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.
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. That meant my mom was making beef tongue. I know,…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef tongue, pressure cooker, recipe, tongue | 4 Comments »
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. The Secret Garden Tea Company in Kerrisdale offers a…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: apricot scones, Chocolate truffle, decaf, Devonshire clotted cream, herbal, high tea, lemon tart, restaurant review, roobois, Secret Garden Tea Company | 1 Comment »
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 flavour and texture, most halibut recipes call for…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Epicure Selections, halibut, herbs, rubs, seasoning, spice mixes, Spices, steak | 30 Comments »
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 classic. Toasted English muffin, buttered Two pieces of…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Baked beans, English, garlic, toast | 6 Comments »
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 aren’t in the know, you’d ask the same…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol spirits, G&T, gimlet, gin and tonic, hendrick's, infused alcohol, magellan gin, negroni, victoria gin | 5 Comments »
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 in a paellera (a round shallow pan made of polished…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, June 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, chorizo, Fisherman's Wharf, mussels, Oyama Sausage Company, paella, Pepitas, rice, Seafood, shrimp, spain, Spices, spicy, squid, Vegetables | 4 Comments »
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 obsessing about it. Sound familiar? On one of my…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, May 29th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: China, Diary of a Foodie, drunken chicken, dumplings, fatty pork, food, foodie, foodist, glutinous rice, Gourmet, italy, James Beard, Jose Andres, leaves, New Zealand, olive oil, Oro Liquido, Parmigiano-Reggiano, public television, rice, series, spain, sugar, television, Travel, WGBH, zongzi | 2 Comments »
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 use some more unusual ingredients like stinging…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: fiddleheads, ostrich fern, seasonal ingredients, spring, stinging nettles | 2 Comments »
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 a traditional urban pastry in Bulgaria and the…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Banica, Banitsa, Bulga, pastry, recipe | 10 Comments »
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 Irashai downtown Vancouver? Since when? Well…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: french, fusion, Irashai Grill, Japanese, restaurant, review, Sauces, sushi, vancouver, West Pender | 5 Comments »
My mother recently sent me some food sites from the UK. Check them out. GoodFood by the BBC. The site includes cookery videos (enjoy those funny English accents), recipes, plus a section on wellbeing. ASDA (big…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: banana, butter, pineapple, recipes, UK, websites | No Comments »
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 patiently reducing them to a demi-glace, (which I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: broth, stock | 4 Comments »
I tend to not pay much attention to recipes when I rip them out of magazines (or bookmark them). It’s sort of like, ooooh, that looks good. I’m going to make that! And then realize that I don’t have a…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | | 8 Comments »
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 didn’t exist. Pear? Pere? Pair? Pare? Hearing it…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, May 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: oysters, Pair Bistro, restaurant, review, salmon | No Comments »
A few weeks ago McDonald’s launched their ‘Premium Roast Coffee’. As they were running a marketing promotion offering free coffee I thought I would give it a try. I love the taste of coffee. I am a decaf…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: coffee, McDonalds, premium, starbucks | 1 Comment »