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.
Bathrooms matter. Well for me anyway. Whenever I’m in a restaurant for the first time I make a trip to the bathroom to check it out. And as a mild germaphobe, I’m generally loathe to do much…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bathroom, restaurant, washroom | 11 Comments »
If we celebrated Earth Meal – one meal to save the planet – instead of Earth Hour, what would you eat? Would you pick local, organic, raw, vegan? What factors would you consider, if any? How would you…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: earthhour | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interesting article about an all-male dinner club in Napa called “Men Who Cook” who know how to do it up right in the kitchen. The article talks about the trend for increasingly more men…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, March 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: article, kitchen, men | 5 Comments »
Amazing news from Les Amis du Fromage and Au Petit Chavignol. Owners Alice Spurrell, Allison Spurrell and Joe Chaput will be inducted into The “Guilde des Fromagers” and “Confrerie of…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Au Petit Chavignol, Confrerie of Saint-Uguzon, Guilde des Fromagers, Les Amis du Fromage | No Comments »
Our friends Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk and Denzel Sandberg of Ronnie & Denzel’s all natural bbq sauces have been making waves with their line of sauces, recently taking a highly coveted first place 2009…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ Sauce, chicken, honey mustard, Napa Valley Mustard Festival's Worldwide Mustard Competition, Ronnie & Denzel, Scovie Award | No Comments »
You already know that Foodists eat and sleep in order to eat and drink. But what about celebrating? We also love to celebrate – and we’re all insanely happy to be wishing Tiny Bites a happy first birthday.…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: birthday, Tiny Bites, vancouver | 2 Comments »
As a foodie I enjoy trying something new, sometimes veering away from a recipe or sometimes veering away from all reality to try something different and new. This often results in magical oral delights, but sometimes it…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bunny dinner, not to plan, pear shaped, prosciutto | 2 Comments »
March 14th is Pi Day, a day to celebrate the great and never-ending number. While I know it’s not “officially” a food celebration, I figure my BMath gives me permission share the day with my Foodist…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday, pie, roundup | 4 Comments »
Two new companies, Foodzie and Foodoro are waging an Iron Chef-like battle for supremacy in the artisan food market. They both have some great features and artisan products available, but they do not ship to Canada.…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Friday, March 13th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: artisan, foodoro, foodzie, online farmers market | No Comments »
Wow, did Anthony just say that in front of 200 marketing professionals? Yup, seems so. This is how the BCAMA wine & cheese event began recently—an evening promising lessons about how great wine makes farming sexy;…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: anthony nicalo, BCAMA, canada, cheese, event, farmstead, marketing, vancouver, Wine | 2 Comments »
So far, it’s taboo in Vancouver. But, you can do it in Seattle, Portland, and New York. And even in Victoria, Burnaby and New Westminster. Get your minds out of the gutter. I’m talking about raising chickens…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, March 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chicken, farmers, vancouver | 3 Comments »
I can tell you with certainty that one dinner at the Alibi Room in 1998 turned me into a Foodist. What’s your story?
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Monday, March 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alibi room, Karen Hamilton, Nostalgia, Railtown, Tiny Bites, vancouver | 5 Comments »
A few of us from the collective are getting together to butcher a pig in a couple of weeks. We’ll make sausages, salumi, maybe some pancetta and prosciutto too. The plan is also to have a big supper that evening…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butcher, charcuterie, pig, salumi, sloping hill | 6 Comments »
A little while ago my wife and I were at a friend’s house for lunch. One of our discoveries as new parents socializing with other new parents is the dinner-at-lunch. Guess we can call it lunner. For the uninitiated,…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Canadian cheese, cheese, cheese Vancouver, mount pleasant cheese | 3 Comments »
I recently discovered these sauces and spice pastes. They are great quality (which is echoed in other posts I have been reading) and the suggested recipes on the back are easy to follow and create. They have over 30…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, Sauces, Spices | 7 Comments »