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In today’s internationalized and air freighted culinary world can a cuisine go extinct? A question raised by dinner at a small rural café in a tiny drive through town in an unremarkable region of southern France…
Posted by: Brett Macfarlane on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cafe, dinner, France, french, southern france | 1 Comment »
I know this isn’t a site where we do a lot of restaurant reviews, but I feel compelled to do a little worshipping, even if it may seem a little obvious to most readers. Last night Andrea and I found ourselves…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: french, Le Crocodile, Michel Jacob, restaurant, review, vancouver | 1 Comment »
As a fan of good, uncomplicated French food I’m always looking for it when I travel. Recently, in two places I would have never thought, I found some of the very best. In a two-part post I will tell you about each.…
Posted by: Helen Fernandes on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: bistro, Chez Peres, Dijon mustard, eggs, french, Gruyere, Michigan, Patisserie Amie, ratatouille, Traverse City | 3 Comments »
It was Easter weekend and our small group was heading to Las Vegas for some shopping, a Cirque show and general merriment. I volunteered to handle restaurant duty, knowing that there were so many incredible restaurants…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, June 17th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bouchon, french, Las Vegas, Thomas Keller | 3 Comments »
Hot on the heels of Burgundy Appreciation Night, some fellow Foodist friends planned a night of Alsatian food and wine tasting. I am cramming for France! So any excuse to get in some more wine region studying, plus some…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alsace, coq, dinner, France, french, recipe, tasting, Wine | No Comments »
French lemon tart is, naturally, more complicated than your average lemon tart. It’s a four-component dessert: sweet dough, almond cream, lemon custard, Italian meringue. It happened to be the focus of the fourth lesson…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: almond, disaster, french, lemon, tart | 6 Comments »
The marquee at 3742 West 10th Avenue says it all – “Simply French”. The classic yet down-to-earth feel of Vancouver’s newest European inspired café offers quite simply one of the best pain au chocolat I have…
Posted by: Erin Mussolum on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: croissants, french, pain au chocolat, pastry | 1 Comment »
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 »
I recently spent four long days in Winnipeg—winner of the Most Beige City in Canada Award—attending a series of meetings at The Fort Garry Hotel by day, exploring the city by night. Having spent time in The ‘Peg…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: french, local, mirlycourtois, restaurant, review, tallest poppy, winnipeg | 2 Comments »
Ben and I were recently invited to join a few other food bloggers at a media tasting lunch at Irashai Grill on West Pender. But wait a second I thought, there’s an Irashai downtown Vancouver? Since when? Well…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: french, fusion, Irashai Grill, Japanese, restaurant, review, Sauces, sushi, vancouver, West Pender | 5 Comments »
Just a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a dinner for my good friends Mark and Andrea. Not only are they crazy fellow foodists but they’re also damned crazy for bringing over a crazy expensive wine that…
Posted by: Doc on Friday, April 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Bali, duck, french, Mosaic | 1 Comment »
Living on the pacific west coast i’ve been lucky to have had salmon in a variety of ways – as I’m sure most of you have. This salmon dish however, is like no other. Sweet, savory, tangy, spicy, and full of…
Posted by: Doc on Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Bali, french, indonesian, Mosiac, salmon | No Comments »
Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of taking a workshop overseas at the wonderful restaurant Mozaic in Bali, Indonesia. A rare treat. Mozaic is one of the few places you’ll get to experience the pinnacle of…
Posted by: Doc on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: asia, Bali, french, Indonesia, Mozaic | 8 Comments »
There are some days when I really wish I could read French. Today was one of those days. Julie Rothhahn’s website looks very fascinating and it looks like she’s an experimental food designer of some sort.…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: food designer, french, Julie Rothhahn | 2 Comments »
My first encounter with Giffard was at the Alibi Room in Vancouver. It was my birthday and I ordered a drink, the name of which now escapes me. It was a marvellous, refreshing and lively cocktail bursting with the floral…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, Emile Giffard, french, liquor, Loire Valley | 2 Comments »