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.
Here’s an interesting article about an all-male dinner club in Napa called “Men Who Cook” who know how to do it up right in the kitchen. The article talks about the trend for increasingly more men…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, March 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: article, kitchen, men | 5 Comments »
Don’t get me wrong, I love fancy food and am willing to pay good money for a classy dining experience. But sometimes I just want good old fashioned diner-style fry up. Enter Deacon’s Corner in Gastown, right…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: biscuits, Breakfast, deacon's corner, diner, old fashioned, restaurant, review, sausage, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Wow, did Anthony just say that in front of 200 marketing professionals? Yup, seems so. This is how the BCAMA wine & cheese event began recently—an evening promising lessons about how great wine makes farming sexy;…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: anthony nicalo, BCAMA, canada, cheese, event, farmstead, marketing, vancouver, Wine | 2 Comments »
It occurs to me that my very good friend Clint is partially responsible for my food fixation. You see, we lived together when we were much younger men and used to experiment in the kitchen together. I have fond memories…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Clint, Edna Lewis, oysters, salsify, southern | 2 Comments »
People often ask me about my favourite restaurants in Vancouver, and I always feel like maybe I shouldn’t share too much or word will get out and overrun my secret spots—although I did publicly declare a few faves…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Cambodian, chinatown, Phnom Penh, restaurant, review, vancouver, Vietnamese | 9 Comments »
Our old friend Mark Holland (coolest radio voice ever) and his colleague Janine de la Salle have published a terrific article entitled Food For Thought in today’s West Coast News section of The Vancouver Sun. In it,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: article, janine dela salle, local food, mark holland, town planning, vancouver sun | 2 Comments »
Near the conclusion of the wonderful wedding I was best man at in Mexico recently, the parents of the bride gave Andrea and I a lovely gift. Inside we discovered an adorable mini Persian rug, a purse-sized woman’s…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: almonds, dessert, Persian, tradition, wedding | 2 Comments »
This year we gave a Betty Crocker Easy Bake oven to our young niece Chloe, who has been baking cookies in it like a fiend ever since. A regular baker! And during the holidays my young nephew Landon and I spent some…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cookies, Easy Bake, memories | 2 Comments »
A while ago we noticed renovations happening at a local Korean restaurant. It wasn’t a particularly great restaurant, so we were curious if it would improve. We weren’t disappointed. Some of the most…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Korean, Pojang Macha, restaurant, review, Street Food | 5 Comments »
This is a post with two minds. On one hand, I enjoy seeking out and trying new restaurants and often use online searches to find reviews of new restaurants. And, being rather opinionated and verbose, I enjoy occasionally…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: opinion, restaurant, review | 4 Comments »
A while ago I spent some time in Seattle and having already visited numerous of their offerings, I wanted to explore some new restaurants, so I asked Colin for a recommendation. He checked with some chef friends and the…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Lark, restaurant, review, Seattle | 1 Comment »
Recently I’ve been researching data visualization design for a project about our exposure to consumer brands and came across this website that explores the various tasting notes commonly associated with different…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: flavour, taste notes, visualization, website, Wine | 2 Comments »
This holiday season my sister and I collaborated on Christmas dinner for our family—about 20 people this year! To our chagrin, our gravy made from the turkey drippings became too salty as it simmered away, reducing to…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: gravy, holiday, potato, salty, turkey | 2 Comments »
Turkey or ham? Mashed or roasted? Sweet or savoury? Christmas cookies or Hannukah latkes? Eggnog or fine wine? Meat or vegetarian? European, North American, Latin, Asian? There are so many traditional dishes that make up…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday, recipe, traditional | 12 Comments »
OK, this one is going to make chocoholics like Ben quiver with delight: custom-made chocolate bars! Settle down now. Much like custom muesli and coffee concepts that seem to be popping up online recently, a company in…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chocolate, customized, German, snack | No Comments »