Welcome to the 9th Annual Vancouver Foodster Sundae Challenge. Cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Sundae creations into this challenge. Each cafe will be featuring one or two special creations on their menu from August 10 – September 3, 2023.

How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the sundae creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best sundae creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #SundaeChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets, instagram stories, posts and other social shares during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite sundae creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
How to VOTE :
- Look for our Sundae challenge posters in each of the participating cafes
- Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from August 10 – September 3, 2023
Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to taste the different sundae creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourite
Here are the Sundae creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Casa Mia Gelato and Caffé

Spaghetti Gelato
Price: $8.50
A playful ice cream treat resembling savory spaghetti.
Ingredients: Biscottino Gelato (Cookie Gelato), Strawberry Sauce, Shaved Coconut
Offered: from 12pm to 8pm – Wed to Sun
Casa Mia Gelato and Caffé
2452 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Tel: (604) 281-3313
Web: https://www.casamiacucina.ca/gelato-popup
instagram @casamiacucina
Casa Mia Gelato and Caffé collab with Mogiana Coffee

Eiscafè
Price: $8.50
Created by: the team
An evolution and decadent version of the traditional italian affogato
Ingredients: Mogiana Coffee flavoured gelato, vanilla gelato, chocolate sauce, whipping cream , Mogiana Coffee nibs
Offered: 12pm to 8pm – Wed to Sun
Casa Mia Gelato and Caffé
2452 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Tel: (604) 281-3313
Web: https://www.casamiacucina.ca/gelato-popup
instagram @casamiacucina and Collab with @mogianacoffee
Le Parfait

Ice Candy Fusion
Price: $11
Created by: Gerard Daccache
Pistachio topped Ashta ice cream with Lebanese cotton candy
Ingredients: Ashta ice cream, pistachio, lebanese cotton candy
Offered: all the time
Le Parfait
812 Homer Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-8741
Web: https://www.leparfait.ca/
Instagram @leparfait.ca
Le Parfait

Fruity Melon Bliss
Price: $8
Created by: Gerard Daccache
Symphony of refreshing flavors, melon ice cream topped with strawberry and peach chunks
Ingredients: Melon ice cream, peach and strawberry chunks
Offered: all the time
Le Parfait
812 Homer Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-8741
Web: https://www.leparfait.ca/
Instagram @leparfait.ca
Tamaly Shop

Adelita
Price: $5.50
Created by: The team
Description: Your favourite concha (chocolate or vanilla) with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, cherry and chocolate. Concha (meaning “shell” in Spanish) is a traditional Mexican sweet bread roll and a crunchy topping.
Ingredients: flour, butter, sugar, vanilla ice cream, chocolate, whipped cream, cherry
Offered: All the time
Tamaly Shop
2525 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 369-3446
Instagram @tamalyshop
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Corey Lee
Instagrammer and Influencer
Instagram @sweettoothguy
tiktok @sweettoothguyishere
Joyce Lam
Food Blogger for her own Vanfoodies
Instagram: @vanfoodies
TikTok @vanfoodies
Danny Hoa
Instagrammer and Influencer
Instagram @kumofoodlist