The Vancouver Foodster Tiramisu Challenge was a success featuring unique tiramisu creations at restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each establishment featured their creation on their menu from May 4-29, 2022 and their customers voted for their favourites daily 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.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{110 points}
Food by Fanta
Thairamisu
Price: $15
Created by: Chef Sadapphin Phothong
Description: Infusing Thai Coffee with British spiced Rum, in-house made ladyfingers, with layers of cream mascarpone whipped with Thai tea flavour and topped with white chocolate Thai tea ganache. Arranged in half sphere shape and Served with coco-almond crumbles and garnish with edible flowers.
Food by Fanta
20542 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Tel; (604) 530-6803
Instagram @foodbyfanta
2nd Place:
{105 points}
Wicked Cafe
Wicked Strawberry Pot
Price: $6.50
Created by: Dohyun Lee
Description: an Italian classic with a strawberry twist
Wicked Cafe
1399 W 7th Ave, Vancouver
Tel: 604-401-7932
Web: https://www.instagram.com/wicked_cafe/
Instagram @wicked_cafe
3rd Place:
{102 points}
Nellos Restaurant
Veneto Tiramisu
Price: $12
Created By: Chef Adam Foster
Description: Lady fingers dipped in a mix of espresso, kahlua, frangelico, and cocoa; layered with a vanilla mascarpone cream and topped with a chocolate ricotta cream, cocoa powder and a sugar dusted mint leaf.
Nellos Restaurant
925 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam
Tel: (604) 777-0300
Web: http://barrestaurantnellos.ca/
Instagram @restaurantnellos
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Tiramisu creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Nellos Restaurant
Veneto Tiramisu
Price: $12
Created By: Chef Adam Foster
Description: Lady fingers dipped in a mix of espresso, kahlua, frangelico, and cocoa; layered with a vanilla mascarpone cream and topped with a chocolate ricotta cream, cocoa powder and a sugar dusted mint leaf.
Nellos Restaurant
925 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam
Tel: (604) 777-0300
Web: http://barrestaurantnellos.ca/
Instagram @restaurantnellos
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Casereccio Foods
The Summer Flavours
Price $12
Created by: the team
Description: Limoncello strawberry tiramisu with dark chocolate chips
Casereccio Foods
2480 Vine Street, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 734-4440
Web:https://www.caserecciofood.com/
Instagram @casereccio_foods
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Wicked Cafe
Wicked Strawberry Pot
Price: $6.50
Created by: Dohyun Lee
Description: an Italian classic with a strawberry twist
Wicked Cafe
1399 W 7th Ave, Vancouver
Tel: 604-401-7932
Web: https://www.instagram.com/wicked_cafe/
Instagram @wicked_cafe
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: Deanna Woo, Corey Lee and Shelley Hayashi
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their Tiramisu creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their tiramisu creations! See all the Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak