The Vancouver Foodster Tiramisu Challenge was a success featuring unique tiramisu creations at restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each establishment featured their creation on their menu from May 16 – June 9, 2024 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge.
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:
{108 points}
C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Signature Tiramisu
Price: $18
Created by: Chef Behshad Zolnasr and Chef Diana
Description: House made lady fingers, espresso , mascarpone cream
Ingredients: espresso, mascarpone, vanilla, eggs, lady fingers, cream, sugar
Offered: Daily 12pm – 10pm
Available: Dine-in only.
C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar
1015 Burrard Street
Tel: 604-684-3474
Instagram @cprimesteak
2nd Place:
{101 points}
Casa Mia Cucina and Mercato
Tiramisù Raffaello
Price: $13
Created by: Maela Lovisetto
Description: Ladyfinger cookies soaked in coconut milk and almond syrup, between layers of white chocolate and coconut mascarpone cream, topped with coconut flakes and white chocolate sauce.
Ingredients: Raffaello treats, whipped cream, ladyfingers, coconut milk, almond flavour, white chocolate, coconut flakes, mascarpone cheese
Offered: Tuesday through Sunday during restaurant hours
Casa Mia Cucina and Mercato
2215 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Tel: (604) 281-3313
Web: https://www.casamiacucina.ca/
instagram @casamiacucina
3rd Place:
{95 points}
Lieto Cafe
Lieto Tiramisu
Price: $7
Created by: Lena Min
Description: Lieto’s tiramisu features decadent layers of sponge cake infused
with espresso, perfectly complemented by the rich and velvety
mascarpone cream.
Ingredients: syrup, mascarpone, egg yolk, sugar, gelatin, whipping cream,
sponge cake, cocoa powder
Offered: all the time
Available: for dine-in, takeout and delivery by Uber Eats & Skip the dishes
Lieto Cafe
20826 72 Ave #120, Langley
Tel: (604) 328-7798
Instagram @lietocafe2023
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Tiramisu creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Lieto Cafe
Lieto Tiramisu
Price: $7
Created by: Lena Min
Description: Lieto’s tiramisu features decadent layers of sponge cake infused
with espresso, perfectly complemented by the rich and velvety
mascarpone cream.
Ingredients: syrup, mascarpone, egg yolk, sugar, gelatin, whipping cream,
sponge cake, cocoa powder
Offered: all the time
Available: for dine-in, takeout and delivery by Uber Eats & Skip the dishes
Lieto Cafe
20826 72 Ave #120, Langley
Tel: (604) 328-7798
Instagram @lietocafe2023
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Casa Mia Cucina and Mercato
Tiramisù Raffaello
Price: $13
Created by: Maela Lovisetto
Description: Ladyfinger cookies soaked in coconut milk and almond syrup, between layers of white chocolate and coconut mascarpone cream, topped with coconut flakes and white chocolate sauce.
Ingredients: Raffaello treats, whipped cream, ladyfingers, coconut milk, almond flavour, white chocolate, coconut flakes, mascarpone cheese
Offered: Tuesday through Sunday during restaurant hours
Casa Mia Cucina and Mercato
2215 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Tel: (604) 281-3313
Web: https://www.casamiacucina.ca/
instagram @casamiacucina
3rd Place People’s Choice:
C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Signature Tiramisu
Price: $18
Created by: Chef Behshad Zolnasr and Chef Diana
Description: House made lady fingers, espresso , mascarpone cream
Ingredients: espresso, mascarpone, vanilla, eggs, lady fingers, cream, sugar
Offered: Daily 12pm – 10pm
Available: Dine-in only.
C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar
1015 Burrard Street
Tel: 604-684-3474
Instagram @cprimesteak
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: David Grange, Hanson Do and Joyce Lam.
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their Tiramisu creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their tiramisu creations! See all the Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak