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Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Announces Winners of 2025 WinterDine People’s Choice Award For Immediate Release Charlottetown, PE - WinterDine, A celebration of Charlottetown’s culinary landscape, returned for its 20 th year last month. Featuring 23 of downtown Charlottetown’s distinguished fine di ning restaurants, over three consecutive week s. Participating dinner restaurants offered three-course meals, and lunch participants offered two-course meals, exclusively curated for WinterDine by some of Charlottetown’s top culinary artisans. The “People’s Choice Menu Award” is an online contest held during the event that allows the public to vote for their favorite WinterDine menu. The Chef’s creation with the most votes receives the 2025 WinterDine People’s Choice Menu Award. Downtown Charlottetown Inc. was pleased to announce this year’s winners and present them with their awards at today’s Annual General Meeting: WinterDine 1st Place People’s Choice Menu: Slaymaker & Nichols Gastro House This award was presented to Head Prep Chef Debora Salvini . Chef Debora created three different WinterDine menus this year featuring entrees of chicken, pork loin, and short ribs. We are pleased to award Slaymaker & Nichols with their 3rd WinterDine People’s Choice Award this year, previous wins include 1st place in 2023 and 2nd place in 2021. WinterDine 2nd Place People’s Choice Menu: Claddagh Oyster House This award was presented to Chef Landon Thaxter . Chef Landon created three different WinterDine menus this year featuring entree’s utilizing island beef and seafood. We are pleased to award Claddagh Oyster House their fifth WinterDine People’s Choice Award this year, previous wins include 1st place in 2024, 2022, 2019, and 2018. Frost Bites WinterDine Lunch People’s Choice Award: TIE: Punjabi Bites & The Cork & Cast We are pleased to announce that there was a tie for 1 st place for the Frost Bites People’s Choice Award. This award was presented to Owners Saubrah Sharma, Shifali Bandal & Chef Vijay Singh of Punjabi Bites & Chef Rebecca Reardon of The Cork & Cast . Punjabi Bites offered a delicious 3-course meal. The Cork & Cast offered a classic lunch - a ½ sandwich, soup & salad which was so popular they are adding it to their full-time menu. This is the first time earning a People’s Choice Award for both establishments. -30- For more information, please contact: Dawn Alan, Executive Director, Downtown Charlottetown Inc. (902) 368-8636 Email Here