The Vancouver Foodster 3rd Annual Best Burger Challenge was a huge success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their burger creation from October 14 – November 6, 2016. 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: Tara Lee, Rick Green and James Chung
The Winners are:
1st Place
Storm Crow Alehouse
The Stormbringer
Price: $17
Created by: Kyle Depape – Assistant Kitchen Manager
Description: Elk, bison, and venison patty, stuff with cheese, on a brioche bun smothered in a roasted kale and sunflower seed aioli, topped with rootbeer bbq sauce, frizzled onions, mixed lettuce and tomato and garnished with a bacon sword.
Main Protein Ingredient: Elk, Bison and Vennison
Offered: Daily 11am – 11PM.
Storm Crow Alehouse
1619 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-9670
Web: http://www.stormcrowalehouse.com/
Twitter: @crowalehouse
Instagram: @stormcrowalehouse
Kyle Depape
2nd Place
La Brasserie
Brasserie Burger
Price: $19
Created by: Chef KC
Description: The crispy and tender Brasserie Burger is made of delicious house ground hanger steak, stacked with greens, crispy onion rings. This burger is cooked to perfection with the flawless mixture of spices and served with our famous house made ketchup.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef
Offered: Brunch and dinner
La Brasserie
1091 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-5400
Web: http://www.labrasserievancouver.com/
Twitter: @La_Brasserie
Instagram: labrasserievancouver
3rd Place
Hopcott Meats
Cajun Bacon Burger
Price: $9.99
Created by: Chef Chris Papp and Chef Ty Stinson
Description: Made with Hopcott’s hormone free, dry aged ground beef mixed with our secret Cajun spice blend, Hopcott’s own double smoked bacon, homemade onion straws, jalapeno jack cheese, mustard aioli, lettuce and tomato on a brioche bun.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef
Offered: Offered for lunch. Available 11am to 3pm, 7 days a week.
Hopcott Meats
18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt Meadows
Tel: 604.465.7799
Web: http://www.hopcottmeats.ca/
Twitter @HopcottFarms
Instagram hopcottfarms
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Burger creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
La Brasserie
Brasserie Burger
Price: $19
Created by: Chef KC
Description: The crispy and tender Brasserie Burger is made of delicious house ground hanger steak, stacked with greens, crispy onion rings. This burger is cooked to perfection with the flawless mixture of spices and served with our famous house made ketchup.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef
Offered: Brunch and dinner
La Brasserie
1091 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (778) 379-5400
Web: http://www.labrasserievancouver.com/
Twitter: @La_Brasserie
Instagram: labrasserievancouver
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Storm Crow Tavern
The Dawntreader Elk burger
Price: $15
Created by: Chef Sam Cargnelli
Description: an elk burger made with Alberta elk from Two Rivers, savoury blueberry ketchup, garlic mayo, greens, tomato, Two Rivers bacon, and Velvet Blue cheese from Golden Ears Cheesecrafters. On a Portuguese bun. Comes with a side of fries.
Main Protein Ingredient: Elk
Offered: Available for lunch and dinner, every day til 11PM.
Storm Crow Tavern
1305 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 566-9669
Web: http://www.stormcrowtavern.com/
Twitter: @stormcrowtavern
Instagram: @stormcrowtavern
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Storm Crow Alehouse
The Stormbringer
Price: $17
Created by: Kyle Depape – Assistant Kitchen Manager
Description: Elk, bison, and venison patty, stuff with cheese, on a brioche bun smothered in a roasted kale and sunflower seed aioli, topped with rootbeer bbq sauce, frizzled onions, mixed lettuce and tomato and garnished with a bacon sword.
Main Protein Ingredient: Elk, Bison and Vennison
Offered: Daily 11am – 11PM.
Storm Crow Alehouse
1619 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-9670
Web: http://www.stormcrowalehouse.com/
Twitter: @crowalehouse
Instagram: @stormcrowalehouse
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their burgers on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Burger creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak