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I was recently honoured to be invited to participate at a Rain City Chronicles event by telling a personal story that addressed the theme of “Recipe For…” along with fellow Foodists members Eagranie Yuh…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: grandma, grandmother, Gretna, Manitoba, mark busse, memories, Rain City Chronicles, recipes, stories, storytelling, vancouver | 9 Comments »
Degan did a great job sharing her recent experiences and picks from the 2011 edition of Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, but she forgot to mention the “Wine Down” event at MARKET by…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: cocktails, Jay Jones, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, market, recipes, Shangri-La, Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival, VPIWF, Wine | 2 Comments »
The last of our unique Chinese New Year recipes created by Vancouver’s Chinese food guru Nathan Fong is a dessert of Asian winter pear poached in lychee ginger white tea and served with a delicious chocolate spice…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinese, dessert, Nathan Fong, new year, Pear, recipe, tea | No Comments »
Today’s Chinese New Year recipe by local Chinese food guru Nathan Fong is green tea spice rubbed salmon. Barbecue rubs have always been popular in the South. Here, I’ve used aromatic green tea, high in…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinese, Nathan Fong, new year, recipe, salmon, spice, tea | No Comments »
Our latest guest contributor is local Chinese food guru Nathan Fong, who kicks off Chinese New Year by offering us three unique recipes for the season; an salad appetizer featuring lime ginger mint herbal tea poached…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, chinese, Nathan Fong, new year, recipe, Salad, tea | No Comments »
I was recently invited to meet a couple of students from the International Culinary School at Art Institute of Vancouver who are competing in San Pellegrino’s Almost Famous Chef Competition being held in Toronto on…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: art institute, competition, cooking, Culinary School, famous, san pellegrino, school, students | 6 Comments »
I was recently asked to try out and provide an opinion of Dajoji chef coats to coincide with a special offer on Ethical Deals. That opinion is below. [Full disclosure: Dajoji coats were co-designed by Foodists.ca…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: chef coat, Dajoji, Ethical Deals, kitchen whites, performance kitchen apparel, review, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Starbucks may be the company that has most famously incorporated the concept of the “third place“—a place that anchors community outside of home (first place) or work (second place)—into their strategy,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cafe, coffee, prophouse, review, third place, vancouver | 1 Comment »
Ben and I had some fun exploring the Summer Night Market in Richmond recently, with videographers Nathan and Ryan capturing our culinary misadventure on camera. The idea was to give people who haven’t enjoyed a trip…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Bacon-Wrapped Quail Egg, BBQ, Beard Candy, Ben Garfinkel, China, coconut, Daikon, dessert, Dim Sum, Fish Balls, Halal, Hawkers, Hot Balls, Japan, lamb, mark busse, Night Market, Octopus Balls, Pandan Jelly, Rice Burger, Richmond, scallop, shrimp, spicy, Sui Mai, sukiyaki, summer, Sweet Beans, takoyaki, Tendon, Tripe, video, Vietnam | 6 Comments »
Foodists on CKNW August 1, 2010 from The Foodists on Vimeo. Foodists.ca founders Mark Busse and Ben Garfinkel were guests on The World Today Weekend on CKNW with host Randall Mark on August 1st, 2010. This 15 minute…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: CKNW, interview, Mark Randall, radio, The World Today Weekend | 1 Comment »
Foodists.ca is extremely excited to present our second annual Barbecue Bootcamp featuring BBQ Champ and author, Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk. Modelled after last summer’s smash hit Foodists.ca event, we guarantee you will…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, bbq course, bootcamp, brisket, cooking class, game hen, instruction, meat, oysters, pineapple, pork, quesadilla, ravenswood, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk, salmon | 1 Comment »
“Klahowya” is an aboriginal greeting meaning “welcome” and I certainly did feel at home among friends at the launch of The Fish House’s Klahowya menu a few days ago. To honour the new…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 19th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: aboriginal, Fish House, Karen Barnaby, Klahowya, milkweed pods, restaurant, vancouver, welcome | No Comments »
I’ve been dragging my heels on writing this article for months. I think perhaps because I didn’t everybody and their cousin to know about one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver. There, I said it: Yew…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Four Seasons Hotel, restaurant, review, vancouver, Yew | 1 Comment »
Congratulations to our friend Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk for his success with the weekly BBQ at Fairmont Pacific Rim‘s Lobby Lounge Patio. I got to taste samples of the all-you-can-eat buffet they are featuring…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: barbecue, barbeque, BBQ, Fairmont Pacific Rim, pulled pork, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk, vancouver | 4 Comments »
I’ve driven by the Brave Bull’s House of Steaks on the corner of Hastings & Clark in Vancouver hundreds of times for a couple decades, but I’ve never ventured inside. Why would I? It looks like…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Brave Bull, restaurant, steak, vancouver | 3 Comments »