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Okay, so you didn’t get everything you wanted, got some cash and haven’t totally overdone it on baked goods. What to do? How about a copy of Bon Appetit’s latest tome, Desserts? Even if you don’t…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bon Appetit Desserts, chocolate, cookbook, dessert, speculaas, sweet tooth | 1 Comment »
Here’s what’s on tap in Vancouver this weekend. As always, first up is a tour of the current beer list at the Alibi Room. Le Nez Rouge Belgian Tripel (Vancouver) – Yaletown Brewing’s brewmaster…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Friday, December 17th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: ale, alibiroom, beer, camra, cask, tapnews, taps | 3 Comments »
While fellow Foodist Jer Thorp sojourns in New York, I thought I might take the liberty of reviving a favourite regular feature on this site that he used to write. Up till last year he would frequently update us with tap…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: ale, alibi room, beer, camra, cask, central city, taps | No Comments »
Say the words “pork belly” and the eyes of any foodist will light up. That’s what happened when I read the words “crispy braised pork belly” on the recently updated menu at the venerable…
Posted by: Evan Leeson on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: braise, Gastown, irish heather, pork, pork belly, skin, The Irish Heather, vancouver | 1 Comment »
I was recently asked to try out and provide an opinion of Dajoji chef coats to coincide with a special offer on Ethical Deals. That opinion is below. [Full disclosure: Dajoji coats were co-designed by Foodists.ca…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: chef coat, Dajoji, Ethical Deals, kitchen whites, performance kitchen apparel, review, vancouver | 4 Comments »
We were in Whistler this summer, and happened upon Celadon Fine Korean Cuisine purely by accident. We were impressed by the food, but didn’t know the story behind it. Plus, we only got to try a few dishes – we…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, burger, Celadon, food, Huh, Kimchi, Korean, restaurant, review, soju, uni, Whistler | 1 Comment »
I’ve always thought of Steveston as the land of fish and chips. The seaside town they forgot to close down that was perfect for a sunset summer motorcycle ride with a greasy dinner at the end of it. The trouble is,…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: bistro, fish, Richmond, Seafood, Steveston | No Comments »
Sometimes you live in a city for a long time but don’t get out to things that you would otherwise if it wasn’t so close by and thus more easily taken for granted. For me, Whistler Cornucopia is one of those things.…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cornucopia, festival, Whistler, Wine | 1 Comment »
Through my life I’ve been luckily enough to travel constantly through British Columbia. With family vacations, my own adventures and more music tours then I can count, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen every city of note,…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: culture, food, kamloops, kelowna, thompson okanagan, tour, tourism, Wine | 4 Comments »
Starbucks may be the company that has most famously incorporated the concept of the “third place“—a place that anchors community outside of home (first place) or work (second place)—into their strategy,…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cafe, coffee, prophouse, review, third place, vancouver | 1 Comment »
So I was thinking, of all places to visit in the US, what’s the most unlikely spot for me to take a vacation? Or better yet, where would I experience the most culture shock? Why, Dallas Texas sounds shocking enough…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: beer, butter, Deep Fried, gross, State Fair, State Fair of Texas, Texas, Travel, USA | 3 Comments »
As Foodists we rarely need an actual excuse to create a terrific meal. Almost any occasion will do: long week, extra lobe of fois gras, great in-season Farmer’s Market find, friends in town, clean dishes, etc……
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Barbara-jo McIntosh, Bistro Pastis, Books To Cooks, Giffard | No Comments »
What’s your favourite Chinese restaurant? Care to share? How about casting a vote in the HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards Diners’ Choice Awards? Voting runs from October 6 until November 12 and results will be…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Friday, October 8th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: chinese, chinese restaurant awards, vancouver | No Comments »
Let me just cut to the chase and say that the Batali family really know how to delight a meat-loving diner. I have always wanted to visit Salumi (co-founded by Armandino Batali, Mario’s dad) ever since I saw Anthony…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, September 19th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, bucatini, Carnevino, italian, Joe Bastianich, Las Vegas, Mario Batali, Mario Cooks app, meat, No Reservations, restaurant, salumi, Seattle | 5 Comments »
I have recently fallen in love with Philadelphia. The affair has been going on for a year now. The charm, the history but most importantly the food – particularly the infamous Philly cheese steak sandwich. On a recent…
Posted by: Helen Fernandes on Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cheese, cheese steak, cheese whiz, Geno's, hoagie, Jim's, Jim's Steaks, Pat's, philadelphia, Philly, sandwich, steak | 1 Comment »