Vancouver Foodster Ceviche Challenge Award Winners

The Vancouver Foodster Ceviche Challenge was a huge success featuring 3 creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their ceviche creation from August 20 – September 13, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.

Our Media judges for this challenge were: Alyssa Dawson, Joyce Lam and Louisa Chan.

The Winners are:

1st Place:

Little Mexico Cantina

Ceviche & Aguachile Estilo Sinaloa duo

Price: $15

Description:

Ceviche: Fresh red snapper, diced tomatoe, red onion, cucumber, serrano pepper and cilantro marinated and with a blend of lime, clamato juice and house seasoning served on a corn husk with a mango, aguacate pico de gallo tossed in an apricot chile ancho sauce and seasoned with a tajin blend of seasoning

Tosta de Aguachile: Shrimp marinated with a blend of limejuice, serrano pepper and cilantro served on a baked white corn tostada.

pair with Siete Misterios Mezcal, orange wedges and a blend of seasoned salt for $5.00

Created by: Chef Roberto Lopez Lara

Offered: Available for Dinner

Little Mexico Cantina

3131 Chatham St #150, Richmond

Tel: (604) 272-5123

Web: http://www.littlemexicocantina.com/

Twitter: @LMCSteveston

Instagram: littlemexicocantina

2nd Place:

The Boathouse Restaurant

Boathouse Ceviche

Price: 16.99

Description: Prawns, pacific cod, scallops, pico de gallo, citrus juice, grilled pineapple, corn flour tortillas

Created by: Chef Brent Fisher

Offered: Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner.

The Boathouse Restaurant

1305 Arbutus Street

Tel: 604) 738-5487

Web: http://boathouserestaurants.ca/

Twitter: @BoathouseBC #Kitsilano

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The Boathouse Restaurant

1795 Beach Avenue

Tel: 604 669-2225

Web: http://boathouserestaurants.ca/

Twitter: @BoathouseBC #EnglishBay

3rd Place:

American Grille

Chilled Albacore Tuna Ceviche

Price: $15

Description: Marinated in Coconut Milk & Lime With Cilantro & Avocado. Served with Crispy Plantain Chips

Created by: Chef Danilo Ibara

Offered: All the time

American Grille

7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond

Tel: 604-232-2804

Web: http://american-grille.com/

Twitter: @GrilleYVR

In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Sundae creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.

The Winners are:

1st Place People’s Choice:

American Grille