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.
Beer has long lifted the burdens of the working class, and so it is fitting that Karl Marx who toiled to relieve the working class’ burdens was oft to lift an ale himself . However, back in my economic…
Posted by: Brett Macfarlane on Friday, March 29th, 2013
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcohol, beer, beverage, London | No Comments »
Foodists Brenda and Mel have recently had dining adventures in Montreal, and I am embarking on one tomorrow in 8 hours care of Van Houtte Coffee. My big red suitcase is stuffed with empty space, save for one empty…
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, foie-gras, Montreal, nightlife, poutine, quebec, souvenirs, Travel, Wine | 2 Comments »
It’s like finding a 100 dollar bill in your pocket. Oooo, maybe it’s more like the sudden realization that you are in the middle of such a good book you can’t put it down. No, actually it’s exactly…
Posted by: Miles Harrison on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, cocktails, event, lounge, vancouver | No Comments »
Today new contributor Cliff Hammerschmidt posts in the Foodists Guest column. Look for more from him soon. -Ed It’s that time of year again. Walnuts are at that perfect stage of development for making Green Walnut…
Posted by: Guest on Friday, July 9th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alcohol, liquor, walnut | 3 Comments »
Today in the Foodists Guest Contributor column is a culinary adventure in Portland by new contibutor Laura Milligan. Look for more from her soon. Enjoy! ~Degan Beley, Editor Recently we revisited Portland for a long…
Posted by: Laura Milligan on Monday, July 5th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, PDX, Portland, Travel | 1 Comment »
A refinery, by definition, is a place where crude substances are purified and changed into something else. Not surprising, then, that The Refinery is a place where organic materials are transformed into boozier, better…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, bar, cocktail, downtown, granville street, Lauren Mote, lounge, mixologist, Mixology, refinery, restaurant, vancouver | No Comments »
The BC Hospitality Expo last month had the usual assortment of entertainment accoutrements, but we were there to judge one half of the Sortilège Cup. Hosted by Nons Drinks, this was a battle between the sexes to see who…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, December 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcohol, bartending, contest, cup, expo, liquor, sortilege, spirits | No Comments »
Forget raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, a few of my favorite things are bourbon, single malt and beer. And by a stroke of hoppy, malty, genius, all three are on offer at Hopscotch, Vancouver’s beer and…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alcohol, beer, event, Scotch, spirits, vancouver, whiskey, whisky | 3 Comments »
Gastown has a dense concentration of watering holes so unsurprisingly, it also boasts of some of the finest cocktail establishments in the city. In a neighbourhood founded on alcohol, the question isn’t “where can we…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Friday, December 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcohol, bartending, Mixology, Sortilege Cup | 8 Comments »
Far too many people still think of tequila as something to be shot back, followed by the requisite lime, salt and shudder, as evidenced by the raised eyebrows I got when I told people I was going to a tequila tasting. But…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, cocktails, Don Julio, event, liquor, Pacific Goldfish Kitchen, spirits, tequila, vancouver, Yaletown | 1 Comment »
I have a confession to make. I don’t like chocolate all that much. I don’t hate it and I’ve certainly been known to have a square of cacao or two with my espresso, but the excitement of going to a…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, cacao, chocolate, festival, liquor, pairing, Scotch, single malt, vancouver, wccf, wccf09, whiskey, whisky | 2 Comments »
I really didn’t want to tell anyone about this. I wanted it all for myself. But it looks like the supply lines are opening up a little, so I feel a bit safer in letting you all in on a delicious little secret.…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Monday, January 19th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, beer, brewery, dogfishhead, review | 5 Comments »
I had been saving this bottle of Warre’s Otima 20-year-old port for a special occasion, and what could be more special than two feet of snow in Vancouver and a serious urge to hibernate? It’s rich and…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, drink, port, review, suggestions | 3 Comments »
It strikes me that the world can be divided neatly into two groups: Those who would willingly taste the contents of a poorly labeled, dusty bottle of homemade brown liquor and those who would not. My girlfriend and I fall…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, November 14th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcase, alcohol, aperitif | No Comments »
I’m not sure what our wine-guru friend Colin would say about this. French Rabbit Wine comes in a tetra pack! But think of the advantages – unbreakable, light-weight, no corkscrew needed, resealable, and…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Friday, September 29th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcohol, drink, French Rabbit, tetra, Wine | 1 Comment »