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.
There’s bad news, and then there’s really bad news: After more than five years as the reigning champ of locally sourced, sustainable, gourmet cuisine along Main Street, Aurora Bistro has closed its doors. The…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: aurora, closed, main street, restaurant, vancouver | 1 Comment »
I’ve casually known and been a fan of Andrew Wong for almost a decade years. Wow, has it been that long? Even before he opened his current restaurant, Wild Rice, I was enjoying the nosh at his Main Street eatery.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 31st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: andrew wong, fusion, restaurant, review, vancouver, vij's, vikram vij, wild rice | No Comments »
Here’s an interesting find one of our foodie friend stumbled across online: a conference hosted by Boston University called Foodies on The Web: A symposium on Food and New Media exploring how technologies have…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Boston University, conference | No Comments »
It’s Thanksgiving time again in Canada, and this year I decided to make my own pumpkin pie—from scratch. No canned pumpkin this year! Making a purée from roasted pumpkin is a bit of work, but I hoped it would be…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dessert, pie, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipe, thanksgiving | 7 Comments »
As summer 2008 fades, we’ve not slowed in our pursuit of the perfect BBQ. Of course Ben defends the purists’ approach of dry rub and slow smoking, my friend—and fellow foodie—Janice offered a recipe with a…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ, janice, meat, recipe, ribs | No Comments »
I loves me a good documentary, and a friend [cheers JM] pointed me in the direction of a blog that boasts the Best Free Documentaries. In there I found a terrific short film “Decoding Ferran Adria,” hosted by…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, August 29th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, documentary, Ferran Adria | 2 Comments »
It’s not that I don’t LIKE vegetarians—I just don’t understand how they can live without bacon! So, the other day when I heard some TV host on the Food Network mention his monthly bacon delivery, I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bacon, club, meat | 1 Comment »
I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how disingenuous “new” restaurants can be, many of which seem to be responses to the latest trend (as if charcuterie and wine bars are an original idea). I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 25th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: delfina, italian, mission, restaurant, review, san francisco, trattoria | 1 Comment »
Apparently the rumours are true. Vikram and his wife Meeru—ever keen to save the planet with green choices—have introduced environmentally sustainable and good for you BUGS to their menu. I’ve eaten bugs before,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 14th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bizarre, bugs, indian, vancouver, vij's | 1 Comment »
Holy crap. I can’t wait to see this upcoming series called Spain…on the road Again about Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, Mark Bittman, and Claudia Bassols touring Spain, its culture, food and people.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bassols, batali, bittman, on-the-road-again, paltrow, spain, Travel | No Comments »
I felt like baking yesterday—and I never bake. Anyway, after a quick phone call to Andrea Bellamy for some guidance on how she made her amazing gooey chocolate lava cakes recently, she pointed me in the direction of…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, May 5th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cake, Callebaut, chocolate, dessert, molten | No Comments »
I may just be the luckiest foodie in Vancouver—er, East Vancouver anyway. For years I’ve been a fan of South China Seas Trading Company on Granville Island. It’s truly an awesome source for all things…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: east, food store, South China Seas, special, vancouver | No Comments »
You’ve got to be kidding me. Hamburger in a can?
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, March 14th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Bizarre, can, fast food culture, hamburger | 1 Comment »
This weekend was cold, wet and lazy as hell. Having a cold with a cough didn’t help. By Saturday afternoon I was totally stir crazy and hungry for something warm and soothing. Something creamy with bacon…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bacon, chowder, corn, recipe, soup | No Comments »
I’ve never understood those who refuse to sample unfamiliar cuisine. I love trying new things—especially with food. So when I first saw black pasta made from squid ink, I knew I had to try it. Hey, if they can…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, December 21st, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: black, Pasta, sauce, Seafood, squid-ink | No Comments »