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.
I would like to personally thank the protestors of Gastown and Downtown East Side restaurants. If it were not for the haute couture balaclava clad fashions and poetic typographic masterpieces on placards, it may be…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, July 15th, 2013
Categories: Meditations | Tags: DTES, Gastown, protestors, restaurants, vancouver | 9 Comments »
When I first pitched this idea to Alec in December, it seemed obvious that we should do it. Consume all of Vanmag’s “25 things to taste before you die” in one day. It sounded like an all too perfect…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Categories: Worship | Tags: Gourmand, Gourmet, must eats, vancouver, video | No Comments »
How do you truly compare four different porchetta sandwiches from across Vancouver? Eat them all at the same lunch! To help burn off the 10,000+ calorie carbo load, it’s always good to throw in an exercise regime…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, March 18th, 2013
Categories: Worship | Tags: bread, meat, porchetta, pork, vancouver | No Comments »
“Respect the animal. Show up on time and be prepared to work. You will eat some great food and take some with you to enjoy in the weeks and months to come, but the focus during butchery and prep is work. Take…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butchery, Cutter Ranch, lamb | 3 Comments »
Hell’s Kitchen celebrated their season finale at the acclaimed Araxi Restaurant + Bar in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia. As the grand prize restaurant of season 6 of Hell’s Kitchen, Araxi put on a…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Categories: Worship | | 1 Comment »
BBQ is a contentious issue amongst purists. A recent documentary gig took me and my GvsG cohort to North Carolina to do some filming. The first thing one should do before embarking on any creative job is to research. This…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, September 7th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Gourmand, Gourmet, guerrilla tv | 2 Comments »
The Truth is… the dining public does not appreciate the entire animal and all it can provide for our table or our taste buds. Thankfully, there is a class of chefs who are unafraid of these under appreciated…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, September 7th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: brains, offal, Pied A Terre, sweetbreads, tongue | 8 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 »
Affordable accessibility is a by-product of any economic downturn and as publishers reel from the effects, books are hitting the streets at VERY affordable prices! Recent finds from Bloomsbury publishing house include…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Books, offal | 3 Comments »
Many of us Foodists flocked to the opportunity for a private dining evening at an Underground Restaurant known only as “12B”. I was with a fantastic group of 8 diners for the Saturday evening leg of a two…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, March 30th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: beverage, champagne, dinner, Wine, wine pairing | No Comments »
Yesterday, March 13th, the iconic heritage landmark on West Hastings Street served their loyal customers for the last time, leaving the downtown east side without its great retro lunch counter. Owner Al DesLauriers, who…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: butcher, vancouver | 4 Comments »
When I first pitched this idea to Alec in December, it seemed obvious that we should do it. Consume all of Vanmag’s “25 things to taste before you die” in one day. It sounded like an all too perfect…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
Categories: Worship | | No Comments »