evalu8.org Announces 2006 Recipients of its Award of Distinction

Seattle, WA, July 01, 2007 --(PR.com)-- evalu8.org's Managing Director, Anne Garber, is pleased to announce the website's annual recipients for its coveted Award of Distinction.

This year's international award-recipients for 2006 are:

• A. Bosa & Co., Canada, Lui Bruschetta, prop -- Best Market in the region, 2006
• Capones Restaurant, Rob Gietl, owner -- Best Jazz & Blues Club in the region, 2006
• Chocolat Michel Cluizel, France Pierre Cluizel, VP -- Best chocolate in the world, 2006
• Classic Greetings' Unique Gift Baskets, Canada, Deborah Faurot, owner -- Outstanding Canadian Baskets, Flowers, Cruise & Gift Service, 2006
• Deluxe Modern Burger, Vancouver, Peter Kokinis, prop -- Best Burgers in the region, 2006
• El Gitano Mexican Restaurant, WA, Adian Ibarra, owner -- Best Mexican Restaurant in the region, 2006
• Epicureal.com, Canada, Yves Farges, president -- Outstanding e-commerce site, 2006
• Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel -- Best family-oriented hotel in the region, 2006
• La Cave de l'Insolite, Paris, Michel Mouherat, patron -- Best Wine Store in Paris, 2006
• Lhy Thai, Burnaby, Paul & Phailin Chanvet, owners -- Best Thai food in the region, 2006
• Max Tire Centre, Vancouver, Brad Bulycz, prop -- Best Tire Store & Service in the region, 2006
• Nicola's BodyCare, Kelowna, Nicola Finch, owner -- Best spa and body-care products in the region, 2006
• Pizza Momo, Paris, Emile & Raphael Botbol, co-owners -- Best Pizza in Paris, 2006
• Qualifirst Foods Ltd., Canada, Yves Farges, president -- Outstanding e-commerce site, 2006
• Red Onion, Vancouver, Earl Morris, prop -- Best Fries in the Region, 2006
• Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver -- Best business-oriented hotel in the region, 2006
• Umberto's Ristorantes, Vancouver, Tuscany/Italy, Umberto Menghi, prop -- Best Italian Fine Dining in the region, 2007

Nominations are tendered annually by evalu8.org visitors, and voted on by evalu8.org's panel of experts in each category. Anyone may nominate a potential recipient in any category of food, travel, entertainment and consumerism, and the honor may ultimately be bestowed on either a product or a service. You can submit a nomination at any time for the current year (for next year's awards) by writing to anne@evalu8.org via e-mail, or by sending a written submission to: Anne Garber, Award of Distinction nominations, evalu8.org Media Inc., P.O. Box 3796, Blaine, WA, 98231, USA. Please use "Award of Distinction nomination" in your subject line, and feel free to support your nominee only when you write via snail-mail with any materials you feel might reinforce his or her (or in the case of a business or restaurant, its) chances for winning. Please note that attachments sent with e-mail will automatically be kicked out by our server, and will hurt your nominee's chances of gaining recognition.

In addition to the awards, those looking for promotion for their products, services or bricks-and-mortar businesses might be well advised to send information and/or materials along to Anne Garber directly. Music companies, movie studios, food manufacturers, software developers, book publishers, new product manufacturers, authors and distributors: Your catalogs and review materials are welcome. evalu8.org respects all time-dated embargoes, industry confidentiality and other necessary restrictions. Please be sure to mention the expected date of release, publication or retail availability in the British Columbia region and the US Pacific Northwest, so unreasonable expectations in readers will not be raised. And remember to include your own business card or contact information, so evalu8.org's expert reviewers can reach you if questions arise, and let you know when your product or service has been reviewed or featured on evalu8.org itself.

Please ship review materials directly to:

P.O. Box 3796
Blaine, WA 98231-3796
U.S.A.

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