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.
I’m not much for kitchen gadgets. Please, I don’t need a quesadilla maker, or a frozen pop maker or any other ‘-maker.’ I like simple tools that function well. Like the swirl mixer. My grandmother and mother both…
Posted by: Bryn Mooth on Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Our latest guest contributor is Tyler Wilman, a Vancouver-based communication designer and photographer who enjoyes the challenge of trying new things in the kitchen and love nothing more (except maybe pretty things and…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Friday, July 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, competition, dinner party, Gianni D'Andrea, hobby chef, smoking, Social Bites, Tyler Wilman, vancouver | 4 Comments »
In browsing Herve This’ recipes, (please refer to this article for the history of why I am browsing through Herve This works) I found an interesting piece that is approachable and completely try-able at home, and I…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Friday, July 8th, 2011
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Midsommar is one of the most important holidays in Sweden, second only to Christmas. Unlike the 2pm sunsets and sub zero temperatures in December, however, the Midsommar celebration is met with warm weather, lush…
Posted by: Katie Trant on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, grill, midsommar, polenta, recipe, Stockholm | 4 Comments »
I was recently driving with some friends past the location of the old Park Royal Hotel in North Vancouver when a big grin crossed my face as we pulled up to the intersection of Marine Drive & Taylor Way.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Astin Martin DB5, Frank Baker's Attic, memories, restaurant, smorgasbord | 35 Comments »
This past Saturday my wife warned me in advance that the coffee she made was “a little weak”. I asked why and she said that she let the Toddler measure the beans. While true that Lila has been helping me…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: 100 mile diet, coffee, Elysian Coffee, espro press | 5 Comments »
A special thanks and farewell to Foodists.ca Editor Degan Walters née Beley. She’s been instrumental in helping us keep things rolling behind (and in front) of the the scenes here for the last couple of years.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: contributors, degan beley, Ethnic, ethnic eats, smokeysweet | 3 Comments »
Here goes part two, the sauce accompanying the poached pear. Prepare yourself for an intense chemistry lab report! And now, the crème anglaise. We make the crème anglaise by putting egg yolks and sugar in a pot and…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
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Mark Busse told me on our first meeting that through a chain of events, he ended up with a whole bunch of original recipes directly given to him by Hervé This, the grandfather of molecular gastronomy. I was sufficiently…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Crème Anglaise, Hervé This, molecular-gastronomy, poached pear, recipe | 2 Comments »
As the entire city of Vancouver was donning Canucks jerseys and settling in to watch game four of the NHL finals the other night, I was headed to 100 Nights at the Opus Hotel in Yaletown to meet with and enjoy a cocktail…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: aging, barrel, cocktails, Dimi Lezinska, Grey Goose, oak, vodka | No Comments »
Headlines that include any phrase relating to, and including, food sensitivities, intolerances, gluten-free, lactose-free and sugar-free catch my attention. Recently I was flipping through a glossy food magazine (from…
Posted by: Jackie Connelly on Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: food intolerance, food sensitivities, gluten free, Jackie Connelly, Lactose free, lactose intolerant, sugar free | 9 Comments »
I was recently honoured to be invited to participate at a Rain City Chronicles event by telling a personal story that addressed the theme of “Recipe For…” along with fellow Foodists members Eagranie Yuh…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: grandma, grandmother, Gretna, Manitoba, mark busse, memories, Rain City Chronicles, recipes, stories, storytelling, vancouver | 9 Comments »
The computer has slammed the oven door on the souffle of traditional publishing. Even the cash cow cookbook market has not been immune to the deflation. Juggernaut publishers such as Chronicle struggle to cook up new ways…
Posted by: Miles Harrison on Monday, May 9th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cookbooks, Digital Age, future | 1 Comment »
I can honestly say that my fascination with food trucks started long before the current trend. I have sought them out in the various cities we have visited and at times even planned a whole trip around eating at a…
Posted by: Helen Fernandes on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: brew pub, Chicago, food trucks, Goose Island, Heather Shouse, NPR, parking lot | 1 Comment »
When we were approached a few weeks back by fellow Foodist Melody Fury about helping out with the bake sale she and Joy were organizing, the response was a resounding yes. With a collective of passionate food worshippers,…
Posted by: Jules Morgan on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bakeforthequake, baking, brownies, caramels, charity, community, decadent, doctorswithoutborders, Japan, recipes, shortbread | 3 Comments »