Iris Yim Senior Editor, Ming Pao (Vancouver) “Blessed with bountiful seafood from the Pacific Ocean, fresh produce from the Fraser Valley, and top-notch chefs from China who now call Lower Mainland home, Chinese cuisine in Metro Vancouver has been regarded by global diners as the best in North America.  The emergence of the Signature Dish […]

Stephen Wong, Chair of the Judging Panel Food Columnist & Cookbook Author, Food & Wine Consultant Since the late 80’s I’ve contributed articles to various publications on Chinese and Asian foods. That includes a series of food pages in The Vancouver Sun on Asian ingredients and cooking; a weekly column in The Province on wine […]

Bensan Li CBC Radio Canada International Chinese program host, Maple Magazine columnist, Vancouver Film & Television Artist’s Society  “Enriched by over five thousand years of culture and history; accentuated by its vast geographic and climatic variations; China is a land of flavours. Here in Vancouver there is no shortage of skilled Chinese chefs and their […]

B.C. Lee Retired Vancouver Councillor & Judge, Critics’ Choice I grew up eating Chinese food cooked from recipes passed on from my great grandmother; but my appreciation of Chinese food does not stop at its authenticity. I was born in Macau, a Portuguese colony. I enjoy the fusion of Portuguese flavour in my Chinese dish, […]

Lee F. Man Food Writer & Judge, Critic’s Choice I feel very lucky.  Growing up in a Chinese household in Vancouver, I saw first hand how fantastic local ingredients married with Asian techniques produced a superlative local cuisine.  Friends and family gathered at the table to share stir fried fresh Dungeness crab, local cod steamed […]