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\nFor the past five years, Vancouver has witnessed a tremendous growth in the local Chinese culinary scene and has recognized outstanding dishes produced by talented chefs and their skilled staffs, under the watchful eyes and discerning tastes of those behind the annual Chinese Restaurant Awards. With the goal of demystifying Chinese cuisine in North America, the Awards program has been crafting annual restaurant guides based on its Critics’ Choice Awards and its Diners’ Choice Awards since 2008.\n<\/p>\n
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\n \n“The mission that we set out to accomplish five years ago has become In 2013, five new categories will be The most anticipated Critics’ Choice Awards \n \n<\/p>\n \nCritics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards<\/b><\/u> \n 1. Best Taiwanese Beef Noodle* \n \n<\/p>\n \n \nFor more information on the Chinese Restaurant Awards: www.ChineseRestaurantAwards.com<\/a> \n-end-<\/p>\n
\nDownload press release and awards categories in pdf<\/a>
\nDownload critics’ bios in pdf <\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nan encouraging platform for Chinese chefs in Metro Vancouver to
\nexperiment with dishes that reflect on traditional flavours, while
\nincorporating new and innovative culinary ideas,” says Craig Stowe,
\nChinese Restaurant Awards’ Founding Director. “Their passions and
\ntalents are the driving force behind those chefs who participate in
\ncreating the dishes presented and those food critics who assess which
\ndishes are worthy of an award. Last year’s increase in votes for the
\nDiners’ Choice Awards to 12,782 from 11,453 was an inspiring
\nachievement. This overwhelming public support propels us to chart new
\nterritories that befits Vancouver’s reign as the Chinese gourmet
\ncapital, outside of China.”<\/p>\n
\nadded to the Diners’ Choice Awards, for a total of eighteen categories.
\nThese five new categories include: Best Taiwanese Beef Noodle, Best
\nPan-fried Shanghainese Bun, Best B.C. Dungeness Crab, Best Stir-fried
\nEggs with Prawns, and Best Salt & Pepper Pork Loin. The public’s
\nenthusiastic participation in last year’s categories of Best Xiao Long
\nBao and Best King Crab has inspired the changes in 2013. Each new
\ncategory has been decided based on the dish’s reputation as being
\npopular or as a staple dish in a particular region in China or
\ncontaining an outstanding local ingredient for Chinese cuisine. Diners
\nare encouraged to nominate their favorite restaurants online from
\nNovember 5th to 14th, 2012 and to vote for the top twenty nominees from
\nNovember 15th, 2012 to January 4th, 2013. The winners will be announced
\non January 7th, 2013.<\/p>\n
\nto date will be announced in the awards ceremony on February 26, 2013
\nin the Show Theatre at the River Rock Casino Resort. This year’s judging
\npanel is made up of seven prominent local food critics, including
\nStephen Wong and Lee Man, who are not only experts in the field of
\nChinese cuisine but also familiar with the history of Chinese Restaurant
\nAwards as they have been involved since its inception. The entire
\njudging panel has conducted tastings individually and together as a
\ngroup since the summer of 2012, sharing information and recommending
\npotential tasting destinations to each other. The dynamic of this
\njudging panel is built from five years of experience working together
\nwith the Chinese Restaurant Awards. The public is encouraged to give
\ntasting recommendations to the critics. The goal is to create a
\ncomprehensive Chinese restaurant guide that represents the
\nbest-of-the-best in Metro Vancouver.\n<\/p>\n
\nAwards will be given under these 9 major categories:
\nDim Sum, Appetizers, Vegetable\/Tofu, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Dessert, Rice \/ Noodle and Soup\n<\/p>\n
\nDiners’ Choice Awards (18 awards in total)<\/b><\/u>
\n*new awards this year<\/p>\n
\n2. Best B.C. Dungeness Crab Dish*
\n3. Best Pan-fried Shanghainese Bun*
\n4. Best Stir-fried Prawns with Eggs*
\n5. Best Salt & Pepper Pork Loin*
\n6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant
\n7. Best Dim Sum Restaurant
\n8. Best Northern Chinese Restaurant
\n9. Best Shanghainese Restaurant
\n10. Best Szechuan \/ Hunan Restaurant
\n11. Best Taiwanese Restaurant\/BBT Café
\n12. Best Hot Pot Restaurant
\n13. Best Congee and Noodle Restaurant
\n14. Best Vegetarian Restaurant
\n15. Best Hong Kong-Style Café
\n16. Best Bakery Shop
\n17. Best BBQ Shop
\n18. Best Food Court Stall\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Chinese Restaurant Awards wishes to thank the following
\nsponsors who help to make these awards possible: Alberta Livestock and
\nMeat Agency, FortisBC, River Rock Casino Resort, Heineken, Alberta Beef
\nProducers, Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Underwater Harvesters’
\nAssociation, Amoy Food limited, Anchor Foods International Limited,
\nCityTV, OMNI BC, Richmond Review, Westender, New Home Living,
\nFoodspotting, Atherethere.com, AX3Battery.com, Westca.com, City365.ca
\nand Vandiary.com\n<\/p>\n
\nTo nominate your favorite restaurants and cast your vote: www.VoteDinersChoice.com<\/a>
\nRecommend dishes to the judging panel: critics@ChineseRestaurantAwards.com<\/a>
\nChinese Restaurant Awards’ Facebook<\/a> page & Twitter<\/a> @CRADiningGuide<\/p>\n