Tofino, B.C.'s Wolf in the Fog named Canada's Best New Restaurant, and Saskatoon, SK's Ayden took top votes on eatandvote.com
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's award-winning inflight magazine, Air Canada's enRoute, is pleased to announce the Top 10 list of Canada's Best New Restaurants 2014, as well as the winner of the Air Canada enRoute Canada's Best New Restaurants 2014 People's Choice Award. On a month-long culinary journey that took noted food writer Andrew Braithwaite from Tofino, British Columbia to St. John's, Newfoundland, he discovered a group of chefs, sommeliers and restaurateurs who continued to explore this country's terroir and redefine what it means to dine out in Canada.
The Top 10 restaurants in order are:
Shot behind-the-scenes at the top three restaurants, short films directed by John Cullen and Chris Muir can be viewed onboard Air Canada flights and on
http://enroute.aircanada.com/canadas-best-new-restaurants-2014/. Winners will be profiled in the November issue of Air Canada's enRoute.
The Top 10 restaurants will officially receive their awards during the annual Canada's Best New Restaurants Gala celebration on November 20 in Toronto.
Voted by the people for the people
In partnership with lead sponsor Jaguar Land Rover Canada, Air Canada's enRoute encouraged Canadians to select their favourite new restaurant on eatandvote.com. Ayden, the Saskatoon restaurant from Top Chef Canada winner Dale Mackay, received Air Canada enRoute Canada's Best New Restaurants 2014 People's Choice Award. The contest offered a chance to vote to win a trip for two to the 2014 Canada's Best New Restaurants gala event in Toronto, with the use of a vehicle.
"The quality and diversity of this year's restaurants are incredible, and provide our readers with a resource for where to dine in cities like Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, St. John's, Edmonton, Halifax, and Saskatoon," said Louise McKenven, Senior Director, Marketing, Air Canada. "Pairing our annual feature with a compelling in-flight video series of the top three restaurants will provide Air Canada passengers with a full course of dining options from coast to coast."
"This year's search proved the diversity of Canadian cuisine and that chefs are continuing to further the culinary experience," explained Ilana Weitzman, editor-in-chief, Air Canada's enRoute magazine. "Once again we went looking for good people who've dedicated themselves to delivering memorable experiences. There was a clear favourite in Dale MacKay's restaurant Ayden, which ranked in our Top 10 and took the lion's share of Canada's votes on eatandvote.com."
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enRoute is Air Canada's award-winning travel magazine with over one million readers each month. The magazine — available exclusively on all Air Canada flights and in Maple Leaf Lounges worldwide as well as in select hotels and boutiques across North America — is an inspirational authority for the global traveler, known for its strong visual presence and innovative design. Air Canada's enRoute is published by Spafax, one of the world's leading content marketing agencies and providers of in-flight media, with offices in 14 cities around the world.
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Image with caption: "Photo by John Cullen courtesy of Air Canada's enRoute magazine. Chef Nick Nutting of Wolf in the Fog, Tofino, winner of Air Canada enRoute's Canada's Best New Restaurant 2014. (CNW Group/Air Canada's enRoute)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20141028_C3170_PHOTO_EN_7111.jpg
SOURCE: Air Canada's enRoute
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