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You heard me, that’s what I made my son for lunch today…and it was actually pretty good. The idea for it came when I saw this posting at BoingBoing.net. I found it amusing that they made something he likes…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: children's meals, hot dogs, jellyfish, noodles, Pasta, pecorino romano, tomato sauce | 10 Comments »
Following my previous article on Terroni and the search for Vancouver restaurants that served bucatini all’amatriciana, my husband decided to make it himself. Joseph found two key ingredients at the Granville Island…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Babbo, bacon, Bosa Foods, bucatini, David Rocco, Duso's Pasta & Cheese, fat, flavour, Granville Island Public Market, guanciale, italian, Mario Batali, noodles, olive oil, Oyama Sausage, Pasta, pecorino cheese, pig, recipe, tomato | 12 Comments »
Last January, I was in Toronto for 2 weeks art directing a food magazine. I was surrounded by amazing ingredients, talented stylists and foodie photographers. I was also given a nice meal allowance per diem to try an…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, February 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bucatini, italian, olive oil, Pasta, Toronto | 12 Comments »
I would be quite remiss if I failed to write about food books that DO include visuals, whether it be sumptuous food photography by the likes of John Sherlock & Quentin Bacon or excellent how-to, step-by-step demos…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, February 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Books, bourdain, Cioppino's, cookbooks, Feenie, food, French Laundry, Jamie Oliver, Jeffrey Alford, John Bishop, Martha Stewart, Martin Picard, Masaharu Morimoto, Naomi Duguid, Nigel Slater, Nobu, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, photography, Pied de Cochon, Ramsay, Thomas Keller, Travel, vij's, Williams-Sonoma | 5 Comments »
I love to read. I love to travel. I love food. I love all 3 combined. Sound familiar? So what’s a girl (or guy) to do when you can’t carry Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry Cookbook in your purse (or manbag) to…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: book, bourdain, celebrity, chef, cook, culinary, Ellerbee, food, humor, journalism, kitchen, learn, recipe, school, training, Travel | 3 Comments »
Tonight, many of us at Foodists.ca were proud to celebrate the official launch of this tasty foodblog. What better way than an intimate demonstration of how Don Dickson & Joyce Chang-Dickson create flavorful…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, January 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, dumplings, food store, Foodists, gyoza, mandarin, South China Seas, truffles | 4 Comments »
Is it going overboard, frustrated food stylist-wannabe or just very VERY creative parents? A fun gallery of extraordinary bento or lunch packs that make you feel like a slacker for having a process bologna sandwich on…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, January 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bento, bread, cheese, cookies, creative, eggs, Ghibli, Japanese, lotus root, lunch, luncheon meat, meat, meatballs, Miyazaki, nori, onigiri, rice, seaweed | 8 Comments »
My favorite place to worship raw fish in Vancouver is Ajisai Sushi. Thanks to Lisa’s mighty recommendation, I found a place that regularly brings in fresh saba (mackerel) and aji (horse mackerel) and makes what is…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Ajisai Sushi, chirashi, Japanese, mackerel, raw, restaurant, review, saba, sushi, unagi, vancouver | No Comments »
Twas three nights before Christmas and all through the house, not an idea for dinner was thought of until my pal Pete told me he was doing Shepherd’s Pie for his. On a day when Vancouver got walloped with a…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, homemade, meat, Mushrooms, pie, potatoe, recipe, Shepherd's, Vegetables | No Comments »
I didn’t think much of organic food when I first heard about it, thinking it was just for treehuggers or my sandal-lovin pals in Saanich. I was mistaken. It’s what REAL food should taste like but doesn’t…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: bread, Breakfast, brunch, fresh, Kitsilano, local, lunch, organic, pies, review, Salad, sausage, seasonal, vancouver | 1 Comment »
My family and I enjoyed 2 weeks in Tokyo & Nagano this October which turned out to be a repeat of a humid summer I once had as a kid. As usual, we had amazing food experiences. Some were comfortable flavors from past…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, food, Japan, onigiri, rice, sushi, Tokyo, Travel | No Comments »