Welcome to the 2nd Annual Vancouver Foodster Donut Challenge. Bakeries and cafes from all over Metro Vancouver were invited to enter their Donut creations into this challenge. Each bakery and cafe will be featuring their Donut creations on their menu from March 4-27, 2022.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the Donut creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Share your photos on Instagram and TikTok throughout the challenge, our instagram and TikTok address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #DonutChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social media sharing during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite donut creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
How to VOTE :
- Look for our Donut challenge posters at each of the participating bakeries and cafes.
- Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from March 4-27, 2022.
Get some friends together and visit 2 places or more to taste the different Donut creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites
Here are the Donut creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Doughnut Love
Love Cake
Price: $3.75
Created by: Clinton Hiles
Description: Vanilla Bean Cake Doughnut with a delicate white chocolate, lemon frosting.
Offered: Tuesday to Friday 6am until sold out. Saturday and Sunday 7am until sold out. Only a limited amount will be made each day, visit early!
Takeout and delivery details – preorder online or UberEats. For pre-order please specify in the notes if you have a special request for particular doughnuts.
Doughnut Love
107 – 1655 Como Lake Road, Coquitlam
Tel: (604) 492-2456
instagram @doughnutlove.ca
Holy Mochi Donuts
Browned Butter, Strawberry Delight & A Belly Full of Nice Flight
Price: $9.50
Created by: Your girls at Holy Mochi Donuts
Description: Who says your palette can’t have it all? Your local donut dealers coming through with a rich and decadent donut AND a light and fruity one cuz we love you. Introducing…
Browned Butter Salted Caramel Pretzel
Featuring our signature mochi donut dipped in a bold, caramelized browned butter glaze and sprinkled with pretzel bits. Just when you think it can’t get any better we topped it off with generous drizzles of salted caramel and belgian chocolate.
Madagascar Vanilla Bean & Strawberry Delight
A smooth and luscious vanilla bean glazed on top our holy mochiness of a donut. And then we hooked it up with strawberry infused sugar candy, chantilly, a slice of fresh strawberry and sprinkles of strawberry crumble.
Availability: Offered on Tuesday’s, Thursday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s by preorder only until sold out. Orders can be made 2 days in advance on our website. Our cutoff time is 8pm the night before. Pickups are located at Mindful Juice Bar at10330 152 St #5, Surrey, BC V3R 4G8
Holy Mochi Donuts
10330 152 St #5, Surrey (pick-up location)
Email: hello@holymochidonuts.com
Web: https://holymochidonuts.com/
Instagram @holymochidonuts
Punk Rock Pastries
Ballistic Banoffee
Price: $5.95
Created by: The whole prp team
Description: Calling all Banana lovers, our Ballistic Banoffee Donut will leave you wanting more. Filled with Punk Rock Pastries signiture caramel buttercream, topped with a caramelized banana tart and finished with a sweet dulce de Leche.
Available: Tuesday to Sunday during opening hours
Punk Rock Pastries
5548 Hastings Street, Burnaby
Tel: (604) 423-4101
Web: https://www.punkrockpastries.com/
Instagram @punkrockpastries
The Cannoli King
The Godfather
Price: $7.50
Created by: Sam and Liz Pero
Our Sicilian donut a handcrafted yeast donut dipped in a white ganache and topped with a mini Sicilian cannoli and cannoli crumb.
Offered: Thursday – Saturday
The Cannoli King
950 Seaborne Ave #1125, Port Coquitlam
Email: info@cannoliking.ca
Instagram @cannolikingvancouver
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
AJ Heraghty
Influencer
Instagram @ajfoodiesaiyan
Shelley Hayashi
Influencer/Concierge Les Clefs d’Or Concierge
Twitter: @shelleyhayashi
Instagram: @shelleyhayashi
Tony Huynh
Instagramer and Influencer
Instagram @raincouvereatery
TikTok: tonyeats