A Richmond restaurant that combines the best of fine French cuisine and caf茅 fare inside an actual art gallery has concocted a drink it hopes will win votes in the third annual Coffee Drink Challenge.
Hosted by 麻豆传媒映画Foodster, the competition sees several cafes create a special drink that customers can sample throughout the month of January before
Origo Club is the only Richmond caf茅, and the only one outside Vancouver, facing off against other coffee shops in the contest.
R茅mi Ho, pastry chef by training and Origo鈥檚 coffee manager, told the Richmond News their challenge drink is a blueberry cappuccino they鈥檝e named 鈥淥nce in a Blue Moon.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 more on the sweet side but balanced with the acidity of the coffee,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e make a cappuccino and we add blueberry puree into the milk. It becomes purple. Because of the acidity, it makes it a lot thicker than a usual cappuccino.鈥�
You can order the drink starting Jan. 10.
Owner Woody Wu opened the Richmond restaurant in June 2018. Ho explained Wu is a connoisseur of art, food, wine and coffee and hoped to bring those things together under one roof at the classy Richmond space. Right now, there鈥檚 Chinese modern art on display.
鈥淥n the food side he wanted to do something more sophisticated, because there鈥檚 not really聽 fine dining or anything close to a French restaurant in Richmond. People have to go downtown,鈥� Ho said. 鈥淗e wanted to bring it to Richmond.鈥�
The restaurant goes by the same name as a coffee roaster and private club in Beijing. Ho said they鈥檙e participating in the coffee challenge to try and promote the caf茅 side of the business.聽
