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Not too long ago we received an unsolicited copy of the book Drinking Vancouver, 100 Great Bars in the City and Beyond by travel writer John Lee. As far as credentials go, I suppose being a British ex-pat makes him a…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: 2010 winter games, beer, drinking vancouver, john lee, vancouver 2010, vancouver bars, vancouver drinking guide | 4 Comments »
With vegetarianism practically a sacrilege amongst our collective (don’t even mention it in front of some), and vegan being the dirtiest five-letter word around these parts, it might seem odd that we’re…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, December 7th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: contest, cookbook, moosewood restaurant, vegan, Vegetarian | 13 Comments »
To be truthful, I’d never really spent much time at farmer’s markets until I moved about five blocks away from the one at Trout Lake. And, until I’d read books like Michael Pollan’s…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, October 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: animal vegetable miracle, Barbara Kingsolver, kootenay alpine cheese, Mich, omnivore's dilemma, RIPE, Robert Clark, Turning Point Brewing, vancouver cooks, Vancouver Farmers Market | 2 Comments »
Summer should never go out with a wimper so get yourself down to Langley this Sunday for what is easily the best barbecue competition in the lower mainland. Angie Quaale and her team at Well Seasoned put on this…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Angie Quaale, Barbecue Langley, BBQ, BBQ Competition, BBQ on the Bypass, house-of-q, Well Seasoned | 3 Comments »
I’m not going to look at blueberries the same way ever again. I just learned how Naty King of Hazelmere Organics picks hers and now I’m afraid to eat anything else! Last night I was fortunate to have been…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Andrea Carlson, Bishop's, Blueberries, Hazelmere Organics, John Bishop, Naty King, Pam Spencer, Producer's Dinner Series | No Comments »
1. It’s not just about wine. This year there was a CheeseCamp track too. Yes, real, serious, delicious conversations about cheese. 2. You’d have understood that if you forget your wine country map that’s…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: booze, cheese, CheeseCampVan09, event, pairings, VCCC09, VinoCamp, VinoCampVan09, Wine | No Comments »
Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck is running a special version of his acclaimed BBQ Workshop for Foodists. Whether you are already well seasoned on the grill or afraid of fire, this is an amazing opportunity and great value.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, barbecue bootcamp, cooking class, instuction, ravenswood, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck | 8 Comments »
New York Times bestselling author of How to Cook Everything is back with his latest book, Kitchen Express and we have a copy to give away (details at the end of this post)! I got a little excited when perusing the pages…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: contest, cookbook, easy recipes, How to Cook Everything, Kitchen Express, Mark Bittman, seasonal eating | 16 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 »
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Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: facebook, Foodists | No Comments »
We just received a couple copies of a new book by Monica Ali titled In the Kitchen. I’m just reading it now, so stay tuned for a review, and we’re giving the other one away! Coincidentally, the title is the…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Bill Buford, contest, heat, In the Kitchen, Julia Child, Kitchen Confidential, Monica Ali, My Life in France | 16 Comments »
You ever have one of those Saturdays when a slot of time opens up and you can combine three or four things all at once? So it was this Saturday when I needed to go out and grab some sausages for Father’s Day, my…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bacon, barbeque sauce, Bosa, capicollo, Casatorie, Cioffi's, Columbus Meats, dulce del leche, Gourmet Warehouse, Honeycup Mustard, italian, JNZ Deli, mil hoja, Moccia Meat Market, Oyama, Panaderia Latina Bakery, peri peri, Polonia Sausage, salumi, sausage, smoked meat | 2 Comments »
When we moved into our current home there was a little corner store / coffee shop run by Mario and Maria, an older Portugese couple. About six months later they closed so the building could be renovated. No one ever…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Dias Coffee Shop, egg custartd tart, egg tart, pastry, Portugese pastry, vancouver | 5 Comments »
There’s something about being able to grill anywhere that’s imminently appealing to me. Add in some sweet design and you may have a winner. To me, portable grills are also more than just about being mobile and…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, Cobb, notebook grill, Weber | 2 Comments »
Check out what’s on tap at the Alibi Room right now. Personally, I’m down for the special Sea Cider. I think I’ll sneak in on Moday after work as they are planning to make a night out of it with a…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: ale, alibi room, beer, cask, keg, seacider | 6 Comments »