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At the age of about eight I remember a class field trip to the Museum of Vancouver. We’d seen quite a lot, but it was the small piece of succulent sockeye cooked with a hot rock in a cedar bentwood box that seared…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, first nation, salmon, sechelt, video, West Coast First Nations Food | 2 Comments »
We’d heard chatter about a cafe up near Squamish called Fergie’s Cafe that people would literally drive up from Vancouver or down from Whistler for. We had to try it for ourselves, so one recent foggy morning…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 25th, 2014
Categories: Worship | Tags: Andrea Busse, bc, Brackendale, eagles, Fergie's Cafe, mark busse, Nathan Garfinkel, salmon, Squamish, Sunwolf, video | 6 Comments »
As you’ve no doubt heard, The Cannery, an iconic Vancouver restaurant for 38 years, has closed its doors. All that is left on their website is the announcement of the auction that will be selling off some of the…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Cannery, Duxelle, salmon, vancouver, Wellington | 8 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 »
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 »
The sockeye were here in record numbers this year and not only that, were tastier than previous years too… nice and fatty. I even got out for some fishing action myself a couple of weeks ago with fishchilliwack.com…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: fishing, ikura, Japanese, locavore, nigiri, salmon, sushi | 3 Comments »
Okay. You’ve followed Degan’s advice and gone and caught yourself some Salmon. Here’s how to fillet it and a simple marinade for the grill.
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: butchery, filet, grilling, salmon | 4 Comments »
Sockeye salmon have been returning to the Fraser River in record numbers this year – the largest run in almost one hundred years – and while outdoorsy sports news is usually the type of information that makes…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chilliwack, fish, locavore, salmon, sockeye, sustainable | 10 Comments »
Foodists.ca is extremely excited to present our second annual Barbecue Bootcamp featuring BBQ Champ and author, Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk. Modelled after last summer’s smash hit Foodists.ca event, we guarantee you will…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, bbq course, bootcamp, brisket, cooking class, game hen, instruction, meat, oysters, pineapple, pork, quesadilla, ravenswood, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk, salmon | 1 Comment »
Saturday evening. My cab cuts through Yaletown, dipping down under the Granville Street Bridge towards the marina. The heat of the day has begun to wane but the sun is still blazing low in the sky transforming the vehicle…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: C Restaurant, events, restaurants, reviews, salmon, scallops, Seafood, Spot Prawns, sustainability, tilapia, Wine | 12 Comments »
My buddy Handsome Rob (not my name for him – not that there’s anything wrong with that) took me salmon fishing out of Sooke on Sunday without much expectation. The big springs had moved through already, and he…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, delicious, recipe, salmon | No Comments »
Will you be in Vancouver on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 11 am to 5 pm?
Do you like to feast on salmon cooked by world-class chefs and the Canadian Barbecue Champion?
Posted by: James Sherrett on Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: BBQ, Pacific Salmon Foundation, pink salmon, PSF, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck, salmon | No Comments »
It came about not too long ago that I was told about a restaurant I’d never heard of. That doesn’t happen very often so my first assumption was that it didn’t exist. Pear? Pere? Pair? Pare? Hearing it…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, May 18th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: oysters, Pair Bistro, restaurant, review, salmon | No Comments »
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 »
I love eggs. Scrambled, fried, poached, boiled, on toast, in quiche – you name it, I love it. They’re a great when you’re in a hurry, but also when you’re faced with a lazy weekend. If it’s…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, January 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Breakfast, brunch, eggs, salmon, toast | No Comments »