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 read about the Flying Tiger on the Vancouver Magazine website and I was pretty excited to go since they serve “Asian Street Food” and that just conjures up all kinds of tastes. But I should have looked at the menu…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Asian street food, duck confit crepes, restaurant, review, The Flying Tiger, vancouver | 3 Comments »
There’s bad news, and then there’s really bad news: After more than five years as the reigning champ of locally sourced, sustainable, gourmet cuisine along Main Street, Aurora Bistro has closed its doors. The…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: aurora, closed, main street, restaurant, vancouver | 1 Comment »
A few years ago, I drove down the coast from Vancouver to San Francisco, winding through Washington State, Oregon and California on the way to a too-short stay in Shaky Town. The drive is a beer-lovers treasure hunt, with…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, microbrew, review, suggestions, vancouver | 2 Comments »
I’ve casually known and been a fan of Andrew Wong for almost a decade years. Wow, has it been that long? Even before he opened his current restaurant, Wild Rice, I was enjoying the nosh at his Main Street eatery.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 31st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: andrew wong, fusion, restaurant, review, vancouver, vij's, vikram vij, wild rice | No Comments »
Back in my ad agency days I had the chance to work on both Labatt and Molson brands. Back then I wasn’t much of a mainstream beer guy, preferring instead many of the microbrews and specialty beers we have available…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: beer, Brew 2.0, drink, Molson, Rickard's Red, vancouver | 2 Comments »
I’ve mentioned Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck here before. He’s one of the original local competitive bbq gurus, and author of two, dare I say, defacto, books on bbq: Barbeque Secrets and Planking Secrets.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Barbeque Secrets, BBQ, Books, Butt Shredders, Canadian National BBQ Championships, house-of-q, Planking Secrets, Ron Shewchuck | 1 Comment »
I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how disingenuous “new” restaurants can be, many of which seem to be responses to the latest trend (as if charcuterie and wine bars are an original idea). I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 25th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: delfina, italian, mission, restaurant, review, san francisco, trattoria | 1 Comment »
Apparently the rumours are true. Vikram and his wife Meeru—ever keen to save the planet with green choices—have introduced environmentally sustainable and good for you BUGS to their menu. I’ve eaten bugs before,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 14th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bizarre, bugs, indian, vancouver, vij's | 1 Comment »
Over the last few months, Nigel Springthorpe has been quietly turning the Alibi Room into Vancouver’s best spot for microbrew & craft beers. The on-tap selection is excellent, with a collection of brews from…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, Craig Street, drink, Duncan, microbrew, review, Spinnakers | No Comments »
I just got a note that Gordon Ramsay, star of Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, will be in Toronto this month signing copies of his latest cookbook. There is a wristband policy in effect and you can’t get…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Chapters, chef, cookbook, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, Ontario, Toronto | 7 Comments »
My wife, who doesn’t even eat lamb, sent me a link to a company called Edible. Divided into sections: Insectivore, Herbs & Spices, Aphrodesiac, Carnivore, Herbivore, and Apothecary, the company scours the earth…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bizarre, chocolate-covered-ants, edible, insectivore, Mopani, Travel | 3 Comments »
I’ve made it no secret that one of my favorite things about living in Denmark is the cheese; I’m a sucker for Danish Blue and I’ve come into an affinity for something called Danbo—which is phenomenal in the…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bizarre, cheese, danbo, denmark, review, Travel | No Comments »
Cooks with 5 Star Results, 15x Faster. Imagine cooking anything – from fresh asparagus in 45 seconds, a frozen pizza in 90 seconds, to a rack of lamb in 4 minutes, or a Thanksgiving turkey in 42 minutes – with…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, February 29th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: equipment, kitchen, oven, review, TurboChef | No Comments »
I love Thanksgiving dinner. Who doesn’t? I could skip the creamed corn and yams mind you, but come on…turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, oh ya…bring it on. The only way I could think of to…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: chicken, duck, meat, thanksgiving, turkey | 2 Comments »
Every once in a while I head down to our local Belgium-influenced restaurant Stella’s on Commercial Drive. Usually it’s because I’m craving mussels and frites and a pint of Stella Artois. However, they…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: beer, Belgian-beer, Commercial-Drive, drink, golden_dragon, gulden_draak, review, Stellas, stella_artois | No Comments »