As part of the celebration they held a salmon burger contest. Anyone was eligible to enter; all he or she had to do was make a burger and bring it to the store. Chef Luis Montalvo from El Barrio Restaurante Latino cooked the burgers on the grill, and the judges were Debbra Mikaelsen and Philip Solman, Editor and Publisher of Edible Vancouver magazine.
My mom and Matt both entered, and I suffered as intermediary to their boasts and threats all week long. Of course, I also was delighted to serve as Matt's guinea pig for different recipes and really enjoyed being served fresh and interesting salmon burgers when I got home from work.
Mom's two entries - one served with roast peppers and one with fried onions.
The judges hard at work: tasting, conferring and noting.
Matt and Catherine
Luis paying very close attention to the burgers.
It got ugly for a while there when Matt went after my mom and fellow competitor with a plastic fork.
Matt's Asian style burgers with ginger, cilantro and sesame oil.
In the end, neither of them won. The ingenious goat cheese stuffed burger took it all. But it was a really fun time and excellent eating nonetheless.
Afterward, Matt and I met my sister and her family at my parents' place for dinner.
What did we eat? Salmon BBQ of course!
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