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\nEver since food and travel writer Mark Schatzker told the world to pack \nThe CRA are divided into two components: The Critics’ Choice \nEvaluating over 400 Chinese restaurants from Metro Vancouver to
\ntheir chopsticks for Vancouver “home to the best Chinese food in the
\nworld,” in his now legendary article that came out in Condé Nast Traveler<\/a>
\nduring the February 2010 Winter Olympics, “interest in the Chinese
\nRestaurant Awards has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception
\nlast year,” says Craig Stowe, CRA Founder and Director.\n<\/p>\n
\nSignature Dish Awards and the HSBC Diners’ Choice Awards. The Awards
\nannouncements were split up for 2010 to accommodate the Olympics with
\nthe HSBC Diners’ Choice Awards being announced last November and the
\nCritics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards revealed on April 7th.\n<\/p>\n
\narrive at the ‘Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards’ is no easy task,
\nbut over the course of the last year, 8 judges did just that, producing
\na short list that all the critics carefully analyzed to finally select
\nthe 50 medalists (25 gold, 25 silver).\n<\/p>\n