The 13th Chinese Restaurants Awards presentation ceremony was held at the Vancouver Club in Vancouver on November 16. This Chinese culinary awards aim to create a platform for cross-cultural culinary exchange, as well as to deepen the public's understanding of Chinese culinary influence. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO) is a sponsor of the event.
Addressing at the presentation ceremony in a pre-recorded video, Director of HKETO, Ms Emily Mo, is delighted to share with participants that Vancouver and Hong Kong share a common feature that both cities have easy access to a mix of culture and authentic food.
“Hong Kong has been known as the food paradise. The wide range of cuisines, from local street food to world-class top-notch restaurants, provide an exciting gastronomic journey for visitors to experience the rich diversity of Hong Kong,” Ms Mo said.
Noting the pandemic has brought significant and challenging impacts to all people in the last two years, Ms Mo is glad that food has served to bring people together during this hard time. “It is encouraging that the Chinese Restaurant Awards continues to play an important role in supporting and uniting the Chinese restaurants together in the Greater Vancouver Area to brace through the adversity,” Ms Mo said.
Before closing, Ms Mo expressed her thanks to the organiser for hosting the awards this year, and in fostering closer economic and trade ties between Hong Kong and Canada. Following the awards presentation ceremony participants were treated with some Hong Kong style pastries and other signature dishes at a tasting reception.
Since the inception of the Chinese Restaurant Awards in 2008, over 120 awards were commended for their outstanding performance and signature dishes.
香港經貿處支持舉辦「第十三屆中華食肆大獎」
「第十三屆中華食肆大獎」頒獎典禮於十一月十六日在溫哥華的Vancouver Club舉行，該中華食肆大獎旨在建立一個推廣飲食文化交流的平台，以及加深大眾對中華美食的認識。香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）是活動的贊助機構之一。
香港經貿處處長巫菀菁透過預先錄製的短片在頒獎禮上致辭，她向與會者表示，欣悉溫哥華及香港有着一個共通點，即兩地民眾可體驗到不同地方的文化及品嚐到來自各地的地道美食。
巫菀菁說：「香港一直被譽為美食天堂，有各式各樣的餐廳食肆，由街頭小食以至世界星級餐廳的美食，讓遊客體驗香港環球美食薈萃的豐富飲食文化。」
巫菀菁續說，雖然過去兩年疫情為全球帶來不少的影響和挑戰，但食物卻能在這艱難時期把民眾團結起來。巫菀菁表示：「很高興『中華食肆大獎』在這段時間仍繼續在大溫哥華地區支持和團結中式食肆，助大家一同共渡時艱。」
最後，巫菀菁感謝主辦機構舉辦今年的頒獎活動，並促進了港加兩地之間的緊密經貿關係。頒獎典禮結束後，與會者在試食會上亦可享用一些港式糕點及特色小食。
「中華食肆大獎」自二ＯＯ八年創立以來，共頒發逾120個獎項表揚業界的優秀表現及精心設計的招牌菜式。
