Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2010

Click on the categories below to read the judges’ comments and see the winners

2010 Winners

	Restaurant of the Year	Italian Formal	Korean	North Shore
	New Restaurant	Italian Casual	Thai	Whistler
	Regional	European (Other)	Vietnamese	Victoria
	Seafood	Chinese Formal	Asian (Other)	Vancouver Island
	Small Plates	Chinese Casual	Indian	Okanagan
	Bar/Lounge	Dim Sum	Americas	Winery/Vineyard Dining
	French Formal	Japanese Formal	Casual Chain	Service
	French Casual	Japanese Casual	Steakhouse/Chops	Last Course

 

Special Awards

Chef of the Year	Lifetime Achievement	Bartender of the Year
Premier Crew	Green Award	Producer of the Year
Ingredient of the Year	Interior Design	Worth the Drive
Resort of the Year	Meet the Judges	How We Did It

 

Map of the Winners

 

2011 Judges (results TBA in our May 2011 issue):

 

Joie Alvaro Kent is a freelance food writer whose work regularly appears in Vancouver magazine, the Eating & Drinking Guide, and Montecristo magazine. She has written for EAT magazine and Best Places Vancouver and will be serving as a judge for the 2011 Chinese Restaurant Awards.

Murray Bancroft is a regular contributor to Western Living magazine and also works as a research chef and food stylist.

Christina Burridge is the drink editor for Vancouver magazine and executive director of the B.C. Seafood Alliance.
Sid Cross, the cofounder of The Chefs’ Table Society of BC, keeps a busy schedule speaking, writing, and judging many food and wine events.

Bill Jones is a chef, an author of nine cookbooks, and a food consultant based in the Cowichan Valley.
Dj Kearney is a sommelier instructor for the International Sommelier Guild and a chef and a wine writer for Wine Access magazine.

Qubic Lam is a freelance writer and a wine columnist for Sing Tao Daily and Evergreen News. He is also 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 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 judge the Chinese Restaurant Awards.

Brendon Mathews is a freelance food writer with expertise in Chinese cuisine.

Barbara-jo McIntosh is an author, a former restaurateur, and the owner of the bookstore Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks.

Neal McLennan is the food and travel editor of Western Living magazine and regularly contributes to EnRoute and Cooking Light magazines.

Jason McRobbie promotes regional roots and global flavours as a freelance writer and videographer.

Andrew Morrison is the editor of the food-forward Scout website, food columnist for the Westender newspaper, and a frequent contributor to Vancouver magazine.

Tim Pawsey writes on food and wine for the Vancouver Courier, North Shore News, and Where Vancouver, and co-edits Zagat’s Best of Vancouver.

David Scholefield is the chief judge for Vancouver magazine’s International Wine Competition.

Shelora Sheldan is the Victoria city editor and writer for Western Living magazine, and a contributing editor to Northwest Palate; her work also appears in the Eating & Drinking Guide, Best Places Vancouver, and various in-flight magazines.

Mia Stainsby is the indefatigable restaurant critic and food writer for the Vancouver Sun.
Stephen Wong is a food and wine writer and consultant, author of four cookbooks, host of food events at Granville Island, and founding chair of the Chinese Restaurant Awards.