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At the age of about eight I remember a class field trip to the Museum of Vancouver. We’d seen quite a lot, but it was the small piece of succulent sockeye cooked with a hot rock in a cedar bentwood box that seared…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, first nation, salmon, sechelt, video, West Coast First Nations Food | 2 Comments »
Recently we were invited to partake in a good ‘ol fashioned Southern pig pickin’ to mark the 10th anniversary of venerable low ‘n slow barbeque joint Memphis Blues BBQ House. Started by George Siu and…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, January 9th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, george siu, Memphis Blues, park heffelfinger | 1 Comment »
When Tourism Richmond sent out their invitation to join them to uncover some of their “Hidden Gems” they were keeping them a secret, and invited guests guessing. Kind of fun I suppose. Made me think back to my…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, April 1st, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, Bell's Bake Shop, burnt ends, Canada Line, Delicious Cuisine, Delizia Fusion Cuisine, Hog Shack Cookhouse, RichmondEats, Steveston, Tourism Richmond, Tri-Pot | 1 Comment »
Foodists.ca is extremely excited to present our second annual Barbecue Bootcamp featuring BBQ Champ and author, Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk. Modelled after last summer’s smash hit Foodists.ca event, we guarantee you will…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, bbq course, bootcamp, brisket, cooking class, game hen, instruction, meat, oysters, pineapple, pork, quesadilla, ravenswood, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk, salmon | 1 Comment »
Congratulations to our friend Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk for his success with the weekly BBQ at Fairmont Pacific Rim‘s Lobby Lounge Patio. I got to taste samples of the all-you-can-eat buffet they are featuring…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: barbecue, barbeque, BBQ, Fairmont Pacific Rim, pulled pork, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Unless you are regularly firing up your own smoker to spend a day or more making brisket, pulled pork, ribs and other delectable slow ‘n low meaty treats, you’d best source out the local competitions. As…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, brisket, chili, competition barbecue, pulled pork, ribs | 2 Comments »
It’s easily arguable that Foodists is the antithesis of quantity over quality. I don’t think any one of us would give up a brilliant food experience for sheer volume, but my recent phone conversation with BBQ…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 14th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: barbecue, burger world record, burgers, fois gras and pulled pork burger, grilling, napoleon gourmet grills, Ted Reader | 3 Comments »
Over the years I’ve been getting more and more into traditional low and slow barbecue. For the uninitiated, that’s good ol’ Southern style barbecue, not grilling. Ribs cooked for six hours at 250°F, 15…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, barbecue judging, BBQ, low and slow, Mad Cow Barbecue, pnwba, ribs, Ted Reader, Weber Smokey Mountain, Well Seasoned, WSM | 2 Comments »
My buddy Handsome Rob (not my name for him – not that there’s anything wrong with that) took me salmon fishing out of Sooke on Sunday without much expectation. The big springs had moved through already, and he…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, delicious, recipe, salmon | No Comments »
Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck is running a special version of his acclaimed BBQ Workshop for Foodists. Whether you are already well seasoned on the grill or afraid of fire, this is an amazing opportunity and great value.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, barbecue bootcamp, cooking class, instuction, ravenswood, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck | 8 Comments »
There’s something about being able to grill anywhere that’s imminently appealing to me. Add in some sweet design and you may have a winner. To me, portable grills are also more than just about being mobile and…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, Cobb, notebook grill, Weber | 2 Comments »
Anyone who’s in the know about barbecue knows that Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is to Vancouver barbecue as Graham Gilmore is to art. Anyway, if you’ve never met him, want to, need some barbecue and grilling…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk | No Comments »