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.
Life is too short for bad chocolate. If you’ve always wondered what that percentage on the chocolate bar label actually meant, or whether buying Fair Trade chocolate makes a difference, or just want to learn more…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chocolate, chocolate tasting, events, kafkas | 4 Comments »
Naturally gorgeous eggs make springtime celebrations pretty–and tasty. Or at the very least, you can say you’ve got a turducken omelette on the go.
Posted by: Alisa Gordaneer on Monday, April 18th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chicken, duck, eggs, quail, turducken, turkey | No Comments »
I grew up in a family that had a very strong faith. Every meal we prayed thanking God for what lay before us. For me it was “just what we did”, but a disconnect came later in my adult life where I felt an inner…
Posted by: Erin Mussolum on Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: God, prayer, thankfulness | 4 Comments »
Some people will be disgusted with this pizza but I’m ok with that. For me cooking is about experimenting and this pizza certainly combines many different types of foods; in fact if Frankenstein ever gave birth to a…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: pizza, recipe | 4 Comments »
In Peru, as in the case in Vancouver, provenance of what’s on your plate can be hard to track down. A fantastic meal at a great restaurant such as Astrid y Gaston can lull me into a state of ambivalence but these…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Cusco, lucre, lunch, Peru, providence, south america, travle, trout | No Comments »
Commercial Drive is one of the best food shopping neighbourhoods in Vancouver – I know people who come here regularly from other parts of town to take advantage of the prices and the great variety. There are numerous…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butcher, commercial dr, meat, neighbourhood, organic, ranch, shopping, sustainable, vancouver | 6 Comments »
Thought you had to give up your garden to have an urban address? In Sugar Snaps And Strawberries: Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small-Space Edible Garden, Andrea Bellamy (with photos by Foodist Jackie Connelly!)…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Friday, March 18th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | | 8 Comments »
I don’t know about you, but I have a tough time making decisions. I spend most of my day herding cats and correcting other people’s grammar, and when dinnertime rolls around, the last thing I want to do is…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: a loving spoonful, dining out for life, Friends for Life, fundraiser, sumac ridge | No Comments »
Our guest contributor today, Cara Payne, shares her famous Sticky Toffee Pudding. I love this recipe, as does everyone who eats it! If you’re looking for a delicious, warm, light and fluffy, caramel and whipped cream…
Posted by: Cara Payne on Friday, February 18th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dessert, guest, pie, pudding, sweet | 3 Comments »
We recently received a copy of Bob Blumer’s latest book, Glutton for Pleasure to check out. I thumbed through it and it’s filled with great tips such as Kitchen Feng Shiu, vibrant photography and looks like a…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Bob Blumer, cookbook, Glutton for Pleasure, kitchen etiquette, monty python, mr. creosote, surreal cook | 9 Comments »
Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. It begins on first new moon of the new year as determined by the traditional calendar in the…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Aberdeen Centre, bakery, candy, Chinese Food, Chinese New Year, tea, Tourism Richmond, Year of the Rabbit | 1 Comment »
I was recently invited to meet a couple of students from the International Culinary School at Art Institute of Vancouver who are competing in San Pellegrino’s Almost Famous Chef Competition being held in Toronto on…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: art institute, competition, cooking, Culinary School, famous, san pellegrino, school, students | 6 Comments »
There are many well-designed books about food; a current favorite being Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson and Eric Wolfinger, which boasts some of the most sumptuous food photography and elegantly-set typography seen in the…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, January 10th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Chad Robertson, Create, Design, eating, Eric Wolfinger, food, food spaces, future, Gestalten, Michael Pollan, packaging, photography, restaurant interiors, smart food, Tartine, The Future Laboratory | 2 Comments »
(This is the second in a three part series. Part I.) I got into brewing this past fall. It seemed inevitable for most of the year, but it was only in September that I finally committed to making my first batch. I bought…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Sunday, January 9th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | | No Comments »
(This is the first in a three part series. Part II.) For someone who appreciates a good pint as much as I do, I’ve known rather little about the way it’s made. Sure, you’ve got your canonical list of…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Monday, December 13th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beer, brewing, homebrew, homebrewing | 2 Comments »