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The 2008 Urban Diner Restaurant Awards

February 19, 2008 at 10:51 pm · Filed under Urban Diner Restaurant Awards

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The 2008 Results!

Best Suburban | The Pear Tree

Best Whistler | The Bearfoot Bistro

Best Okanagan | Terrace at Mission Hill

Best Vancouver Island | Brasserie L’Ecole

Best Food Website | CityFood.com

Best Food Publication | EAT Magazine

Best Food Writer | Jamie Maw

Best Wine Store | Marquis Wine Cellars

Best Food Store | Les Amis Du Fromage

Bartender of the Year | David Wolowidnyk (West)

Best Kitchen Team | Fuel Restaurant

Best Service Team | West Restaurant

The Nudge Award | Kurtis Kolt (Salt Tasting Room)

Service All Star | Paul Grunberg (Chambar)

Role Model of the Year | John Bishop (Bishop’s)

Best Desserts | Cin Cin Ristorante

Best Cocktail List | Boneta

Best Cafe | 49th Parallel

Best Small Plates | Bin 941 Tapas Parlour

Best Room With A View | Nu Restaurant

Best Bargain | So.cial Custom Butcher Shop & Deli

Best Hotel Dining | Bacchus at the Wedgewood

Best European Casual | Chambar Belgian Restaurant

Best European | Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill

Best Japanese | Hapa Izakaya

Best Chinese | Sun Sui Wah

Best Other Asian | Vij’s

Best Americas | Cobre

Best Regional | Aurora Bistro

Best Casual | Chambar Belgian Restaurant

Best Formal | West Restaurant

Best Wine List | The Bearfoot Bistro

Sommelier of the Year (tie) | Neil Ingram of Boneta and Tom Doughty of Fuel

Best New Design | Yew Restaurant + Bar

Best New Wood | Boneta

Best New Service | Fuel Restaurant

Best New Casual | Boneta

Best New Formal | Fuel Restaurant

Chef of the Year | Andrey Durbach (Parkside et al)

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Special thanks to PMA, R & B Brewing, EAT Magazine, Maxxium, Mark Anthony Group, JJ Bean and the Chef’s Table Society of BC for helping us out, and to Nu Restaurant for putting up the venue. Photography by: Atmosphere Unlimited

Nu patio

Of course, there would have been no awards to give out had it not been for the kindly intervention of Origin Organic Farms:

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Thank you to our key event sponsors:

Chef’s Table

EAT

Skyy

monticello

Chateau

R&B

JJ Bean

maxxium

 

Hills foods

firefly

Prospect

Thanks for the support everyone. See you again next year!

 

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