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.
My favourite part of the summer harvest season is eating through all of the different types of fruits. The beginning of summer (whether the Vancouver weather knows it or not) means strawberries in June, to be followed by…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, Blueberries, butter, cake, dessert, Fruit, recipe | 3 Comments »
Whether you’re celebrating Canada Day or the 4th of July, there’s something about this weekend that inspires people to gather together and celebrate over food (and fireworks). Pretty great holiday, right? So…
Posted by: Katie D'Amato on Monday, July 4th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: baking, cake, chocolate, Coca-Cola, recipe, Summer BBQ, Summer Picnic | No Comments »
For some people, the oven can appear to be an intimidating beast. Often, it’s easier to remain an armchair cook, salivating over recipes that may never see the light of day in your kitchen. But if making goof ups is…
Posted by: Sharlene on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: amaretto, cake, chocolate, dessert, mistakes, recovery, trifle | No Comments »
I’m always up for an adventure, especially when that adventure includes eating probably one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever had. I was very curious about what cake with beer in it would taste like, but you…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beer, cake, chocolate, dessert, guinness, stout | 15 Comments »
I felt like baking yesterday—and I never bake. Anyway, after a quick phone call to Andrea Bellamy for some guidance on how she made her amazing gooey chocolate lava cakes recently, she pointed me in the direction of…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, May 5th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cake, Callebaut, chocolate, dessert, molten | No Comments »
I love innovative car commercials, especially when they involve confectionary and cake! This ad for Skoda has a rather large team creating a life-size replica of the car, complete with engine and interior. Reminds me a…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 1st, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cake, Canstruction, commercial, dessert, marketing | No Comments »
I love that the Japanese not only make sweets taste great but also look beautiful. Ping Mag has a great article on the technique and style of Japanese cakes. If anyone knows where I might find some of these mold styles in…
Posted by: Erin Kampf on Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cake, dessert, Japanese | No Comments »