Foodists is a collective of like-minded food worshippers. We breathe and sleep in order to eat and drink. Have something to share with us? We'd love to hear from you. If it's something to eat or drink, even better.
Join Chef Neil Taylor and Sebastien LeGoff of Cibo Trattoria for an Italian Picnic-Supper at UBC Farm on Sunday, September 6 at 2pm. Tickets are just $75 for 8 courses paired with rare, artisan wines. Net proceeds to…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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2kg Fresh strawberries 24 stalks Rhubarb 4 oz water 250g Caster Sugar 250g Honey 250g Brown Sugar Juice of one lemon 500ml liquid pectin Yield: Sixteen 250ml jars Chop rhubarb and cook til tender with water, caster sugar…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: canning, jam, jelly, recipe, rhubarb, strawberry | 2 Comments »
A quick trip to the Trout Lake Farmer’s Market and dinner was all set, with a quick stop at South China Seas Trading on the way home for fennel pollen. Recipe for two: 10 oz ling cod, skinned, cut into two 5oz…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Sunday, July 5th, 2009
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We arrived right at the opening of Vancouver’s last “Winter” Market of the season. Other than mealy apples, winter was nowhere in sight. Spring greens from pea shoots to tatsoi, strawberry plants, garlic…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: asparagus, duck eggs, farmers market | 4 Comments »
Two new companies, Foodzie and Foodoro are waging an Iron Chef-like battle for supremacy in the artisan food market. They both have some great features and artisan products available, but they do not ship to Canada.…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Friday, March 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: artisan, foodoro, foodzie, online farmers market | No Comments »
A few of us from the collective are getting together to butcher a pig in a couple of weeks. We’ll make sausages, salumi, maybe some pancetta and prosciutto too. The plan is also to have a big supper that evening…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butcher, charcuterie, pig, salumi, sloping hill | 6 Comments »