The complete list of winners was announced on February 26, 2013. Congratulations to all the winners!
Chinese food is famed for its notably cooking styles. Lovers of Chinese cuisine often go far and wide to find the right bowl of noodles, the perfect king crab or the most delicate dim sum morsels. The chef’s attention to choosing and applying the ingredients and his/her cooking technique defines a signature dish that showcases their passion, creativity and expertise. The Critics’ Choice Awards celebrates this excellence. Our panel of 7 judges had their tasting journey to choose their most memorable signature dishes for the Chinese Restaurant Awards 2013, proudly the fifth annual of the awards. As always, Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards’ judging criteria is based on the excellence of ingredients, cooking skills, and taste. The judges casted votes by end of January by secret ballots, while all ballots were sent to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for auditing.
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Chinese food is famed for its notably cooking styles. Lovers of Chinese cuisine often go far and wide to find the right bowl of noodles, the perfect king crab or the most delicate dim sum morsels. The chef’s attention to choosing and applying the ingredients and his/her cooking technique defines a signature dish that showcases their passion, creativity and expertise. The Critics’ Choice Awards celebrates this excellence. Our panel of 7 judges had their tasting journey to choose their most memorable signature dishes for the Chinese Restaurant Awards 2013, proudly the fifth annual of the awards. As always, Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards’ judging criteria is based on the excellence of ingredients, cooking skills, and taste. The judges casted votes by end of January by secret ballots, while all ballots were sent to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for auditing.
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Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant
Most Awarded Chinese Restaurant 2009-2013
(20 awards from the below 9 major categories)
Stephen WongFounding ChairThe founding Chair of the Chinese Restaurant Awards, Stephen is a recognized authority on Chinese cuisine. A respected chef and former restaurateur, Stephen produces Granville Island Market‘s popular Chefs in the Market series. Stephen is also a food and wine journalist, and author of 100 Best Asian Noodle Recipes.
Condrea Fung
Born in Hong Kong, Condrea came to Canada as a youngster. Her love of food developed while working in her family’s restaurant in Vancouver. Condrea is a regular Food, Wine & Travel co-host on Fairchild Radio’s Leisure Hour.
Joie Alvaro KentA respected contributor to the local cuisine scene, Joie writes regularly for Vancouver Magazine, Van Mag’s Eating & Drinking Guide, and the award-winning Montecristo Magazine.
Lee ManBorn in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Lee Man is a local food writer with a particular passion for Chinese and Asian cuisine. Lee is a regular contributor to Urbandiner.ca and Vancouver Magazine and is a judge for their annual restaurant awards, Lee’s work has also been featured in Wine Access, Northwest Best Places, Time Out and Eat Magazine.
Brendon MathewsBrendon lives and eats in Richmond. He wrote about food for more than five years at the Richmond Review, then moved online to the popular Vancouver website Urbandiner.ca where he posts under the ‘nom de net’ Keith Talent. Brendon’s a frequent contributor to Vancouver Magazine, and a judge for the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.
Fernando MedranoA respected food writer and commentator, Fernando is well known on social media and for his contributions to Foodspotting.com, Chowhound.com and his own blog - WisemonkeysBlog.com .
Foodie YauAn internet food critic, a devoted travel writer & gourmet writer to boot. For the past 2 decades, be it a 5 star hotel or street food, he has always been willing to try anything, as long as it tastes good.
