Ever since food and travel writer Mark Schatzker told the world to pack their chopsticks for Vancouver “home to the best Chinese food in the world,” in his now legendary article that came out in Condé Nast Traveler during the February 2010 Winter Olympics, “interest in the Chinese Restaurant Awards has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception last year,” says Craig Stowe, CRA Founder and Director.
The CRA are divided into two components: The Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards and the HSBC Diners’ Choice Awards. The Awards announcements were split up for 2010 to accommodate the Olympics with the HSBC Diners’ Choice Awards being announced last November and the Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards revealed on April 7th.
Evaluating over 400 Chinese restaurants from Metro Vancouver to arrive at the ‘Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards’ is no easy task, but over the course of the last year, 8 judges did just that, producing a short list that all the critics carefully analyzed to finally select the 50 medalists (25 gold, 25 silver).
Here are the results: CRITICS’ CHOICE SIGNATURE DISH AWARDS
Interactive map of all the winners
Visit: www.chineserestaurantawards.com
~ PK
