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Confession time: I dream about Grant Macdonald, Chef at Yew Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. OK, I don’t actually dream about Grant specifically—though he is a really charming guy—but rather his…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Four Season Hotel, Grant Macdonald, mashed, potatoes, recipe, smoked, vancouver, Yew Restaurant | 2 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 »
Our newest guest contributor is Chad Brealey – outdoorsman, conservationist, food lover, writer and actor. Chad has recently created Salt, Fresh & Field – a broadcast television and online program borne from…
Posted by: Chad Brealey on Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinook, fish, haida gwaii, recipe, salmon | 2 Comments »
Some people will be disgusted with this pizza but I’m ok with that. For me cooking is about experimenting and this pizza certainly combines many different types of foods; in fact if Frankenstein ever gave birth to a…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: pizza, recipe | 4 Comments »
From crispy snack to quick curry accompaniment, beaten rice (poha) is a fast and easy staple.
Posted by: Alisa Gordaneer on Monday, March 28th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Bangladeshi, beaten rice, carrots, crispy rice, curry, fast comfort, indian, Nepalese, poha, recipe | 3 Comments »
The last of our unique Chinese New Year recipes created by Vancouver’s Chinese food guru Nathan Fong is a dessert of Asian winter pear poached in lychee ginger white tea and served with a delicious chocolate spice…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinese, dessert, Nathan Fong, new year, Pear, recipe, tea | No Comments »
Today’s Chinese New Year recipe by local Chinese food guru Nathan Fong is green tea spice rubbed salmon. Barbecue rubs have always been popular in the South. Here, I’ve used aromatic green tea, high in…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinese, Nathan Fong, new year, recipe, salmon, spice, tea | No Comments »
Our latest guest contributor is local Chinese food guru Nathan Fong, who kicks off Chinese New Year by offering us three unique recipes for the season; an salad appetizer featuring lime ginger mint herbal tea poached…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, chinese, Nathan Fong, new year, recipe, Salad, tea | No Comments »
Now before you angrily threaten me with a wooden spoon (after all, your banana bread is the best), give this recipe a try. One really can’t go wrong with bananas, chocolate chips, and walnuts. But if you insist…
Posted by: Sharlene on Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: banana bread, recipe | 7 Comments »
Photo Credit: Gruntzooki It’s rhubarb season. Last week at the farmer’s market the guy in front of me loaded up on no less than 11 bundles and I watched anxiously, hoping there would be some left.…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Friday, June 4th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: pie, pudding, recipe, rhubarb, spring | 2 Comments »
I typically never shop at Granville Island Public Market on the weekend because it is jam packed with browsers and tourists. After Spot Prawn Fest, I needed groceries so I reluctantly entered the gourmet vortex of…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Fiddlehead, potato, Radish, recipe, Spot Prawns | 4 Comments »
It is Sunday morning, one of those rare, sunny January days where brunch plans have been cancelled last minute and I haven’t made it out to do my grocery shopping. A quick glance in my fridge is less than inspiring;…
Posted by: Jules Morgan on Monday, January 18th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: blueberry, Breakfast, muffins, olive oil, recipe | No Comments »
I recently participated in an email recipe exchange. The idea was to send one person a quick and easy recipe involving ingredients you might have on hand, or that would not be difficult to get. In return…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cheese, home cooking, meat, pizza, quick, recipe, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
Fellow Foodist, Anthony Nicalo invited a houseful of rowdy food lovers to his American Thanksgiving dinner. In preparation for the evening, he slaughtered a 200 lb pig two days prior to feed the hungry guests. We all…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: anchovies, appetizer, fennel, polenta, recipe | 8 Comments »
Recently, a friend invited me to a bacon-themed potluck which he dubbed Baconstraveganza. My contribution was a Stilton & Bacon Cheesecake from a recipe I found on Saveur.com. I garnished it with a Spiced Candied…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, bacon, cheese, recipe, stilton | 5 Comments »