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Have you ever been in a situation where you don’t know what to make for dinner, so you resort to something basic and generic that you’ve made a million times before, and something that thousands of other families in…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, cooking techniques, Irish stew, root vegetables, stew | 3 Comments »
This post was supposed to be a review of the recent Night With Theo Chocolate event at The Refinery in Vancouver, but the event’s organizer and host Eagranie—a fellow Foodist—beat me to it, posting a terrific…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chocolate, Eagranie Yuh, Foodists, inspiration, Theo Chocolate, Wine | 7 Comments »
‘Tis the season…to drink lots of whisky! December 8th 2009 marks a very special evening. The Refinery and Cask Strength present “Immaculate Conception,” an evening dedicated to joys of whiskey and…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | No Comments »
Fellow Foodist, Anthony Nicalo invited a houseful of rowdy food lovers to his American Thanksgiving dinner. In preparation for the evening, he slaughtered a 200 lb pig two days prior to feed the hungry guests. We all…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: anchovies, appetizer, fennel, polenta, recipe | 8 Comments »
Far too many people still think of tequila as something to be shot back, followed by the requisite lime, salt and shudder, as evidenced by the raised eyebrows I got when I told people I was going to a tequila tasting. But…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, cocktails, Don Julio, event, liquor, Pacific Goldfish Kitchen, spirits, tequila, vancouver, Yaletown | 1 Comment »
Recently, a friend invited me to a bacon-themed potluck which he dubbed Baconstraveganza. My contribution was a Stilton & Bacon Cheesecake from a recipe I found on Saveur.com. I garnished it with a Spiced Candied…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, bacon, cheese, recipe, stilton | 5 Comments »
Photo Courtesy of Tracy Collins All the words ever written about New York weigh heavy in humility against the ones written here, but the way that I saw the city was exclusive to the emotions that evolved within it. They…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: New York, NYC | No Comments »
Definitions of Crush: 1. To extract or obtain (juice) by pressing or squeezing (grapes). 2. a great crowd. 3. (slang) an object of one’s affection. 4. Cornucopia’s gala tasting event. After a full day of…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cornucopia, cornucopia09, crush, event, festival, Whistler, Wine, wine tasting | No Comments »
Photos Courtesy of Degan Beley La Stella & Le Vieux Pin, the sister wineries to the mother of Enotecca Winery & Resorts, are both situated in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Through meticulous methods…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Friday, November 27th, 2009
Categories: Worship | | No Comments »
When I watched Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares UK Special this past January, he didn’t hold back about some of his own successful restaurants suffering due to the credit crunch. That was true for dining…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Cioppino's, coast, cookbooks, Gordon Ramsay, homecooking, Jamie Oliver, Les Faux Bourgeois, Maenam, Pied A Terre, The Irish Heather, Thomas Keller, Trattoria Italian Kitchen | 3 Comments »
Are you one of those people who brings out the camera at dinner, not to photograph your dining companions, but to capture the gorgeous food on your plate? We’ve all been guilty of it and here’s a chance to…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: camera, campagnolo, class, food photography, Jackie Connelly, photography, workshop | 4 Comments »
Cornucopia is billed as Whistler’s celebration of wine and food and while there was certainly some celebrating happening in the tradional style, at parties (more on that later this week), there was also some great…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cornucopia, cornucopia09, sake, sherry, Whistler, Wine, wine tasting | No Comments »
In a quiet unassuming neighborhood lies an equally unassuming restaurant. Nestled in a small strip mall between a laundry mat and a cleaners lies Urbanbelly, one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. It is a small jewel…
Posted by: Helen Fernandes on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Chicago, dumplings, Korean, lamb, neighbourhood eats, Urbanbelly | No Comments »
I know, I know, what type of person doesn’t like cheese? More so, what type of Foodist doesn’t like cheese? To answer such a mind boggling question (without too many graphic details), one who is lactose…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, November 20th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 8 Comments »
After filling my freezer with my recent lamb delivery from Cutter Ranch it came time to cook my first meal. Kept it real simple. Tossed the lamb, potatoes and zucchini in oil and fresh Rosemary and let marinate for…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, November 20th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 2 Comments »