Welcome to the Vancouver Pasta Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their pasta dishes into this challenge, some of the restaurants have created a special pasta creation just for this challenge and others have entered their top choice off their existing menu. Each restaurant will be featuring their pasta creation on their menu from October 3-27, 2024
How does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the pasta creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best pasta 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 #PastaChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite pasta creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
How to VOTE :
- Look for our Pasta challenge posters in each of the participating restaurants
- Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from October 3-27, 2024
Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to taste the different pasta creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites between October 3-27, 2024.
Here are the Pasta creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Pasta Polo
Scusa Mi! Pomodoro
Price: $24.95
Created by: Chef/Owner Ahyoung Baek
Description: Our Pasta ‘Scusa Mi! Pomodoro’ features a base of Aglio e Olio, mixed with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. It’s topped with prawns and Macedonian feta cheese, served over homemade linguine.
Ingredients: Garlic, Extra virgin Olive oil, Sundried tomato, Roma tomato, spinach, prawn and Macedonian Fetta
Available: 12-9pm; 7 days a week
Offered: take out and dine in.
Pasta Polo
2754 Barney Hwy, Coquitlam
Tel: (604) 464-7656
Instagram @pastapolocoquitlam
Seraphina Restaurant
Stop and Taste the Roses
Price: $29
Created by: Chef Rory Byrne
Description: Everyone is so busy in life, I wanted to create a dish that would remind people, to slow down and appreciate the beauty of life. Food has an effect on people, whether you are stopping and enjoying this on your own, or you’re sharing this bouquet with your loved ones, it was important for me to create something that would make people, Stop and Taste the Roses.
Ingredients: Caramelized red onion, truffle butter, cream, truffle infused ricotta, pasta girella.
Available: Tuesday 5pm – close, Wednesday – Saturday 2pm to close.
Offered: Dine-in only.
Seraphina Restaurant
905 Dunsmiur Street, Vancouver
Tel:604-632-4942
Web: https://www.vesperlounge.ca/about-2
Instagram @seraphinayvr
Stanley’s Bar & Grill
Short Rib Pappardelle
Price: $27
Created by: Stanley’s Bar & Grill culinary team
Description: Braised pulled beef short rib, marinated mushrooms, tomato red wine sauce, crispy kale, oven-dried cherry tomatoes, basil, parmigiano reggiano.
Available: all the time
Offered: dine-in only
Stanley’s Bar & Grill
610 Pipeline Rd (inside Stanley Park), Vancouver
Tel: (604) 602-3088
Web: https://stanleysbargrill.com/
Instagram @stanleysbargrill
Aylin’s Kitchen & Pizzeria
Linguini Mare e Sole
Price: $26.00
Created by: Chef Aylin
Description: A seafood lover’s delight! Linguini tossed with mussels, shrimp, scallops, and calamari, cooked in a white wine and tomato sauce, and brightened with fresh lemon zest for a refreshing, vibrant finish.
Available: All the time for dine-in only.
Offered: Not available for takeout or delivery
Ingredients: Linguini pasta, Mussels, Shrimp, Scallops, Calamari, White wine, Tomato sauce, Garlic, Olive oil, Lemon zest, Salt and pepper and Fresh herbs (parsley).
Aylin’s Kitchen & Pizzeria
151 W. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 873-0021
Web:https://www.aylinskitchen.ca/
Instagram @aylinskitchenvancouver
Lift Bar & Grill
Seafood Carbonara
Price: $45
Created by: Chris Andraza,
Description: Indulge in the allure of the sea with this exquisite take on Seafood Carbonara. The journey begins with velvety squid ink Mafalda, its dark, ribbon-like strands weaving through the dish like ocean waves. Smoky bacon lardons lend a rich, savory depth, harmonizing with the briny sweetness of tender mussels and succulent clams. As you savor each bite, bursts of delicate salmon roe add a pop of freshness, while hints of seaweed evoke the essence of coastal breezes. It’s a dish where land and sea embrace, creating a symphony of flavors that linger long after the last bite.
Ingredients: squid ink Mafalda, smoked bacon lardons, mussels, clams, black tiger prawns, salmon roe, and seaweed.
Offered: All day, everyday
Available: for dine-in only
Lift Bar & Grill
333 Menchion Mews, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 689-5438
Web: https://www.liftbarandgrill.com/
Instagram @liftbarandgrill
Robba da Matti
Mushrooms and Truffle Burrata
Price: $32
Created by: Chef Dolly
Description: A rich pasta topped with creamy truffle burrata, sautéed mushrooms, various braised meat, fresh tomatoes, and a hint of chili garlic.
Offered: Daily 5pm-9 pm
Available: for takeout and dine-in
Robba Da Matti
1906 Haro Street, Vancouver
Phone: 604-423-3553
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Instagram: @robba_damatti
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Maggi Mei
Blogger and Instagrammer
Instagram: @magmei
Shelley Hayashi
Influencer/Writer for MyVanCity
Twitter: @shelleyhayashi
Instagram: @shelleyhayashi
Ray Lee
Influencer
Instagram @ray_thefoodie