Terminal City Club
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Six restaurants, top BC chefs, and a beautiful, historic venue (Terminal City Club) equalled a morning of delicious brunch eats at this year’s Food Fight: The Battle for Brunch.

Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort Chef Eric Edwards
[Eric Edwards, Chef Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort]

The third annual event was again hosted by the lively and beloved Vancouverite, Fred Lee. He did an excellent job as auctioneer, fielding bids for four great lots: A combined BC chef experience worth $500, two return airfare tickets for anywhere that WestJet flies, a two night stay at Tinhorn Creek’s Guest House, and a signed Trevor Linden Canucks jersey.

Fred Lee
[Host Fred Lee]

As well, there was a silent auction table with items from Skoah, Bard on the Beach, Semperviva Yoga studios, and more.

Battle for Brunch 2012

Battle for Brunch 2012

It was a lovely morning to get out and socialize with fellow food lovers, all for a worthy cause.

Delta Burnaby (EBO Restaurant) Hotel & Conference Centre
[EBO Restaurant: Bread pudding French toast with maple glazed pork belly]

House-candied Steelhead, aerated goat cheese, sweet corn blini, green pea crumb
[EBO Restaurant: House-candied steelhead, aerated goat cheese, sweet corn blini, green pea crumb]

Quail Egg and corned beef eggs benny
[Save On Meats: Quail egg and corned beef eggs benny]

West coast seafood salad
[Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa: West coast seafood salad]

Cedar room banana brownie, marbled chocolate cheesecake brownie, tempura banana, maple roasted walnuts
[Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa: Cedar room banana brownie, marbled chocolate cheesecake brownie, tempura banana, maple roasted walnuts]

Abercorn Hotel and Restaurant
[Abercorn Hotel & Restaurant: Stewed exotic fruit crepe, Contreau sauce, rose perfumed cream]

The six participating restaurants were EBO Restaurant (Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre), Save On Meats, Terminal City Club, The Abercorn Hotel & Restaurant, Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort, and YEW restaurant + bar.

YEW Restaurant's coconut mango-lime white chocolate pops
[YEW Restaurant’s coconut mango-lime white chocolate pops]

Attendees were given a ballot and a 12:30 deadline to vote on their favourite dish. Congrats to Chef Ned Bell of YEW Restaurant + Bar, this year’s winner (for the second year in a row!). His team’s dish was dubbed Reverse Eggs Benedict.

The winning dish! Reverse Eggs Benedict: Crab & hand peeled shrimp salad, pickled ramps, quail eggs, warm preserved lemon scone
[YEW’s winning dish]

It was served in a mini mason jar and contained crab and hand peeled shrimp salad, pickled ramps, quail eggs, topped with a warm preserved lemon scone.

Battle for Brunch 2012 winner Ned Bell
[Battle for Brunch 2012 winner Ned Bell]

Terminal City Club
[Terminal City Club: Fried bannock, salmon bacon, labrador tea poached hens egg, huckleberry hollandaise; Apple boar bacon fritter with maple caramel]

The winning runner-up was Chef Ben Pernosky of the Terminal City Club.

Abercorn Hotel and Restaurant
[Abercorn Hotel and Restaurant]

Delta Burnaby (EBO Restaurant)'s Chef Brian Wong
[Delta Burnaby (EBO Restaurant)’s Chef Brian Wong]

Fred Lee and Ned Bell
[Fred Lee and Ned Bell]

I’m already looking forward to next year’s event. More photos from Food Fight – The Battle for Brunch can be found here.

Battle for Brunch 2012

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