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.
Canstruction Vancouver is a spectacular competition and exhibition that showcases local teams who compete to design and build the ultimate giant sculpture out of canned food. After they’re exhibited to the public…
Posted by: Alex Leynes on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Canstruction, charity, Food Bank, volunteer | No Comments »
You heard me, that’s what I made my son for lunch today…and it was actually pretty good. The idea for it came when I saw this posting at BoingBoing.net. I found it amusing that they made something he likes…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: children's meals, hot dogs, jellyfish, noodles, Pasta, pecorino romano, tomato sauce | 10 Comments »
Perhaps this is old news to everybody, but Dubliner cheese is one of the most delicious cheddars in the known universe. And unlike other cheddars considered ‘finer in taste’ and ‘fancier’ to…
Posted by: Colin Kohler on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 2 Comments »
I would love to be a judge at this competition. For the fourth year in a row Ferran Adrià has topped a worldwide poll of 806 chefs, critics and other industry experts, whilst Heston Blumenthal‘s The Fat Duck…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal, The fat duck, World's best restaurants | 2 Comments »
Just a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a dinner for my good friends Mark and Andrea. Not only are they crazy fellow foodists but they’re also damned crazy for bringing over a crazy expensive wine that…
Posted by: Doc on Friday, April 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Bali, duck, french, Mosaic | 1 Comment »
The topic of Easter dinner came up with some friends a few weeks ago; we were discussing what our family meal had been when we were kids. Some people said turkey, others said ham, I said lamb. I checked my Larousse,…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cured meat, easter, eggs, italian, Pasta, quick, recipe | No Comments »
I travel with my stomach. I just love experiencing other cultures through their food. Living in Vancouver I’m pretty lucky to be able to travel around the world without going more than a couple kilometers. Living on…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bbq salmon, Camus cook book, First Nations Cuisine, First Nations recipes, Lilliget Feasthouse, Slow Food, West Coast First Nations Food | 3 Comments »
In trying to narrow down destinations for a recent city break, my only real requirements were that there had to be something good to eat. That meant Chilliwack was out (although go a little farther and I’ve had a…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Categories: Worship | | 2 Comments »
Stroganoff was one of the first recipes I learned through instinct, passed onto my mother through my Uncle Mike, a Ukranian neighbor in Calgary (who was also responsible for my early addiction to homemade perogies). It…
Posted by: Jules Morgan on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef stroganoff, recipe, Ukranian | 1 Comment »
Being laid off has left me with a sense of having lots of time on my hands and even though my natural tendency to cram days full to the gills makes that unlikely, it’s nevertheless unleashed a desire to make things…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cheese, dough, italian, Pasta, ragu, ravioli | 2 Comments »
Where does your food come? More importantly, why should you care? With labels being greenwashed more than ever, it’s hard to wade through the sea of information and figure out what’s true and what’s…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: events, farmstead, provenance, vancouver | No Comments »
My wife and I were having lunch the other day at a Greek restaurant in Burnaby. One thing that caught our attention was the brand new Ferrari parked outside. As we arrived the owner was proudly washing his pride and joy…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dumbells, strange | No Comments »
This past weekend I went to Market Restaurant at the Shangri-La hotel. This was quite the highly anticipated dinner for me for a couple of reasons. One, I had to wait a whole month to get in at a prime time on a Saturday…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: 2009, Jean-Georges, lobster, market, restaurant, review, Shangri-La, soup, vancouver | No Comments »
After 18 years as a vegetarian, I’ve started eating meat again. Why? Mostly, it’s because I love food – I love eating, I love cooking, I love shopping for food. Food for me is definitely one of the…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Denise Boyle, duck, Edan Armstrong, foie-gras, meat, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
The other day was my wife’s birthday. As she only eats gluten free food and I did not have a lot of time to prepare dinner, baking a gluten free cake was out of the question. Instead I created something simple but…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: birthday, dessert, gluten free | 3 Comments »