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.
Just recently I was discussing halibut with my father-in-law who was commenting on having been served fresh halibut that was ruined by over saucing. With such a delicate flavour and texture, most halibut recipes call for…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Epicure Selections, halibut, herbs, rubs, seasoning, spice mixes, Spices, steak | 30 Comments »
The Gimlet, Negroni and the ever-present G&T–all gin-based drinks. A serious gin aficionado is likely to have as many different gins as Foodists have salts. If you aren’t in the know, you’d ask the same…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol spirits, G&T, gimlet, gin and tonic, hendrick's, infused alcohol, magellan gin, negroni, victoria gin | 5 Comments »
Anyone who’s in the know about barbecue knows that Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is to Vancouver barbecue as Graham Gilmore is to art. Anyway, if you’ve never met him, want to, need some barbecue and grilling…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk | No Comments »
A read through the comments on the Foodists post To Review or Not Review will reveal an interesting discourse on the notion that today’s restaurant cannot afford to ignore the online world. What’s said about…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: blogger outreach, r.TL, Regional Tasting Lounge, restaurant, review, Wine | 2 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 »
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 »
Our friends Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk and Denzel Sandberg of Ronnie & Denzel’s all natural bbq sauces have been making waves with their line of sauces, recently taking a highly coveted first place 2009…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ Sauce, chicken, honey mustard, Napa Valley Mustard Festival's Worldwide Mustard Competition, Ronnie & Denzel, Scovie Award | No Comments »
A little while ago my wife and I were at a friend’s house for lunch. One of our discoveries as new parents socializing with other new parents is the dinner-at-lunch. Guess we can call it lunner. For the uninitiated,…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Canadian cheese, cheese, cheese Vancouver, mount pleasant cheese | 3 Comments »
During our Foodists launch at South China Seas it was unanimous that Don and Joyce’s recipe for jiaozi with Chinese black truffles and ginger was the best we had ever tried, and their cooking method was backwards…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: black truffle, Japanese, jiaozi, pork, veal | No Comments »
Another of the outstanding dishes we were served at our Foodists launch at South China Seas. I’ve had tamales, but seldom have they been as fresh as these. Don and his wife Joyce prepared them in advance and then…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, mexican, South China Seas, tamales, tamales verdes de pollo, tomatillo | No Comments »
Sorry for the delay in posting this recipe, one of the delicious items Don and Joyce served at our Foodists launch event at South China Seas. Briouats are a Moroccan dish traditionally served at festive occasions. As with…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Briouat, chicken, Moroccan, pastry, preserved lemon, recipe, South China Seas | 1 Comment »
Lately we’ve been doing all our entertaining over brunch. I think mostly because it’s with couples who also have young kids and this way we can see them, and Lila can play with them. And when I say play, I…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: italian, poached eggs, polenta, recipe, tomato, truffle oil | 4 Comments »
My wife had fish ‘n chips last week. She told me we would. Three days later I got an inexplicable craving for them. Took me a moment to realize why. Then we had to have some. This was a Friday night after a long…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: eastside, fish 'n chips, vancouver | 20 Comments »
There’s just something so special about those Monday mornings when your client pops by the office unannounced carrying a cardboard box with two plump, frozen geese he recently shot himself on a hunting trip. He just…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, goose, hunting | 3 Comments »
Something we’ve always wished we did more of was have actual Foodists events. Of course, we’re making that happen now, and what better way to get that ball rolling than to celebrate the recent launch of the…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, January 30th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Foodists, Launch event, South China Seas, specialty, vancouver | 4 Comments »