Cheers to our Foodies of the Year Finalists

Ignacio Arrieta & Marcelo Ramirez

Co- owners, La Mezcaleria and La Taqueria, Vancouver

Jason Barton-Browne

Chef, Hayloft, Airdrie, Alta.

Trevor Bird & Victor Straatman

Co-founders, Meatme, Vancouver

May Chau

Chef, Golden Paramount Seafood, Richmond

Darren & Sylvia Cheverie

Owners, Chartier, Edmonton

Eva Choi & Dallas Southcott

Owners, the Chocolate Lab, Calgary

Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote & John Cote

Owners, Black Fox Distillery, Saskatoon

James Davison & Tania Friesen

Owners, Very Good Butchers, Victoria

Jay Drysdale & Wendy Rose

Owners, Bella Wines, Okanagan

Marla Ebell

Owner, Hold General Store, Victoria

Daniel Edler

Owner, ˆ‰ Below Ice Cream, Victoria

Matthew Garrett & Simon Underwood

Owners, Moonshine Doughnuts, Doughnut Party, Edmonton

Kelsey Johnson

Chef/Owner, Café Linnea, Edmonton

Mandolyn Jonasson

Chef/Owner, Island SodaWorks, Qualicum Beach

Eldric Kuzma

Owner, Aubade Co‘ee, Vancouver

Ed Lam

Chef, Yujiro Japanese, Winnipeg

Jake Lee

Chef/Owner, Seoul Fried Chicken, Edmonton

Jinhee Lee

Executive Chef, Foreign Concept, Calgary

Paul McGreevy

Chef, Starbelly Open Kitchen and Lounge, Calgary

Ryan O’Flynn

Executive Chef, the Guild, Calgary

Mijune Pak

Blogger, Follow Me Foodie, Vancouver

Mark Perrier

Chef/Co- owner, Savio Volpe, Vancouver

Allan & Amanda Pineda

Founders, Filipino Pop-up Concepts Baon Manila Nights, Winnipeg

Liam Quinn

Chef/Owner, the Salt and Pepper Fox, Victoria

Michael Robins

Executive Chef, Sous Sol, Sydney’s, Winnipeg

Will Robinson

Owner, Hop 'n' Hog, Clearwater, B.C.

Shane Taylor

Wine Director, CinCin, Vancouver

Rebecca Teskey

Butcher/Owner, Farm and Field Butchers, Victoria

Leung Yiu Tong

Chef/Owner, Hoi Tong, Richmond

Natasha Trowsdale

Mixologist, SpeakTiki pop-up program; bar manager, Alta, Edmonton