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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 »
I come from a long line of people who cannot cook the appropriate amount of food. There is never too little – that’s for sure. I believe it is a genetic trait passed down from my parents. This was the case…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cardamon, leftovers, pudding, rice | 4 Comments »
Finally got my act together to come with a reds list as partner to the white picks I posted a while back. Once again the emphasis is on wines that over-deliver in the under $25 price category. Once again, my focus is on…
Posted by: Mark Shipway on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | | No Comments »
Meet Sarah Reinertsen our latest guest contributor. The fortunate instance of a bus breakdown in the Himalayan foothills – after the bus driver tried unsuccessfully to fix the malfunction with a 2×4 and a…
Posted by: Sarah Reinertsen on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: black garlic, garlic, guest, Risotto | 5 Comments »
People get wine, even if they don’t get wine. My parents proclaim Yellow Tail to be the best thing they’ve ever tasted, but even they understand that there’s a difference between Yellow Tail and…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, chocolate tasting, the well-tempered chocolatier, vancouver, xoxolat | 1 Comment »
A few weeks back my mom turned the big 6-0 and I wanted to do something spectacular for her. I began planning a surprise party with family and friends, complete with my sister even coming across the ocean from Victoria…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | | 3 Comments »
Today is the first day of Greek Orthodox Holy Week, Great Monday, which culminates on Saturday at midnight with Easter and the breaking of a 40 day fast. The Greek Orthodox faith follows the Gregorian calendar which means…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Monday, April 9th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: easter, Greece, lamb, offal, soup | No Comments »
A couple of months ago we had a Foodists Montréal movie night. Even though I was told we had loads of desert, being a sugar addict I just had to add to the sweets being offered, as for a while I’ve been wanting to make…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: new years, pate brisée, pie, quebec, sugar pie | 4 Comments »
A few weeks ago a friend introduced me to a recipe that her sister swears by. A recipe for Black Bean Brownies. My sister is celiac so I have been interested in finding new gluten-free recipes that I can make for her when…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: black bean, brownies, gluten free | No Comments »
During a recent conversation a colleague, we agreed that one of the most difficult challenges for a consumer (or a wine buyer for that matter) in BC is finding wines that stand-out for under $25. In my experience, the…
Posted by: Mark Shipway on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Categories: Guidance | | 6 Comments »
Like many modern holidays, Valentines Day had sombre beginnings that have morphed into a celebration of the more happy things in life. Valentine’s Day was originally created to honour Christian martyrs that were named…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, February 13th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, dessert, movies, sweets, Valentines Day | No Comments »
The vegetarian Punjabi dish chole bhature—curried chickpeas with fried bread—is one of the most popular breakfasts in North India. It’s not tough to understand why: It’s a spicy plate of legumes paired with puffy,…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Breakfast, chickpeas, chole bhature, curry, Delhi, dinner party, Indian food, recipe, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
As you’ve no doubt heard, The Cannery, an iconic Vancouver restaurant for 38 years, has closed its doors. All that is left on their website is the announcement of the auction that will be selling off some of the…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Cannery, Duxelle, salmon, vancouver, Wellington | 8 Comments »
A few years ago I went on a search for an eggnogg recipe as find most store bought varieties quite disgusting. As I love vintage I ended up adapting a recipe from Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts that was originally…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Christmas, cream, eggnog, eggs, liquor, sugar, vintage | 4 Comments »
“An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To eat a pear is akin to … kissing.” — Beatrice…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, dessert, pears, recipes, tart, Thomas Haas | 4 Comments »