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.
| 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 German-born man who now works locally as a pastry chef, a…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: chocolate, Chocolate Sparkle Cookie, Pastries, Patisserie, Thomas Haas | No Comments »
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 finds from Bloomsbury publishing house include…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Books, offal | 3 Comments »
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 other one away! Coincidentally, the title is the…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Bill Buford, contest, heat, In the Kitchen, Julia Child, Kitchen Confidential, Monica Ali, My Life in France | 16 Comments »
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 sharing local sources of great ingredients. Imagine my…
Posted by: Boris Mann on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | | 6 Comments »
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 grab some sausages for Father’s Day, my…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bacon, barbeque sauce, Bosa, capicollo, Casatorie, Cioffi's, Columbus Meats, dulce del leche, Gourmet Warehouse, Honeycup Mustard, italian, JNZ Deli, mil hoja, Moccia Meat Market, Oyama, Panaderia Latina Bakery, peri peri, Polonia Sausage, salumi, sausage, smoked meat | 2 Comments »
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 carried over to choosing a theme based on our travels…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 1 Comment »
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 the amended New Best Risotto Ever), and I revisited…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: avocado, chardonnay, Risotto, seasonal food, shallots, tomato, Wine | 6 Comments »
Our friend Natalie MacLean—a dedicated “Foodist”, wine expert, and author of the wildly popular Nat Decants website www.nataliemaclean.com—has just released Canada’s first wine & food mobile…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 19th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: app, BlackBerry, food pairing, iPhone, mobile, Nat Decants, Natalie MacLean | No Comments »
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 fritters being served out of a van in Richmond certainly…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Japanese, review, Richmond, takoyaki, Tenku | 2 Comments »
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 the building could be renovated. No one ever…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Dias Coffee Shop, egg custartd tart, egg tart, pastry, Portugese pastry, vancouver | 5 Comments »
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. The slicer gives raw veggies a whole new…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beet, raw, slicer, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
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 grills are also more than just about being mobile and…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, Cobb, notebook grill, Weber | 2 Comments »
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 experimenting with ways to serve it. Last year I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: feta, herb, recipe, Salad, summer, watermelon | 3 Comments »
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 are planning to make a night out of it with a…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: ale, alibi room, beer, cask, keg, seacider | 6 Comments »
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 last weekend we ate horse steaks grilled and seasoned with…
Posted by: James Sherrett on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: crab, dinners, ethics, horse, horse meat, horse steaks, meat, meat eating, omnivores | 12 Comments »