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 wine-producing regions around the world, wine is accessible: celebrated in daily life and shared often with family and friends. Why, oh, why is this not the case in Vancouver?
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Memphis Blues, Raincity Grill, restaurant, Salt Tasting Room, vancouver, Wine | 5 Comments »
Fellow Foodists Steph, Todd, my husband and I had a great dinner at db Bistro Moderne a few nights ago. I was really looking forward to dining there, and seeing what the designers did with the décor in the transformation…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Monday, January 26th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: DB Bistro Moderne, Dine-out, restaurant, review, vancouver | 4 Comments »
It goes without saying that it will rain the day after you take your umbrella out of your purse and by the same token, I should have known that a trendy, tasty Italian restaurant would open up in the culinary dead-zone…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, January 26th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: chick peas, chinatown, fish, italian, Pasta, polenta, pork, restaurant, review, Risotto, sausage, steak, vancouver, Wine | 2 Comments »
A while ago we noticed renovations happening at a local Korean restaurant. It wasn’t a particularly great restaurant, so we were curious if it would improve. We weren’t disappointed. Some of the most…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Korean, Pojang Macha, restaurant, review, Street Food | 5 Comments »
This is a post with two minds. On one hand, I enjoy seeking out and trying new restaurants and often use online searches to find reviews of new restaurants. And, being rather opinionated and verbose, I enjoy occasionally…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: opinion, restaurant, review | 4 Comments »
A while ago I spent some time in Seattle and having already visited numerous of their offerings, I wanted to explore some new restaurants, so I asked Colin for a recommendation. He checked with some chef friends and the…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Lark, restaurant, review, Seattle | 1 Comment »
Fellow Foodist Lauren and I braved this morning’s snow to hit up Medina Café the morning they opened back up post-holidays. As Chambar’s little sister, Medina shares owners and sits one door down on Beattie…
Posted by: Dave Shea on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Breakfast, brunch, cafe, coffee, Gastown, Medina Cafe, restaurant, review, vancouver | 6 Comments »
My favorite place to worship raw fish in Vancouver is Ajisai Sushi. Thanks to Lisa’s mighty recommendation, I found a place that regularly brings in fresh saba (mackerel) and aji (horse mackerel) and makes what is…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Ajisai Sushi, chirashi, Japanese, mackerel, raw, restaurant, review, saba, sushi, unagi, vancouver | No Comments »
Every day on the way to work, I walk past a bunch of great restaurants on 4th Ave. Fuel, Gastropod and more recently, Trattoria. The one time I tried to go before, the line up was over an hour long and I’ve never…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: italian, Pasta, restaurant, review, Trattoria Italian Kitchen, Wine | 1 Comment »
I was really excited to discover Ping’s Cafe – a new Yoshoku style Japanese restaurant that served all of the Japanese home cooking I grew up on. They have ebi furai, tonkatsu, kimpira gobo, croquettes and a lot…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Japanese, main street, Ping's Cafe, restaurant, review, vancouver, Yoshoku | 5 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 »
I read about the Flying Tiger on the Vancouver Magazine website and I was pretty excited to go since they serve “Asian Street Food” and that just conjures up all kinds of tastes. But I should have looked at the menu…
Posted by: Lisa Nakamura on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Asian street food, duck confit crepes, restaurant, review, The Flying Tiger, vancouver | 3 Comments »
There’s bad news, and then there’s really bad news: After more than five years as the reigning champ of locally sourced, sustainable, gourmet cuisine along Main Street, Aurora Bistro has closed its doors. The…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: aurora, closed, main street, restaurant, vancouver | 1 Comment »
I’ve casually known and been a fan of Andrew Wong for almost a decade years. Wow, has it been that long? Even before he opened his current restaurant, Wild Rice, I was enjoying the nosh at his Main Street eatery.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 31st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: andrew wong, fusion, restaurant, review, vancouver, vij's, vikram vij, wild rice | No Comments »
I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how disingenuous “new” restaurants can be, many of which seem to be responses to the latest trend (as if charcuterie and wine bars are an original idea). I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 25th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: delfina, italian, mission, restaurant, review, san francisco, trattoria | 1 Comment »