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[News] Winners of 2023 BC Beer Awards Announced

Posted in Awards, Beer, Craft Beer Series, Culinary Events, Drinks, Joyce, News, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Last weekend, winners of the 2023 BC Beer Awards were named at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The judges evaluated 925 entries to select the winners in 29 categories. I was invited to attend the ceremony and was excited to celebrate with the breweries and other beer lovers.

Saturday’s ceremony also included a beer festival. In the past, they had breweries setting up booths and pouring samples of their beers. Since last year, they have changed the format so there were only a few beer stations serving beer in cans, and the industry folks can focus on reconnecting and celebrating with each other.

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Chinese Restaurant Awards 2016 Diners’ Choice Awards Announced

Posted in Chinese, Joyce, Lower Mainland, News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

21 winners of the Chinese Restaurant Awards 2016 Diners’ Choice Awards were announced yesterday. New this year are the following five categories, where four social media personalities will also crown their Social Media Choice Awards on March 2, 2016.

Diners’ Choice Awards 2016

Best Mango Sago with Pomelo/Grapefruit 楊枝甘露
Mango Yummy
6564 No.3 Road, Richmond

Best Hong Kong Style Roast Duck 燒鴨
Parker Fresh Meat
1020-4380 No.3 Road, Richmond

Best Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice 台式滷肉飯
Memory Corner
6900 No.3 Road, Richmond

Best Shanghai-Style Drunken Chicken 上海醉雞
Shanghai Morning Restaurant
#125-8291 Alexandra Road, Richmond

Best Sichuan Water-Boiled Fish 四川水煮魚
New Spicy Chili Restaurant
160-4200 No.3 Road, Richmond

2016 Chinese Restaurant Awards Diners' Choice Awards

Photos by Sherman’s Food Adventures

And here are the rest of the winners for the Diners’ Choice Awards: (more…)

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[News] Eat, Nominate, Vote – We ♥ LocalAwards & Canada’s Best New Restaurant

Posted in Joyce, News, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , on August 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

We all have our favourite local food producers and restaurants and I think it’s time to show our support! There are two award programs happening right now:

We ♥ LocalAwards

WeHeartLocalAwardsFor the third year, these people’s choice awards will highlight the most popular food and agriculture businesses and organizations across the province. Your participation will demonstrate your support of the local economy, spread the word about why local is better, and tell your favourites — in a very concrete way — how important they are to you and the community.

Anyone living in BC can nominate and vote for their favourites in the following 15 delicious categories:

  • Favourite Farmers’ Market
  • Favourite Store to Buy Local
  • Favourite Local Meat or Poultry Supplier
  • Favourite Local Seafood Supplier
  • Favourite Local Cheese Maker
  • Favourite Local Sweet Treat
  • Favourite Local Advocate
  • Favourite Local Winery
  • Favourite Local Brewery
  • Favourite Local Food Truck
  • Favourite Local U-Pick Farm
  • Favourite Local Orchard/Fruit Supplier
  • Favourite Local Restaurant or Chef
  • Favourite Local Florist or Nursery
  • Favourite Local Greenhouse or Veggie Grower

How does We ♥ Local Awards work?

  • Nominations open from August 17 to September 6
  • Vote between September 7-12
  • Top 5 category favourites quick-fire voting September 13-14
  • Winners revealed on September 15

And you could be a potential winner, too! Nominating and voting for your local BC favourites also enters you into weekly draws for a chance to win one of five $100 gift cards to your local BC VQA store. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered in the Grand Prize draw for a three-night stay at Taku Resort and Marina along with your choice of a cooking course for two, valued at $1,800.

To nominate or to vote, visit www.weheartlocalawards.ca.

enRoute Magazine Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2015 People’s Choice Award

enRoute Magazine’s food panel has nominated 32 best new restaurants across the country. (more…)

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Diners Have Their Say in Diners’ Choice Awards

Posted in Culinary Events, Joyce, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Recently published are two diners’ choice awards: Golden Plates Awards and the Chinese Restaurant Awards. You may not agree with what other diners picked, but hey, we all have an opinion don’t we? That’s how the whole food blogging “business” started anyways.

Golden Plates Awards

Voted by readers of the Georgia Straight, 2010 marks the 13th year of this annual program. Readers can vote in six categories which are further broken down into small groups and by geographical locations. Winners include Maenam for Best New West Side and Best Thai, Chambar for Best Atmosphere, Best Continental, and Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant, Japadog for Best Hot Dog Vendor, Blue Water Café for Best Seafood and Best Fish, and Thomas Haas for Best Bakery (Pastries).

For a list of award winners, visit Georgia Straight’s website.

Chinese Restaurant Awards

The 2nd annual Chinese Restaurant Awards include two components: Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards and Diners’ Choice Awards. For the latter component, winners include Empire Chinese Cuisine for Best Cantonese Dim Sum and Congee Noodle House for Best Congee Restaurant (Mr. and I have been there a few times for the last several months).

Visit their website for the list of winners in both programs.

Now, how many of the winning restaurants have you visited?

Happy eating,
Joyce

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