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.
Living on the pacific west coast i’ve been lucky to have had salmon in a variety of ways – as I’m sure most of you have. This salmon dish however, is like no other. Sweet, savory, tangy, spicy, and full of…
Posted by: Doc on Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Bali, french, indonesian, Mosiac, salmon | No Comments »
Takumi Japanese restaurant is a great little Japanese restaurant in West Vancouver. It’s in a bit of an isolated area near Thunderbird Marina on Marine Drive. It wasn’t very busy when we went but I think that it will…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Japanese-food, restaurant, review, sushi, West Vancouver | No Comments »
We have all heard those urban myths, of bathtubs filled with ice and missing kidneys and crocodiles the size of Civics swimming through our sewer systems. Such tales are always related to you a couple of degrees removed…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: 12B, reviews, underground restaurants | 5 Comments »
Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of taking a workshop overseas at the wonderful restaurant Mozaic in Bali, Indonesia. A rare treat. Mozaic is one of the few places you’ll get to experience the pinnacle of…
Posted by: Doc on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: asia, Bali, french, Indonesia, Mozaic | 8 Comments »
Sometimes a little change can make things exciting again! Mark and I used to go to one of the many great coffee shops along Commercial Drive in East Vancouver every morning for our daily caffeine fix. But, the Americanos…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: coffee, Commercial-Drive, Elysian, French press, Frieling, grinder, vancouver | 9 Comments »
Bathrooms matter. Well for me anyway. Whenever I’m in a restaurant for the first time I make a trip to the bathroom to check it out. And as a mild germaphobe, I’m generally loathe to do much…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bathroom, restaurant, washroom | 11 Comments »
After a successful month of $4 cask-pint Tuesdays, the Alibi is back to business (and beer) as usual, with a lot of exciting things being pumped and poured this week. Currently in the casks: Central City Empire IPA…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, brewing | No Comments »
Many of us Foodists flocked to the opportunity for a private dining evening at an Underground Restaurant known only as “12B”. I was with a fantastic group of 8 diners for the Saturday evening leg of a two…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, March 30th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: beverage, champagne, dinner, Wine, wine pairing | No Comments »
If we celebrated Earth Meal – one meal to save the planet – instead of Earth Hour, what would you eat? Would you pick local, organic, raw, vegan? What factors would you consider, if any? How would you…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: earthhour | 2 Comments »
Say hello to Wanda. Wanda was purchased by some of the men of the Foodists collective a few weeks ago. She said her farewell to her time at Sloping Hills Farm this past week and was greeted with much excitement and…
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: bc, butchers, butchery, canada, downtown, events, Foodists, Gastown, knives, manly men, meat, pig, pork, vancouver, wanda | 18 Comments »
Here’s an interesting article about an all-male dinner club in Napa called “Men Who Cook” who know how to do it up right in the kitchen. The article talks about the trend for increasingly more men…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, March 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: article, kitchen, men | 5 Comments »
Amazing news from Les Amis du Fromage and Au Petit Chavignol. Owners Alice Spurrell, Allison Spurrell and Joe Chaput will be inducted into The “Guilde des Fromagers” and “Confrerie of…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Au Petit Chavignol, Confrerie of Saint-Uguzon, Guilde des Fromagers, Les Amis du Fromage | No Comments »
Don’t get me wrong, I love fancy food and am willing to pay good money for a classy dining experience. But sometimes I just want good old fashioned diner-style fry up. Enter Deacon’s Corner in Gastown, right…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: biscuits, Breakfast, deacon's corner, diner, old fashioned, restaurant, review, sausage, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Following my previous article on Terroni and the search for Vancouver restaurants that served bucatini all’amatriciana, my husband decided to make it himself. Joseph found two key ingredients at the Granville Island…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Babbo, bacon, Bosa Foods, bucatini, David Rocco, Duso's Pasta & Cheese, fat, flavour, Granville Island Public Market, guanciale, italian, Mario Batali, noodles, olive oil, Oyama Sausage, Pasta, pecorino cheese, pig, recipe, tomato | 12 Comments »
This is the second update in a week, because they’re going through beer like crazy at the Alibi and kegs are changing quickly (a group of Foodists were there last night… coincidence?) Here’s the news: 3…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, March 20th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, cask ale | 3 Comments »