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.
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 »
Though I really don’t want Meow Mix to please deliver I had really hoped that Sunday dinner at my aunt and uncle’s had delivered better. Lured by the promise of a yummy chicken liver dinner I made the trek up to their…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Friday, July 29th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: appetizer, bacon, BBQ, chicken liver, liver | 2 Comments »
Our latest guest contributor is Tyler Wilman, a Vancouver-based communication designer and photographer who enjoyes the challenge of trying new things in the kitchen and love nothing more (except maybe pretty things and…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Friday, July 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, competition, dinner party, Gianni D'Andrea, hobby chef, smoking, Social Bites, Tyler Wilman, vancouver | 4 Comments »
It’s time to slow things down a bit. I mean low and slow, it’s time to make that charcoal grill into a smoker. Why? Because you want whatever comes off your grill to be tender, juicy, with a flavor that will have you…
Posted by: Rob Thomas on Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ, charcoal, Chef Rob, smoking | 3 Comments »
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 »
Ben and I had some fun exploring the Summer Night Market in Richmond recently, with videographers Nathan and Ryan capturing our culinary misadventure on camera. The idea was to give people who haven’t enjoyed a trip…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Bacon-Wrapped Quail Egg, BBQ, Beard Candy, Ben Garfinkel, China, coconut, Daikon, dessert, Dim Sum, Fish Balls, Halal, Hawkers, Hot Balls, Japan, lamb, mark busse, Night Market, Octopus Balls, Pandan Jelly, Rice Burger, Richmond, scallop, shrimp, spicy, Sui Mai, sukiyaki, summer, Sweet Beans, takoyaki, Tendon, Tripe, video, Vietnam | 6 Comments »
At my local grocery store in Harlem, I get a great deal on arugula – $5 for a plastic salad box literally stuffed full of spicy little leaves. Arugula goes into salads, and sandwiches, but no matter how fast I seem…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: arugula, BBQ, delicious, salsa verde, steak | No Comments »
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 »
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 »
Summer should never go out with a wimper so get yourself down to Langley this Sunday for what is easily the best barbecue competition in the lower mainland. Angie Quaale and her team at Well Seasoned put on this…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Angie Quaale, Barbecue Langley, BBQ, BBQ Competition, BBQ on the Bypass, house-of-q, Well Seasoned | 3 Comments »
BBQ is a contentious issue amongst purists. A recent documentary gig took me and my GvsG cohort to North Carolina to do some filming. The first thing one should do before embarking on any creative job is to research. This…
Posted by: Johnathon Vaughn on Monday, September 7th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Gourmand, Gourmet, guerrilla tv | 2 Comments »
Will you be in Vancouver on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 11 am to 5 pm?
Do you like to feast on salmon cooked by world-class chefs and the Canadian Barbecue Champion?
Posted by: James Sherrett on Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: BBQ, Pacific Salmon Foundation, pink salmon, PSF, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck, salmon | No Comments »