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.
Are you one of those people who brings out the camera at dinner, not to photograph your dining companions, but to capture the gorgeous food on your plate? We’ve all been guilty of it and here’s a chance to…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: camera, campagnolo, class, food photography, Jackie Connelly, photography, workshop | 4 Comments »
I know, I know, what type of person doesn’t like cheese? More so, what type of Foodist doesn’t like cheese? To answer such a mind boggling question (without too many graphic details), one who is lactose…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, November 20th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 8 Comments »
After filling my freezer with my recent lamb delivery from Cutter Ranch it came time to cook my first meal. Kept it real simple. Tossed the lamb, potatoes and zucchini in oil and fresh Rosemary and let marinate for…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, November 20th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 2 Comments »
Came across the company Migros today and just love the packaging. Their corporate site shows the whole selection. The consistency, simplicity and subtle humour of the design is wonderful.
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 1 Comment »
Dynamic and different sausage packaging from Russia. The comments on the site are a good read, some think it is great and others find it artificial. Personally I am in both camps, the one I feel is the most successful is…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | No Comments »
BBQ Pork buns. I grew up with them; my mom was the master of making them from scratch. I always thought hers was the best. That was until I started soliciting ideas of where to go & eat in NYC. Two of my…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Allan Benton, BBQ Pork Buns, Gabriele Stabile, Ko, Má Pêche, Manhattan, meat glue, Milk Bar, Momofuku, Noodle Bar, noodlemaking, NYC, oyster, Peter Meehan, ramen, smoked hams, Ssam Bar | No Comments »
I often fail to finish reading a book because of I have an attention span of a pigeon, and I get so overly excited about a new book that I jump onto it forgetting that the other book was unfinished. This wasn’t so…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: book review, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan, omnivore's dilemma | 1 Comment »
I’m what you might call an ice cream fanatic and despite being lactose intolerant, I will never turn a scoop of it down. I’m also an Ube fanatic and for those of you who’ve followed along, I’ll spare you the…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Ethnic, filipino, ice cream, ube | 12 Comments »
Ok, Foodists, time to tell all. Time to lift the veil, pull back the curtain and open the kimono. What’s your favorite secret cheat in the kitchen? What’s that little product or technique that you worry would…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cheat, fail, rescue, salvation, secret, shortcut, trick, work-around | 7 Comments »
“Hey, do you want to take a flavour trip?” What started as a pretty normal Sunday afternoon quickly became a mind-bending taste excursion featuring the much-touted miracle fruit. The science of it isn’t…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 6 Comments »
After a decade of die-hard vegetarianism, I`m now at the stage of gourmandism where I will eat almost anything without flinching, but some of the things that I won’t eat surprise people. Offal? Bring it. Horse?…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Friday, November 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: canapes, cocktails, endangered, event, fundraiser, shark, trivia, wild rice | 3 Comments »
The other day I was talking about regionalism in food and what determines what dishes get to represent a culture abroad. “Take Thai food,” I said, “Northern Thai cuisine is really quite different from…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: class, cooking, curry, Don Dickerson, duck, grilled beef salad, instruction, nam prik, Northern Thai, pork, relish, rice, South China Seas, thai, vancouver | No Comments »
As soon as it gets cold out and the umbrellas start cluttering sidewalks, I start thinking about comfort food and while the de facto comfort food in my family is really mashed potatos, I usually end up with pasta. What…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, November 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: campagnolo, Cioppino's, il nido, italian, marcello, noodles, Pasta, restaurant, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Artisan chocolate. Farmstead wine. Hand-crafted cocktails. Sweet and savoury chocolate canapes. Interested yet? Mark your calendars for Friday, November 20th. We’ll be highlighting the best of Theo Chocolate, the…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 2 Comments »
Sunday is my “May Wah” day. May Wah is an Asian grocery store I frequent as it has almost everything I need to alleviate my occasional homesickness. A few Sundays ago when I was there shopping for my Green Curry…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Palm sugar, sweet, thai | 5 Comments »