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.
It’s nice to discover food lovers who share your passions for exploring, creating and enjoying fine food. Enter Helen Rennie of Belmont, Massachusetts. A computer programmer by day, Helen spends her free time…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: food geek, Helen Rennie, Massachusetts | No Comments »
No matter how many wonderful ways Latino, Indian, Asian, Italian or Caribbean cooks find to encorporate this aromatic herb and spice into their dishes, cilantro is always getting a bum wrap.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cilantro, herb, Spices | No Comments »
“There’s nothing more annoying than food geeks taking photos of their plates of food and posting them on their blog.” I nearly choked on my sip of ice cold Pale Ale on Sunday night when I heard…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, book, CBC, chef, Les Halles, Nasty Bits, review, Yale | 5 Comments »
Now you too can admire the image of Christ while you eat your pancakes or grilled cheese sandwich. Maybe you can sell yours on eBay too!
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 12th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Breakfast, Hardware | No Comments »
“I really need to relax in a café with a cup of Italian coffee,” emailed my Italian Canadian friend Jennifer recently, inquiring “can you recommend somewhere good?” Ha. Can I ever. I live near…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 5th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: americano, Cafe Calabria, cappucino, coffee, Commercial-Drive, drink, italian, vancouver | 2 Comments »
You know how much I love good food. I also love a good read. Nobody combines both like Anthony Bourdain. The infamous chef, author and television host – and personal hero of mine – has once again outdone…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 2nd, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, book, cookbook, suggestions | 1 Comment »
This is a special Cambodian dessert dish we were served at Phnom Penh restaurant in Vancouver (they think I’m a famous local chef and always spend extra attention – it’s funny). This chewy, sweet dessert…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 12th, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Cambodia, dessert, Phnom Penh, rice, vancouver | 2 Comments »
A Canadian scientist claims to have proven that the world’s most expensive coffee really does taste better because the beans it is produced from have been eaten and defecated by a wild cat. PUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 12th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: civet cat, coffee, drink, science | No Comments »
With both cooking and fiction books to his credit, Anthony Bourdain is somewhat of a hero and inspiration to many of us at IBC. During my recent vacation I finally read A Cook’s Tour which was an addictive read…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 12th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, chef, cookbook, french, gift | No Comments »
Vietnam and its neighbours suffered terribly under French colonial rule for nearly 100 years, finally ending in the 1950s. But one of the few benefits of this period was the influence French cuisine, with Vietnamese cooks…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: banh mi, restaurant, review, sandwich, vancouver, Vietnamese | 5 Comments »
Some people are just blessed. Our good friend Michelle makes the best salads ever. I mean it. You can’t make a salad to touch hers – they’re from another dimension or something. Or maybe she has magic…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: recipe, Salad, starter, vegetable | 1 Comment »
Another easy and wonderful traditional Indian dish you can impress your friends with is home made chai. Not the crap you make from a box or pour from concentrate either. Real chai. Chai is black tea steeped in hot milk,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, April 28th, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chai, drink, homemade, indian, milk, recipe, tea | No Comments »
Raita is a simple Indian side dish made with fruits or vegetables added to spiced yogurt generally served as a cool, refreshing accompaniment with heavier curry dishes. There are a great variety of raita recipes and you…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, April 17th, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: appetizer, cucumber, Ethnic, indian, raita, recipe, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their liquid from each…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: french, mignonette, oyster, Seafood | No Comments »
Dinner and a movie takes on a whole new literal meaning on Fraser Street. Just down the street from one of Andrea’s favourite beauty salons is Fraserview Meats & Video. You heard me. Fresh marinated chicken,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Fraser, Fraserview Meats & Video, indian, meat, vancouver | No Comments »