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Growing up on the Canadian prairies in the ’70s, rice came from a “Minute” emblazoned red box, into to the pot and then the table in five minutes, only to be re-soaked in the sauce equivalent of Alberta…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: crust, golden, iran, Persian, pot, precision, rice, tah-dig, tahdig, technique | 4 Comments »
2kg Fresh strawberries 24 stalks Rhubarb 4 oz water 250g Caster Sugar 250g Honey 250g Brown Sugar Juice of one lemon 500ml liquid pectin Yield: Sixteen 250ml jars Chop rhubarb and cook til tender with water, caster sugar…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: canning, jam, jelly, recipe, rhubarb, strawberry | 2 Comments »
[Cribbed in whole with permission from my friend Chef Kurt Slauson’s FaceBook page. Kurt is an Art Institute of Seattle grad, former Sous chef at Canlis in Seattle, as well as Chef de Cuisine at noted restaurants in…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | | No Comments »
“If anyone serves you risotto in a ring mold, get up and leave.” That was just one of the little tidbits of advice we were treated to when Andrea M and I ventured into Cookshop for a Spanish Cooking class with Chef…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Chef Romy, chocolate, cooking school, Cookshop, paella, pears, poached, recipes, Risotto, Romy-Prasad, sauce, soup, steak, tomato | 8 Comments »
It’s been 7 years since I last visited NYC. My memories are foggy but I remembered something about piles of hot succulent pastrami at Katz’ as big as a small child’s head (since shrunk to the size of small…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, July 13th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: 'wichcraft, Anthony-Bourdain, bento, brisket, chocolate, David Chang, fish tacos, foie-gras, fries, Ippudo, Ippudo NY, Japan, Katz' Deli, Manhattan, marscarpone, meatloaf, Milk Bar, miso, Momofuku, Monster Sushi, New York, noodle, NYC, Pasta, pastrami, Patsy's Pizzeria, Payard, pizza, pretzels, ramen, roasted pork, Schnipper's, sloppy joes, soup, Ssam Bar, steamed buns, sushi, Tom Colicchio, tonkotsu | 5 Comments »
Last spring, while in Tokyo, I made an early-morning trip to the famous Tsukiji fish market. It was meant to be a pilgrimage of sorts but ended up being an unsettling experience. I’ve thought a lot over the last…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, July 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: environment, ethics, fish, Seafood | 11 Comments »
Ewes normally have twins. But sometimes they have triplets. One lamb is born, then a second, and if a third comes it’s a surprise to the ewe and to the farmer. The ewe looks up and counts: one, two, um, three.…
Posted by: James Sherrett on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: animal husbandry, Clinton BC, Cutter Ranch, ewes, farms, food origins, lambs, rams, ranch, roadtrip, sheep | 10 Comments »
I have a classic pavlovian reaction to e-mails from The Alibi Room’s Nigel Springthorpe – I start to salivate even before I get past the subject line. This week’s missive is drool-worthy indeed, starting…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibiroom, beer, cider, mircrobrew | No Comments »
I remember back in my university days in Toronto every so often we’d get the Loblaws (known as The Real Canadian Superstore out west) flyer, the one featuring all the President’s Choice brand foods. Each one…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: blind tasting, galen weston, italian soda, loblaws, president's choice, revel room, the real canadian superstore | 8 Comments »
I commute weekly between Victoria and Vancouver. For those of you who have never been, Victoria is a small city on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is 30 minutes by float plane from Vancouver. It is also within…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Monday, July 6th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: artisan, chop, choux choux charcuterie, european, island, pig, pork, sloping hill, smoke, smoked, vancouver, Victoria | No Comments »
Hello Foodists and fans of rare and unusual treats for the table (at least here in Vancouver!). I am hosting a very limited seating tomorrow, July 7th for “An Offal Dinner” at Pied A Terre. Seven courses, at 7…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, July 6th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: dinner, offal | 2 Comments »
A quick trip to the Trout Lake Farmer’s Market and dinner was all set, with a quick stop at South China Seas Trading on the way home for fennel pollen. Recipe for two: 10 oz ling cod, skinned, cut into two 5oz…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | | 2 Comments »
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Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: facebook, Foodists | No Comments »
I’m a Yorkshire lad (pronounced York–sha) born and bred. Grew up eating scotch eggs and lard sarnies with crisps (chips) for Saturday (pronounced Sat-day) tea (evening meal). So when I learned there was a British…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: butcher, English, meat, sausage, scotch eggs | 8 Comments »
Last Friday Steph and I were lucky enough to hit the Richmond Night Market with a bunch of our fellow foodists; we arrived with empty stomachs and we left stuffed with great food, on the verge of explosion. Starting with…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 5 Comments »