20th Annual Restaurant Awards

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Industry insiders (all 900 of them) gathered to eat, drink, and fete the winners of this year's awards

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published Apr 8, 2009

Fiona Forbes of Urban Rush, co-host of the 20th annual Restaurant Awards Phillip Chin

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Industry insiders (all 900 of them) gathered to eat, drink, and fete the winners of this year's awards

The Sheraton Wall Centre was transformed into a raucous mid-afternoon party as hundreds of restaurateurs, chefs, servers, and other industry players came together to celebrate the best of B.C. dining. Award finalists provided plenty of tasty bites (Tojo's immacuately presented sushi disappeared fast) and the Grey Goose vodka lounge kept revellers well lubricated at the pre-awards party. The ceremony, hosted by Mike Ekford and Fiona Forbes of Urban Rush, was fittingly bacchanal (we're looking at you Thomas Haas and Mark Taylor), and new faces were greeted with thunderous applause at the podium.

See all the winners here

For videos from the event (plus interviews with chefs spilling secrets about their misadventures over the years), click here

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