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.
In this first week of my French stage, I’ve learned all kinds of tips and tricks . This ranges from suspending a soupy salad (like bulgur-less tabbouleh) in a tamis (sieve) set over a bowl, so as to preserve the…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: eggplant, Provence, quick meals, recipes | No Comments »
“An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To eat a pear is akin to … kissing.” — Beatrice…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, dessert, pears, recipes, tart, Thomas Haas | 4 Comments »
I was recently honoured to be invited to participate at a Rain City Chronicles event by telling a personal story that addressed the theme of “Recipe For…” along with fellow Foodists members Eagranie Yuh…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: grandma, grandmother, Gretna, Manitoba, mark busse, memories, Rain City Chronicles, recipes, stories, storytelling, vancouver | 9 Comments »
When we were approached a few weeks back by fellow Foodist Melody Fury about helping out with the bake sale she and Joy were organizing, the response was a resounding yes. With a collective of passionate food worshippers,…
Posted by: Jules Morgan on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bakeforthequake, baking, brownies, caramels, charity, community, decadent, doctorswithoutborders, Japan, recipes, shortbread | 3 Comments »
Degan did a great job sharing her recent experiences and picks from the 2011 edition of Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, but she forgot to mention the “Wine Down” event at MARKET by…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: cocktails, Jay Jones, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, market, recipes, Shangri-La, Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival, VPIWF, Wine | 2 Comments »
I’m facing a dilemma I’ve faced several times before. What to do about recipes? We don’t focus on churning out lots of start-to-finish recipes here on Foodists, mainly because it’s more about…
Posted by: Boris Mann on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Chicken Marsala, cooks illustrated, Fannie Farmer, Foodista, Joy of Cooking, recipes, rouxbe, rouxbe.com | 16 Comments »
“If anyone serves you risotto in a ring mold, get up and leave.” That was just one of the little tidbits of advice we were treated to when Andrea M and I ventured into Cookshop for a Spanish Cooking class with Chef…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Chef Romy, chocolate, cooking school, Cookshop, paella, pears, poached, recipes, Risotto, Romy-Prasad, sauce, soup, steak, tomato | 8 Comments »
My mother recently sent me some food sites from the UK. Check them out. GoodFood by the BBC. The site includes cookery videos (enjoy those funny English accents), recipes, plus a section on wellbeing. ASDA (big…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: banana, butter, pineapple, recipes, UK, websites | No Comments »
A librarian friend of mine turned me on to this book. The alternate title could have easily been Zen And The Art Of Owning A Small Restaurant, for its unconventional culinary philosophy and total lack of ego. Half…
Posted by: Colin Kohler on Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: American Food, cookbook, Eat Me, Kenny Shopsin, New York, recipes | 4 Comments »
It seems that Spam is a “love it or hate it” ingredient; it makes some smile and it makes many people gag, but it’s a selection that Steph and I often consider at our local haunts. It can be found boiled…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: food, fun, instruction, Meats, recipes, Spam | 5 Comments »