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Chef Frank Pabst “continues to lay it down at Blue Water” (Gold), demonstrating technical assurance alongside commitment to sustainable seafood. “And his Unsung Heroes menu puts him over the top, every year.” As much an edible art collection as a meal, omakase at Tojo’s (Silver) is pretty, textured, and layered with intense flavours. The “one-two punch” at Bronze winner C “is sustainability leader and executive chef Robert Clark, and well-travelled chef de cuisine Lee Humphries.” Go Fish earned Honourable Mention for “Mexican-influenced salmon tacones and Asian-inspired Albacore tuna sandwiches,” as did Jade Seafood, where chef Tony Luk delivered outstanding dishes like black cod hot pot.
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