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Every year, Majid Khoury contemplates attending DinnerPartyYVR as a guest. But each year, Majid ends up being the host of a dinner, and with great pleasure, too. “It is such a fun event,” he says, “having strangers…
Posted by: Annika Reinhardt on Saturday, March 12th, 2016
Categories: Meditations | Tags: #DPYVR, cooking, dinnerpartyYVR, events, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Waffles, waffles, and more waffles. Diners are in for a treat! It’s a playful idea, but Todd Smith insists, “We’re not just making breakfast for dinner.” Here’s an indulgent sneak peek of what DinnerPartyYVR…
Posted by: Annika Reinhardt on Sunday, March 6th, 2016
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, dinnerpartyYVR, hobby chef, home cooking, vancouver | 4 Comments »
We recently pledged support GoVoluntouring founder Aaron Smith and his campaign to help save sea turtles in Costa Rica in the form of a rather unique challenge. Hot Sauce. That’s right… Hot Sauce.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, December 26th, 2014
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Aaron Smith, Bill McCaig, challenge, cooking, culinary, documentary, food, Food Porn, Foodists, Foodists.ca, Gourmet, GoVoluntouring.com, Hot Sauce, Industrial Brand Creative, mark busse, Nathan Garfinkel, Nicli's Next Door, spicy, United Nathan Productions, vancouver | 7 Comments »
I finally got around to making renditions of some favorite dishes of mine from the Yunnan and Hunan cuisine, as well as a Hakka dish that I learned from my father. I had invited a few friends who share my love for spicy…
Posted by: Kaishin Chu on Thursday, July 11th, 2013
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chinese, cooking, dashoffood, dishes, home cooking, kaishin, kaishinchu, onelushlife, regional | No Comments »
Midsommar is one of the most important holidays in Sweden, second only to Christmas. Unlike the 2pm sunsets and sub zero temperatures in December, however, the Midsommar celebration is met with warm weather, lush…
Posted by: Katie Trant on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, grill, midsommar, polenta, recipe, Stockholm | 4 Comments »
I was recently invited to meet a couple of students from the International Culinary School at Art Institute of Vancouver who are competing in San Pellegrino’s Almost Famous Chef Competition being held in Toronto on…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: art institute, competition, cooking, Culinary School, famous, san pellegrino, school, students | 6 Comments »
Why oh why, when faced with rows upon rows of fresh mole paste—as gorgeously colorful as they are complexly composed—in a Oaxacan market, did I not just buy a kilo (or five) of the stuff? This is the thought that…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, markets, Mexico, mole, Oaxaca, Travel | 7 Comments »
Ever have one of those days where you want a delicious meal, but you don’t feel like going out, and you don’t have anything good in the fridge? Instead of trying to be overly creative to turn a can of tuna and…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, June 7th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: cooking, duck, home cooking, Indish, yarrow meadows | 1 Comment »
Photo credit: Todd Smith It all started with a pig called Wanda. Then some members of the Foodists collective went on a road trip to Clinton, BC to pick out some lambs from Cutter Ranch. Now one of their fine animals has…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Friday, May 28th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: angus, angus II, angusII, butcher, butchers of gastown, butchery, cooking, Cutter Ranch, lamb, meat, video | 8 Comments »
New Orleans is a special place for more reasons to count, but its gastronomy certainly ranks pretty high up there (followed closely, perhaps, by its open-container outside drinking laws). It is, after all, where the…
Posted by: Laura Siciliano-Rosen on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cooking, crawfish etouffee, Creole, dinner party, New Orleans, Southern food, Travel | 4 Comments »
The other day I was talking about regionalism in food and what determines what dishes get to represent a culture abroad. “Take Thai food,” I said, “Northern Thai cuisine is really quite different from…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: class, cooking, curry, Don Dickerson, duck, grilled beef salad, instruction, nam prik, Northern Thai, pork, relish, rice, South China Seas, thai, vancouver | No Comments »
If you love to cook, you must go see Julie & Julia. The film opened August 7th, and has been causing quite a stir among culinary adventurers. Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Julia Child is charming, witty, and…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Monday, August 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Child, cooking, french, Julia, Julie, Movie, Smithsonian | 3 Comments »
Author’s Note Purloined is a fictional restaurant based on my home cooking and whimsy. If I did have a restaurant, this would be the menu. Though I couldn’t stand cooking the same dishes night after night. All…
Posted by: James Sherrett on Monday, December 8th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking, Fall 2008, fantasy, homemade, menu, Purloined, restaurant | No Comments »