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.
A few weeks ago McDonald’s launched their ‘Premium Roast Coffee’. As they were running a marketing promotion offering free coffee I thought I would give it a try. I love the taste of coffee. I am a decaf…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: coffee, McDonalds, premium, starbucks | 1 Comment »
What is it about guilt that makes it so delicious? Whether it’s sleeping in, watching hours of TV, or listening to Bon Jovi, there’s something indulgent about doing something you’re not supposed to. And…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: junk, oreo, pocky, popcorn, sandwich | 14 Comments »
This is my first post on foodists.ca so if you are interested, a little bit about me. I come from farmers. Unknown generations of them. As far back as our genealogy has been compiled, there are farmers and ranchers.…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: family, food, history, local, motivation, organic, provenance, tradition | No Comments »
Anyone who’s in the know about barbecue knows that Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is to Vancouver barbecue as Graham Gilmore is to art. Anyway, if you’ve never met him, want to, need some barbecue and grilling…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk | No Comments »
This is one highly enjoyable read that is informative, fascinating and hunger inducing. Now, it’s also a 2009 James Beard Foundation Book Award winner. (This book was already noted in a previous Foodists article by…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beef, butter, clarified butter, fat, ghee, James Beard, Jennifer McLagan, lamb, pork, poultry | No Comments »
Vancouver’s Chefs Table Society, to which a number of the Foodists belong, announced their new online platform today with this press release: Hi CTS members, The Chefs Table Society went Web 2.0 this morning with…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, May 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Chefs Table Society, forum, vancouver, website | No Comments »
I’d be lying if I told you that I liked healthy food as a child; but at the same time, I remember my father forcing himself to eat carrots and broccoli—which he hates—and my mother slipping pureed onions into every…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cookbook, fun, kids | 1 Comment »
Canstruction Vancouver is a spectacular competition and exhibition that showcases local teams who compete to design and build the ultimate giant sculpture out of canned food. After they’re exhibited to the public…
Posted by: Alex Leynes on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Canstruction, charity, Food Bank, volunteer | No Comments »
Perhaps this is old news to everybody, but Dubliner cheese is one of the most delicious cheddars in the known universe. And unlike other cheddars considered ‘finer in taste’ and ‘fancier’ to…
Posted by: Colin Kohler on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | | 2 Comments »
I would love to be a judge at this competition. For the fourth year in a row Ferran Adrià has topped a worldwide poll of 806 chefs, critics and other industry experts, whilst Heston Blumenthal‘s The Fat Duck…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal, The fat duck, World's best restaurants | 2 Comments »
I travel with my stomach. I just love experiencing other cultures through their food. Living in Vancouver I’m pretty lucky to be able to travel around the world without going more than a couple kilometers. Living on…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bbq salmon, Camus cook book, First Nations Cuisine, First Nations recipes, Lilliget Feasthouse, Slow Food, West Coast First Nations Food | 3 Comments »
Where does your food come? More importantly, why should you care? With labels being greenwashed more than ever, it’s hard to wade through the sea of information and figure out what’s true and what’s…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: events, farmstead, provenance, vancouver | No Comments »
My wife and I were having lunch the other day at a Greek restaurant in Burnaby. One thing that caught our attention was the brand new Ferrari parked outside. As we arrived the owner was proudly washing his pride and joy…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, April 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dumbells, strange | No Comments »
After 18 years as a vegetarian, I’ve started eating meat again. Why? Mostly, it’s because I love food – I love eating, I love cooking, I love shopping for food. Food for me is definitely one of the…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Denise Boyle, duck, Edan Armstrong, foie-gras, meat, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
Sometimes a little change can make things exciting again! Mark and I used to go to one of the many great coffee shops along Commercial Drive in East Vancouver every morning for our daily caffeine fix. But, the Americanos…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: coffee, Commercial-Drive, Elysian, French press, Frieling, grinder, vancouver | 9 Comments »