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.
As part of an ‘under $10 gift exchange’ gone wrong we found ourselves on the receiving end of Disney’s High School Musical-branded “Artificially Flavoured Sack Lunch Sweet & Sour…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: candy, fast food culture, omnivore's dilemma, poor nutritian | 4 Comments »
I was strolling through Costco on my way to grab a bottle of maple syrup and stumbled into not the standard plastic bottle they usually sell, but this terrific looking bottle of organic syrup that looks just like a decent…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: LB Maple Treat, maple syrup, packaging | 3 Comments »
I love to cook. My wife doesn’t. She bakes, but that doesn’t count on weeknights when I come home after work and there’s a meal to prepare (though I should get her into making meat pies). Generally, I…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: baby food, first foods, foodie, puree | 3 Comments »
Who knew that the most influential voice in Asia’s wine market is, well, a comic book character. Manga to be precise. The Drops of the Gods follows 20-something Shizuku, on a quest to learn about wine so he can…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asia, drops of the gods, manga, NY Times, Shin Kibiyashi, Wine, Yuko Kibayashi | No Comments »
Back in my ad agency days I had the chance to work on both Labatt and Molson brands. Back then I wasn’t much of a mainstream beer guy, preferring instead many of the microbrews and specialty beers we have available…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: beer, Brew 2.0, drink, Molson, Rickard's Red, vancouver | 2 Comments »
Here’s a fun short film courtesy of our friend Nathan. Al Dente is a colourful and musical exploits of a little street girl who discovers the magic and the dangers of an ogre’s kitchen. Love the ravioli!
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, August 29th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: al dente the movie, food movie, short film | No Comments »
Though maybe technically a cookbook, it’s not really. The Album celebrates the 5th anniversary of Au Pied de Cochon and chronicles life at the restaurant over a one year period. It features numerous stories,…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Au Pied de Cochon, Books, cookbook, Martin Picard, The Album | No Comments »
I’ve mentioned Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck here before. He’s one of the original local competitive bbq gurus, and author of two, dare I say, defacto, books on bbq: Barbeque Secrets and Planking Secrets.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Barbeque Secrets, BBQ, Books, Butt Shredders, Canadian National BBQ Championships, house-of-q, Planking Secrets, Ron Shewchuck | 1 Comment »
As someone who has been through basic French cooking training, I can tell you it’s an invaluable addition to your culinary knowledge. Of course, the hands-on, in-person approach is not easily matched by online or…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking school, online cooking, online recipes, rouxbe, rouxbe.com | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder what type of wood to use in your bbq? Or even if it makes much difference? Chunks, chips, to soak or not? Hickory, maple, alder, mesquite? I just came across this handy little write up by Cooks Illustrated…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, July 11th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bbq smoke, bbq wood, cooks illustrated, flavored smoking dust, smokinlicious, wood chips | 2 Comments »
Just came across this great way for you Save-On-Foods points collectors to turn that lazy stockpile of points into something decent for summer: A new Cobb Cooker. Yes, just 65,000 points, or 3,000 points plus $95. Retail…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, Hardware, Save-On-Foods | No Comments »
We’ve been eating Zazubean’s chocolate lately here at the office since it’s available at our local coffee shop. Bit pricey for the daily choco-fix, but better than mass-produced chocolate bars that are…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, dessert, single-origin, Theo, Zazubean | No Comments »
Recently I became a father to a wonderful little girl, Lila. In the weeks and months leading up to her arrival Andrea and I spent a huge amount of time painting the house, getting rid of stuff (to make room for the 8lb…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 27th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: baby, book, literature, teaching | No Comments »
Smell that? The earth coming to life, trees, flowers, smoke-fueled barbequing? I started the 2008 bbq season picking up where I left off last year experimenting with the slow cooking ribs on the Cobb. I almost got it…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, April 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, hardwood_charcoal, meat, pink_smoke, slow_cooking_ribs | 3 Comments »
My wife, who doesn’t even eat lamb, sent me a link to a company called Edible. Divided into sections: Insectivore, Herbs & Spices, Aphrodesiac, Carnivore, Herbivore, and Apothecary, the company scours the earth…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bizarre, chocolate-covered-ants, edible, insectivore, Mopani, Travel | 3 Comments »