Richmond Night Market: A photo essay
Last Friday Steph and I were lucky enough to hit the Richmond Night Market with a bunch of our fellow foodists; we arrived with empty stomachs and we left stuffed with…
Meditations - Enlightened gastronomic insights
Biting into Books
Affordable accessibility is a by-product of any economic downturn and as publishers reel from the effects, books are hitting the streets at VERY affordable prices! Recent…
Contest! Win In the Kitchen by Monica Ali
We just received a couple copies of a new book by Monica Ali titled In the Kitchen. I’m just reading it now, so stay tuned for a review, and we’re giving the…
My meat and patisserie run
You ever have one of those Saturdays when a slot of time opens up and you can combine three or four things all at once? So it was this Saturday when I needed to go out and…
Social Bites
It seemed like not very much time passed between hearing about Social Bites, meeting Annika and Jules asking me to be her sous-chef in the next dinner. That momentum…
Nat Decants Releases Food & Drink Pairing Mobile Application
Our friend Natalie MacLean—a dedicated “Foodist”, wine expert, and author of the wildly popular Nat Decants website
www.nataliemaclean.com—has just…
Fold, walk, open, grill
There’s something about being able to grill anywhere that’s imminently appealing to me. Add in some sweet design and you may have a winner. To me, portable…
Hungry Enough to Eat a Horse
That’s how the saying goes: ‘Hungry enough to eat a horse.’
But have you eaten a horse? Or even just some horse?
I have. Along with 9 friends…
Throwing dip into the seasoning mix
Just recently I was discussing halibut with my father-in-law who was commenting on having been served fresh halibut that was ruined by over saucing. With such a delicate…
Diary of a Foodie
Foodists, foodie….whatever you wanna be called, it’s people who love food. Really love it. They can have long conversations criticizing, rhapsodizing and just plain…
Guidance - Recipes & tips that will convert you
Where Foodists shop in Vancouver
A long time ago, I posted a European Food Shopping Tour to Urban Vancouver. More recently, I’ve been comparing notes and figuring that it’s time to start…
Summer Risotto
Sure there are those packets of ready made risotto but nothing beats making it from scratch yourself. Fellow Foodists Colin has written about his Best Risotto Ever (and…
Spiral vegetable slicer
Recently my wife purchased a spiral vegetable slicer made by Paderno World Cuisine. Last night I thought I would try it out. It is so easy to use and the results were fun.…
Watermelon Herb Feta Summer Salad
I like watermelon. No two ways about it. And when the warm weather arrives and summer is around the corner, I find myself drawn to the cool, juicy, sweet fruit and start…
Tasty Taste Buds
Even though I haven’t lived at home for years, my mouth still waters when I think about the “schtka, schtka, schtka” sound that the pressure cooker made.…
Baked beans on toast
After my parents recent visit I was reminded of an English delicacy I used to enjoy frequently – ‘Baked Beans on Toast’. This is my version of that…
A Perfect Present: Paella
My friend Jamie Kelley has repeatedly said that he’d love to come over and make me his ultimate version of paella, a delicious rice dish originating from Spain. Served…
Taking the Sting Out of Nettles and Fuss Out of Fiddleheads
As a cook I love the green that makes its way back onto my plate with the arrival of spring. But aside from expected seasonal fare like asparagus and spinach, I like to…
Bulgarian Banica: Belicious!
Recently a thoughtful friend baked me a savory treat as a thank you gift—something I’d never heard of or tried before. Called Banica (pronounced Ba*ni*tsa), it is…
Stock vs. Broth?
Recently Jer shared a terrific post about making home made stock. I’m a big fan of making stock and have even taken a few turns at making rich meat stocks and even…
Worship - Feasting at the temples of others
The British Butcher Shoppe Ltd.
I’m a Yorkshire lad (pronounced York–sha) born and bred. Grew up eating scotch eggs and lard sarnies with crisps (chips) for Saturday (pronounced Sat-day) tea (evening…
Thomas Haas
| Photo courtesy of Michael Yung
Thomas Haas – a name, that just until recently, was solely subject as an elusive element in my life. It is the name of a…
Tenku Bakudanyaki is Supersized Takoyaki
My sister invited me out this afternoon for this so-called giant takoyaki ball. Not only was the idea of eating interesting, but the mention of these Japanese-style…
Eggy Custardy Morsels
When we moved into our current home there was a little corner store / coffee shop run by Mario and Maria, an older Portugese couple. About six months later they closed so…
Alibi Room on Tap June 2009
Check out what’s on tap at the Alibi Room right now. Personally, I’m down for the special Sea Cider. I think I’ll sneak in on Moday after work as they…
A Delicious Secret…that’s not so secret
Instead of celebrating a birthday milestone with an expensive meal in the hundreds, I chose something special and more low-key that my entire little family could enjoy.…
Victoria Gin
The Gimlet, Negroni and the ever-present G&T–all gin-based drinks. A serious gin aficionado is likely to have as many different gins as Foodists have salts. If you…
Irashai Grill: Saucy Japanese Fusion With a Twist
Ben and I were recently invited to join a few other food bloggers at a media tasting lunch at Irashai Grill on West Pender. But wait a second I thought, there’s an…
The Treasures of Pair Bistro
It came about not too long ago that I was told about a restaurant I’d never heard of. That doesn’t happen very often so my first assumption was that it…
Japanese Lime
I was a bit dubious when “Rime”, a Turkish restaurant on Commercial Drive, re-opened as a Japanese joint called, Lime. But it looked intriguing and I love…