharv Ramachandran
Description: 2oz Bacardi light, Blueberry Mint Sweet Citrus Mix topped up with club soda
Ingredients list:
Offered: All the time
Davie Dosa Company
1235 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 669-5899
Web: http://daviedosacompany.com/
Twitter @daviedosa
Instagram @daviedosacompany
3rd Place:
{74 points}
Moltaqa Restaurant
Mojito Marrakech
Price: $9
Created by: Mimo
Description: Traditional Moroccan tea transformed to refreshing Mojito, feel the breeze of Mediterranean with every sip, Moltaqa makes you feel like you are on vacation far far away.
Ingredients: Flor de Cana rum, Moroccan Ice mint tea, Mint, Lime, Orange blossom, Pomegranate, Cinnamon
Offered: all the time
Moltaqa Restaurant
51 W Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 696-4055
Web: https://www.moltaqarestaurant.com/
Instagram: @moltaqa.vancouver
Mimo
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Mojito Creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Davie Dosa Company
Blueberry Mojito
Price: $10
Created by: Sharv Ramachandran
Description: 2oz Bacardi light, Blueberry Mint Sweet Citrus Mix topped up with club soda
Ingredients list:
Offered: All the time
Davie Dosa Company
1235 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 669-5899
Web: http://daviedosacompany.com/
Twitter @daviedosa
Instagram @daviedosacompany
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Ban Chok Dee
The Passionate Mojito
Price: $10
Created by: Chef Parinya Loptson
Description: A refresh of the sparkling summer drink by harmonizing the exotic flavors of passionfruit and peach with the freshness of mint and lime.
Ingredients: Sailer Jerry Rum, Baccadi Lemon, Passion Fruit Ice Balls, Peach juice, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Mint, Mint Syrup, Peach Sparkling Water , Marshmallow to garnish
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram @banchokdeethai
and
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Tel: (604) 459-8000
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: @banchokdeemr
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Moltaqa Restaurant
Mojito Marrakech
Price: $9
Created by:
Description: Traditional Moroccan tea transformed to refreshing Mojito, feel the breeze of Mediterranean with every sip, Moltaqa makes you feel like you are on vacation far far away.
Ingredients: Flor de Cana rum, Moroccan Ice mint tea, Mint, Lime, Orange blossom, Pomegranate, Cinnamon
Offered: all the time
Moltaqa Restaurant
51 W Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 696-4055
Web: https://www.moltaqarestaurant.com/
Instagram: @moltaqa.vancouver
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.
Each media judge scored each creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points. The highest number of points a challenge creation could have been awarded is 120 points.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: David Peng, Jacqueline Chui and Richard Wolak
Thank you to all the chefs, bartenders and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured the Mojito Challenge creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Mojito creations!
By: Richard Wolak