The Vancouver Foodster Signature Coffee Drink Challenge was a success featuring unique coffee creations at cafes around Vancouver. Each cafe featured their creation on their menu from January 11 – February 4, 2024 and their customers voted for their favourites throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{98 points}
Toloache Mexican Kitchen
Atole Affogato
Price: $7.95
Created by: Rodrigo Vela
Description: corn base drink infuse with coffee and a hint of spice served with ice cream on top and 2 churros.
Offered: all the time
Toloache Mexican Kitchen
586 Hornby Street, Vancouver.
Tel:(604) 565-0511
Instagram @toloachemk
2nd Place:
{97 points}
Wicked Café
Tiramisu Latte
Price: $6
Created by: Joy Kim
Description: Wicked winter special: 8oz hot vanilla latte topped with tiramisu cream and served with a side of biscoff
Ingredients: Espresso, steamed milk, vanilla syrup, tiramisu cream (mascarpone, cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar), cocoa powder, biscoff. Milk substitutes are possible, but the tiramisu cream contains dairy!
Offered at both Wicked Cafe locations and through delivery apps daily.
Wicked Cafe
1399 W 7th Ave
Instagram @wicked_cafe
and
Wicked Cafe & Bakery
3605 W. 16th Avenue
Instagram @wicked_cafe
3rd Place:
{95 points}
Bean Around the World on Granville
The Canadian Cuban!
Price: $5.95
Created by: The team
Description: It’s a fusion of Cuban and Canadian two staples. Cane sugar for Cuba and Maple syrup for Canada. Cane sugar on the espresso shot, with infused maple syrup milk for a late!
Not too sweet with a subtle hint of sweetness.
Offered: all the time
Available: dine in and takeout
Bean Around the World on Granville
2977 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 732-8273
Web: https://batwcoffee.com/pages/bean-around-the-world-granville
Instagram @beanongranville
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Coffee Drink creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Toloache Mexican Kitchen
Atole Affogato
Price: $7.95 (Or $10.95 if they want the Licor 43 version)
Created by: Rodrigo Vela
Description: corn base drink infuse with coffee and a hint of spice served with ice cream on top and 2 churros.
Offered: all the time
Toloache Mexican Kitchen
586 Hornby Street, Vancouver.
Tel:(604) 565-0511
Instagram @toloachemk
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Wicked Café
Tiramisu Latte
Price: $6
Created by: Joy Kim
Description: Wicked winter special: 8oz hot vanilla latte topped with tiramisu cream and served with a side of biscoff
Ingredients: Espresso, steamed milk, vanilla syrup, tiramisu cream (mascarpone, cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar), cocoa powder, biscoff. Milk substitutes are possible, but the tiramisu cream contains dairy!
Offered at both Wicked Cafe locations and through delivery apps daily.
Wicked Cafe
1399 W 7th Ave
Instagram @wicked_cafe
and
Wicked Cafe & Bakery
3605 W. 16th Avenue
Instagram @wicked_cafe
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Bean Around the World on Granville
The Canadian Cuban!
Price: $5.95
Created by: The team
Description: It’s a fusion of Cuban and Canadian two staples. Cane sugar for Cuba and Maple syrup for Canada. Cane sugar on the espresso shot, with infused maple syrup milk for a late!
Not too sweet with a subtle hint of sweetness.
Offered: all the time
Available: dine in and takeout
Bean Around the World on Granville
2977 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 732-8273
Web: https://batwcoffee.com/pages/bean-around-the-world-granville
Instagram @beanongranville
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.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Janzen Malabanan, Joyce Lam and Rebecca Coleman
Thank you to the baristas and cafes that accepted my invitation and featured the coffee creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning cafes to try their Coffee creations! See all the Coffee Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak