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Follow on Google News | Original Top 50 Restaurants in Canada List announces Foodie of the Year ContestVacay.ca will have 2013 awards for First Nations, Female Chef and Food Truck
By: Vacay.ca To be eligible for the Foodie of the Year contest, Canadians simply have to vote for their favourite eatery by emailing vote@vacay.ca, as well as follow Vacay.ca on Twitter (@VacayCanada) "As the only democratic list of its kind, we wanted to make sure we rewarded the dining public, whose patronage is really what determines whether a restaurant stands above its peers. We have a mix of food industry professionals, exceptional food and travel writers, and passionate foodies on our judging panel. When you add in the public's vote, then the Vacay.ca list is truly representative of a cross-section of tastes, budgets, regions and experiences in Canadian dining," says Janine MacLean, a chef and food columnist who takes over as the Chair of the Top 50 Restaurants in Canada List and will also help curate the first Vacay.ca Top 24 Brewpubs in Canada List, due out in time for this year's Oktoberfest celebrations. The Top 50 Restaurants list for the first time will also include winners for Best First Nations restaurant, Best Female Chef and Best Food Truck in Canada. In April 2012, Vacay.ca launched the inaugural list that named the best 50 restaurants in Canada. Vij's in Vancouver was named No. 1, with other notable restaurants such as Hawksworth, Les 400 Coups, L'Abattoir, Bao Bei, Toque!, Langdon Hall and Araxi also earning honours. The list was met with great enthusiasm from foodies across Canada and the world, and from the Canadian food industry itself. It garnered global publicity that has helped shine a light on the tremendous efforts of the chefs and food industry workers in Canada. "The Vacay.ca list was founded to celebrate Canadian cuisine. With our audiences coming from primarily the United States and China, we have managed to export word of our fantastic food scene to those keen to travel to our nation," said Vacay.ca Managing Editor Adrian Brijbassi. "Everyone took notice in the first year we established the list. We continue to work to further perfect the list of Canada's 50 best restaurants. Having a chef with Janine MacLean's background at the head of our voting academy is essential to getting the Canadian public and visitors to the nation the best possible list for their dining out choices." MacLean has helped start up Oliver & Bonacini restaurants in Toronto and recently worked in the kitchen at Bannock. The new judges she has recruited for the 2013 Top 50 Restaurants in Canada List include notables such as: Rebecca LeHeup, Ontario Culinary chair Arlene Stein, Evergreen Canada John Plashko, Food & Beverage Magazine writer Renee Lavalee, Taste of Nova Scotia chair Bryan Picard, Chef at The Chanterelle Inn, Nova Scotia Martin Ruiz Salvador, Chef, Fleur de Sel, Nova Scotia More exciting changes will be announced in the coming weeks, MacLean says. To see the 2012 Top 50 Restaurants in Canada List and how the votes were determined, visit http://vacay.ca/ ABOUT VACAY.CA Vacay.ca (www.vacay.ca) FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES Contact: Rod Charles, Director of Public Relations Email: rod@vacay.ca Telephone: 416-553-7216 Twitter: @VacayCanada Twitter: @VacayCanada Facebook: End
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