Vancouver Dessert Competition
2009 Winners:
(from left to right)

Kim Denis -Top Student Award
Nadin Buehrer -1st Place
Tomiko Mayede - 2nd Place
Hitomi Syvertsen - 3rd Place

Laurel Quady presents Nadin Buehrer
with her 1st place award.

Photo taken by:
Mark Mushet Photography
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Vancouver Dessert Competition 2009 Results

1st Place - Nadin Buehrer
from Thomas Haas Fine Chocolate & Patisserie

Au Coeur du Saveur
Pistachio mousse with raspberry, coconut orange cake with vanilla, orange-kalamansi sorbet

2nd Place - Tomiko Mayede
from Terminal City Club

Chi
Blood orange and coffee mousse, trio of caviar, spiced blood orange sorbet

3rd Place - Hitomi Syvertsen
from Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Enjoué
Roasted apricot mousse with spicy crunch. Lemon soufflé with citrus gelée accompanied with thyme ice cream. Sabayon with raspberry

Top Student - Kim Denis
from Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver

Chocolate Cherry Blossom
Milk chocolate mousse with a cherry bavarois, a crunchy feuilletine base and a hidden sponge cake soaked in an orange syrup with a marinated cherry; cherry compote, apricot jelly and chocolate work

Other noteable entries:
In alphabetical order

Anna Barker - A Kettle of Fish
Quince

Bruno Feldeisen - Lumière
Tarte Tatin of Quince

Caitlin Mayo- Vancouver Community College
Tandem

Joachim Cheutin - Boneta
Blood Orange Mousse, Elderflower Cream & Blood Orange Sorbet

Lisa Yu - West Restaurant  
Pineapple Pavé

Sharlyn So - Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre
Pairfection