The Vancouver Foodster Sandwich Challenge was a success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their sandwich creation from October 4-30, 2022. 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 (TIE):
{110 points}
Food by Fanta
Strudel
Price $24
Created by: Parinya Loptson
Description: A savory medley of jackfruit and crabmeat in a creamy chilli filling on top of green apple cream cheese with a layer of caramelized shallots, scallops and prawns. Picked cauliflower adds a touch of tanginess to this open-faced strudel pastry and topped with an assortment of blossoms and micro greens.
Offered: Lunch and Dinner Wednesday – Sunday
Available: for takeout
Food by Fanta
20542 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Tel; (604) 530-6803
Web: https://foodbyfanta.com/
Instagram @foodbyfanta
1st Place (TIE):
{110 points}
Hopcott Meats
The “Best Love Triangle”
Price: $12.99
Created by: Jadeyn Rodriguez
Description: The Best love triangle you’ll ever be a part of! This light and flavor packed sandwich features Hopcott’s Own Slow Roasted Steak Seasoned Roast Beef accompanied by our Thick Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon! Finished off with fresh from the farm juicy beefsteak tomatoes, on a bed of arugula with a lime avocado spread, aged white cheddar cheese on fluffy french bread. There’s a reason why they say you never forget your first love, and this sandwich is no exception!
Offered: All the time
Available for dine-in and take-out.
Hopcott Meats
18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt Meadows
Tel: 604.465.7799
Web: http://www.hopcottmeats.ca/
Twitter @HopcottFarms
Instagram @hopcottfarms
2nd Place:
{105 points}
Sebastian & Co. Fine Meats
Chacarero
Price: $15
Created by: Sebastian Cortez
Description: It is a classic Chilean sandwich which is where I’m from offered mainly on the Business district in Santiago Chile. It is a charcoal Rubbed roast beef sandwich that features
Charcoal rubbed roast beef freshly sliced tomatoes pickled green beans marinated in lemon and hot peppers Served on a telera bun, and slather with mayo
Offered: All the time
Available: for takeout through Ritual and for delivery through Cornershop by Uber eats
Sebastian & Co. Fine Meats
1299 Howe Street, Vancouver
Tel: Phone: (604) 564-9393
Web: https://www.sebastianandco.ca/
Twitter @SebastianAndCo
Instagram @sebastianandco
3rd Place:
{98 points}
Tour de Feast
Short Rib Sandwich
Price: $22 for a sandwich by itself $25 for a combo with daily soup
Created by: Chef Dhruv Jhanjee
Description: Red wine braised beef, cracked peppercorn cream sauce, wild mushrooms, caramelized onions, dijon, truffle mayo, fresh tomato,
Offered: Thursday-Sunday 11:00 am-2:00 pm dine in & take out.
Tour de Feast
319 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver
Tel: (604) 980-1811
Instagram @tour_de_feast
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Sandwich creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Kaisereck Deli
The Big Kaiser
Price: $14.95
Created by: The team
Description: Traditional German Schnitzel, made daily fresh in-house, Hormone free Pork Loin Breaded and served on a white toasted Kaiser Bun, the sandwich is topped with Mayo, German Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato, and Hobbs Pickles.
Offered: Daily 9am – 6pm
Kaisereck Deli
1689 Johnston St #114 (Granville Island Public Market), Vancouver
Web: https://www.kaisereckdelicatessen.com/
Instagram @kaisereckdelicatessen
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Sebastian & Co. Fine Meats
Chacarero
Price: $15
Created by: Sebastian Cortez
Description: It is a classic Chilean sandwich which is where I’m from offered mainly on the Business district in Santiago Chile. It is a charcoal Rubbed roast beef sandwich that features
Charcoal rubbed roast beef freshly sliced tomatoes pickled green beans marinated in lemon and hot peppers Served on a telera bun, and slather with mayo
Offered: All the time
Available: for takeout through Ritual and for delivery through Cornershop by Uber eats
Sebastian & Co. Fine Meats
1299 Howe Street, Vancouver
Tel: Phone: (604) 564-9393
Web: https://www.sebastianandco.ca/
Twitter @SebastianAndCo
Instagram @sebastianandco
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Hopcott Meats
The “Best Love Triangle”
Price: $12.99
Created by: Jadeyn Rodriguez
Description: The Best love triangle you’ll ever be a part of! This light and flavor packed sandwich features Hopcott’s Own Slow Roasted Steak Seasoned Roast Beef accompanied by our Thick Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon! Finished off with fresh from the farm juicy beefsteak tomatoes, on a bed of arugula with a lime avocado spread, aged white cheddar cheese on fluffy french bread. There’s a reason why they say you never forget your first love, and this sandwich is no exception!
Offered: All the time
Available for dine-in and take-out.
Hopcott Meats
18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt Meadows
Tel: 604.465.7799
Web: http://www.hopcottmeats.ca/
Twitter @HopcottFarms
Instagram @hopcottfarms
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Hanson Do, Karina Pangilinan and Rose Lin.
Each media judge will have scored the creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points). The total number of points a cake creation could earn is 120 points.
Thank you to the chefs and establishments that accepted my invitation and featured their sandwiches on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning places to try their sandwich creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak