Awards
Meet the Judges
published Apr 8, 2011
For many categories, our 19 judges were divided into specialized teams. Anyone with a perceived conflict of interest in a particular category was excluded from that category. We thank them all for their time and extraordinary dedication. Meet the judges here
Murray Bancroft is the culinary director for Western Living magazine and consults with a roster of international clients as a research chef and food stylist.
Christina Burridge is the drink editor for Vancouver magazine and the executive director of the B.C. Seafood Alliance.
Sid Cross, cofounder of the Chefs' Table Society of BC, keeps busy educating, advising, and judging at many wine and food events including the Canadian Culinary Championships.
Bill Jones is a chef, author, and food consultant based on Deerholme Farm in the Cowichan Valley. Jones is an editor for Islandchef.ca.
DJ Kearney is a sommelier instructor for the International Sommelier Guild, a chef, and a wine writer for Wine Access magazine. She is the head judge of this magazine's International Wine Awards competition.
Qubic Lam is a freelance writer and a wine columnist for Sing Tao Daily and Evergreen News, and a consulting editor and columnist for Wine Trend magazine in China.
Deana Lancaster is the food and wine editor for the North Shore News and Look magazine, and a contributor to the Eating & Drinking Guide and Sunset magazine.
Lee Man is a freelance food writer; his work has appeared in Vancouver magazine, Eat magazine, the Vancouver edition of Time Out, and Best Places Vancouver. He's also a founding judge of the Chinese Restaurant Awards.
Brendon Mathews is a freelance food writer with expertise in Chinese cuisine and a judge for the Chinese Restaurant Awards.
