Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster French Toast Challenge. Restaurants from around the city were invited to enter their French Toast creation into this challenge, all of the restaurants have created a special french toast creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their french toast creations on their menu from March 5-28, 2021.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the french toast creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best french toast creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet, Instagram (stories, reels) or TikTok your messages and photos throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #FrenchToastChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social media mentions during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite french toast creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Please VOTE for your favourites between March 5-28, 2021.
Here are the French Toast creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
1931 Gallery Bistro
Whiskey Bacon Pull Apart French Toast
Price: $18
Created by: Chef Gleb Podshibyakin
Description: The team of 1931 Gallery Bistro worked hard to create a French Toast recipe that is both sustainable and delicious. Pull Apart French Toast boasts flavours of home-made brioche, maple syrup, smoked bacon, fresh berries, orange zest, crème anglaise and whiskey. A beautifully plated delectable combination of sweet and savoury, this French toast is a feast for all senses.
Offered: Daily 11am-4pm for both dine in and take out.
1931 Gallery Bistro
750 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 662-4831
Web: https://www.1931gallerybistro.com/
Instagram @1931gallerybistro
Solly’s Bagelry
French Toast Sundae Supreme
Price: $7.50
Created by: Leah Markovitch
Description: Treat yourself to a Delicious ‘Breakfast on the go’, that tastes like ‘ A Warm Summer’s Day on the Beach’. Made with Solly’s Delicious Honey Sweetened Challah French Toast, Fried Crispy in Pure Butter, Served with Whipped Cream, Strawberries, Banana, a Drizzle of Chocolate Sauce and (of course!) a Cherry on top. Surprisingly not too Sweet. Served in a Solly’s ‘To Go Cup’.
Offered: Daily, all day
Solly’s Bagelry
368 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 675-9750
Web: http://sollysbagelry.com/
Twitter: @SollysBagelry
Instagram @sollysbagelry
Food by Fanta
Menagerie French Toast Brulée
Price: $14
Created by: Chef Parinya and Chef Sadapphin
Description: Thai pandan leaf custard and bacon bread, peach cream stuffed French toast with banana brulée, topped with coconut caramel sauce and syrup.
Offered: Brunch and lunch. NOTE: Dine in, Take out available, 1 day preorder and book ahead for dine in.
Food by Fanta
20542 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Tel: 604.427.0166
Instagram @foodbyfanta
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Louisa Chan
Writer and Editor of L for Life as well as Vitamin Daily
Twitter: @L_FOR_LIFE
Instagram @lforlife_vancouver
Shelley Hayashi
Influencer/Concierge Les Clefs d’Or Concierge
Twitter: @shelleyhayashi
Instagram: @shelleyhayashi
Tiffany Loo
Instagrammer and Influencer
Instagram @tiffanylloo
Make sure you pick up one of the French Toast Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourites. Remember to Vote for your favourites from March 5-28, 2021 at