The 4th Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge featured unique creations at bakeries and cafes in Vancouver. Each bakery featured their creation on their menu from March 7 – 31, 2024 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge for their People’s Choice favourites.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{103 points}
L’atelier Patisserie
Crunchy Sesame Chocolate Croissant
Price: $7.50
Created by: The team
Description: Cross laminated dough with heart-warming feeling of melting sesame chocolate, just like L’Atelier a classic French with a Japanese twist .
Offered: Available all the time
NOTE: For orders of 4 or more please pre-order on our website (2 days in advance) at https://www.latelierpatisserie.com/s/order
– Pre-orders highly encouraged so we know how many to make! Will have limited quantities available for walk-in.
L’atelier Patisserie
599 E. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 329-6153
Web:https://www.latelierpatisserie.online/
Instagram @l_atelier_patisserie
2nd Place:
{80 points}
Davie Village Bakery
Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Croissant
Price: $7.99
Created by: The team
Description: Smoked salmon cream cheese croissant is light and airy, delectable and full of pizzazz
Available: all the time
NOTE: pre-order details (for 3+ units)-Pre-orders for more than three items can be done via phone 604-683-2911.
Davie Village Bakery
1216 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 683-2911
Web: https://linktr.ee/dvbakery
Instagram @davievillagebakery
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Croissant Creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Davie Village Bakery
Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Croissant
Price: $7.99
Created by: The team
Description: Smoked salmon cream cheese croissant is light and airy, delectable and full of pizzazz
Available: all the time
NOTE: pre-order details (for 3+ units)-Pre-orders for more than three items can be done via phone 604-683-2911.
Davie Village Bakery
1216 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 683-2911
Web: https://linktr.ee/dvbakery
Instagram @davievillagebakery
2nd Place People’s Choice:
L’atelier Patisserie
Crunchy Sesame Chocolate Croissant
Price: $7.50
Created by: The team
Description: Cross laminated dough with heart-warming feeling of melting sesame chocolate, just like L’Atelier a classic French with a Japanese twist .
Offered: Available all the time
NOTE: For orders of 4 or more please pre-order on our website (2 days in advance) at https://www.latelierpatisserie.com/s/order
– Pre-orders highly encouraged so we know how many to make! Will have limited quantities available for walk-in.
L’atelier Patisserie
599 E. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 329-6153
Web:https://www.latelierpatisserie.online/
Instagram @l_atelier_patisserie
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.
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: Hanson Do, Joyce Lam and Yuki No.
Thank you to the bakeries that accepted my invitation and featured their croissants on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
By: Richard Wolak