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.
Foodists is a collective of obsessed food fanatics, and as such our relationship with where our food comes from is super important to us. Many of our motley crew live in British Columbia, home of the spot prawn (Pandalus…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 11th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Ben Garfinkel, British Columbia, Chad Brealey, Howe Sound, mark busse, Organic Ocean, Pandalus Platyceros, prawning, Spot Prawns, sustainability | 2 Comments »
“In the ever expanding universe of food television,” quips food TV host Bob Blumer. “Do you ever get the feeling you’ve seen it all?” Yes Bob. Yes, we do. We really do. So what could our…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: adventure, Bob Blumer, Food Network, restaurants, Travel, tv, weird | 2 Comments »
I am getting sick to death of hearing people say how awesome Nicli Antica Pizzeria is. I get it already—their Neapolitan pizza is very good, and it’s so authentic it earned Vancouver’s first Vera Pizza…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, January 13th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Bill McCaig, Gastown, interview, Nicli Antica Pizzeria, Pasta, vancouver, Vicino Pastaria & Deli | No Comments »
“Hey! Long time! How are you?” shouted Stephan Gagnon as his face lit up when I walked into Che Baba. I looked around, and was met with a dimly lit room filled with locals cheerfully chatting over delicious…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, January 9th, 2012
Categories: Worship | Tags: Che Baba, Les Faux Bourgeois, restaurant, review, vancouver, yoga | 15 Comments »
On a cold November night, many of Vancouver’s foodie elite descended to the new Gastown location of The Found & The Freed “pop up” shop for an event called Sweater Season. Accompanying…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: ButterOn The Endive, event, Gastown, interview, Owen Lightly, The Found and The Freed, vancouver | 1 Comment »
Aging cocktails isn’t a new technique—in fact it used to be the norm a century ago—but only in recent years has aging cocktails in oak barrels made a come back in Europe and the US—even the New Times is…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: aging, barrel, campari, cocktails, french oak, Gin, Manhattan, negroni, rye, vermouth | 4 Comments »
I know this isn’t a site where we do a lot of restaurant reviews, but I feel compelled to do a little worshipping, even if it may seem a little obvious to most readers. Last night Andrea and I found ourselves…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: french, Le Crocodile, Michel Jacob, restaurant, review, vancouver | 1 Comment »
Like a lot of good ideas, the recently launched Food.ee was conceived out of frustration. There are a so many restaurant reviews sites, but when you analyze them for the value they offer hungry visitors looking for a good…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: delivery, food.ee, Invoke, take out, vancouver | 2 Comments »
It’s entirely likely that if you read this website, you’re quite familiar with the Vancouver-based food and culture site Scout Magazine. and its outspoken founder and Editor, Andrew Morrison. Since its…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 12th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Andrew Morrison, interview, Scout Magazine, vancouver | 2 Comments »
How often does a friend say to you, “Hold on, I want you to try this new brand of olive oil my friend is importing from Spain. It’s quite special, tell me what you think.” Well, that’s exactly what…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, August 5th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: Cazorliva, Jaencoop, olive oil, spain, vancouver | 2 Comments »
I was recently driving with some friends past the location of the old Park Royal Hotel in North Vancouver when a big grin crossed my face as we pulled up to the intersection of Marine Drive & Taylor Way.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Astin Martin DB5, Frank Baker's Attic, memories, restaurant, smorgasbord | 35 Comments »
I love chocolate (who doesn’t really?) and Ben frankly has an unhealthy obsession with the dark brown delights (you’d be well advised not to leave any quality chocolate goodies out if he’s around), so…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 27th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: artisan, Ben Garfinkel, chocolate, cocoanymph, confections, mark busse, Rachel Sawatzky, vancouver | 1 Comment »
I hate feeling obligated or manipulated. Who doesn’t? And I refuse to write about anything on Foodists unless I genuinely enjoyed it or found it to be an interesting story or experience. Period. So when a packaged…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 13th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: Chex, gluten, Muddy Buddies, recipe, snacks | 2 Comments »
As the entire city of Vancouver was donning Canucks jerseys and settling in to watch game four of the NHL finals the other night, I was headed to 100 Nights at the Opus Hotel in Yaletown to meet with and enjoy a cocktail…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: aging, barrel, cocktails, Dimi Lezinska, Grey Goose, oak, vodka | No Comments »
Confession time: I dream about Grant Macdonald, Chef at Yew Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. OK, I don’t actually dream about Grant specifically—though he is a really charming guy—but rather his…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Four Season Hotel, Grant Macdonald, mashed, potatoes, recipe, smoked, vancouver, Yew Restaurant | 2 Comments »