Welcome to the 3rd Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge. Bakeries and cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Croissant creations into this challenge. Each bakery and cafe will be featuring their croissant creations on their menu from March 8 – April 2, 2023.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the croissant creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best croissant creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Social media share your photos and messages by instagram, twitter, facebook, tiktok and other platforms throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #CroissantChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social sharing during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite croissant creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Remember to VOTE for your favourites during the challenge.
Here are the Croissant creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Seasons Bakery
Double Baked Maccha Rhubarb
Price: $7.25
Created by: The team
Description: A twice baked butter croissant filled with a decadent Maccha almond paste, rhubarb compote with hints of lavender and white chocolate.
Ingredients: Maccha powder, almonds, rhubarb, lavender, butter, salt, sugar, eggs, icing sugar, whipping cream, white chocolate
Offered: On all the days we are open (Thursday-Saturday 10-3) and also on the days we are not open by pre-order pick up only: Tuesday and Wednesday (9-2)
NOTE: For orders of 3 or more please pre-order on our website (2 days in advance) at https://seasonsbakery.ca/
– Pre-orders highly encouraged so we know how many to make! Will have limited quantities available for walk-in.
Pre-order, takeout and delivery details
– Delivery via ubereats and Doordash platforms
– Pre-order highly encouraged so we know how many to make! Will have limited quantities available for walk-in.
Seasons Bakery
2879 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 506-0290
Web: https://seasonsbakery.ca/
Instagram @seasons.bakery
Nelson The Seagull
Peach Hertzoggie
Price: $6
Created by: by the team
Description: A play on a South African favourite! Flakey butter croissant filled with homemade peach jam, brushed with lemon syrup, rolled in toasted coconut and topped with a toasted coconut meringue.
Ingredient List: Milk, Butter, Yeast, Salt, Canadian Red Spring Wheat White Flour, Eggs, Sugar, Coconut, Peaches, lemon, vanilla and cream.
Offered: Daily Weekdays 8-3 / Weekends 9-4 / Holiday’s 9-3
Pre-Order: www.nelsontheseagull.com, order at least 1 day in advance.
In Store: available in store daily
Take Out: Available through Uber Eats & Door Dash (Price $7 through food apps)
Nelson The Seagull
315 Carrall Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 681-5776
Web: https://www.nelsontheseagull.com/
Instagram @nelsontheseagull
The Modern Pantry
Honey Chai Swirl
Price: $6.25
Created by: Kendall Parslow
Description: Croissant dough rolled with our signature chai spice blend. Glazed with clover honey and topped with orange buttercream and fresh strawberry.
Ingredients: Butter, flour, sugar, salt, spices, egg, orange zest
Offered: Thursday – Saturday 7:30am – 4pm, & Sunday 8am – 4pm
Available at our West Vancouver location only. Pre-order available by phoning the bakery at 604-281-0014
The Modern Pantry
2232 Marine Dr Unit 102, West Vancouver
Tel: (604) 281-0014
Web: https://www.themodernpantry.ca/
Instagram @modernpantryvan
Make sure you check out the Croissant Challenge postcards which will be either at the bakeries and cafes. Remember to Vote for your favourites daily, all the voting details are at https://vancouverfoodster.com/croissant-challenge/
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Corey Lee
Instagrammer, tiktok and Influencer
Instagram @sweettoothguy
TikTok @sweettoothguyishere
Deanna Woo
Blogger and Instagrammer and TikTok
Instagram @deannawoo
TikTok @deannawoo
Joyce Lam
Food Blogger for her own Vanfoodies
Instagram: @vanfoodies
TikTok @vanfoodies