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The Soviet Union collapsed more than 20 years ago. Yet many of the culinary traditions started in that era are still very much alive. Today I want to share one of Russia’s most beloved recipes, a New Year’s Eve dinner…
Posted by: Elena Yugai on Saturday, December 28th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, beets, food culture, food history, Russian, Seafood | No Comments »
When my friends and I decided to go to Naples we were warned by others who had visited not to stay for too long because it was gross, dirty and disgusting. To the contrary we found Naples an authentic Italian experience…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Brioche, clams, gelato, Italian Food, italy, mussels, Naples, Pasta, Pistachios, Seafood, Sparkling Lemonade, Wood Fired Pizza | 2 Comments »
The Butchers of Gastown (BOG) is all about sharing in the sourcing of a whole beast (or beasts), learning how to take them apart and then making a feast fit for kings with little to no waste. Sharing being the operative…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butchers of gastown, clams, crab, ethics, halibut, lobster, mussels, oysters, sablefish, Seafood, The Daily Catch, tuna, video | 1 Comment »
It has been awhile since I have written a post for Foodists. A bloody long time to be quite honest. Even as I write this I am searching my brain for some small scrap that I might throw you, dear reader, to justify this…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, August 1st, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butchers of gastown, clams, crab, ethics, halibut, lobster, mussels, oysters, sablefish, Seafood, The Daily Catch, tuna, video | 2 Comments »
Recently Mark and I had the privilege of getting a first-hand sneak peak of the new Hapa Umi just before they opened. Hapa Umi is latest offering from this city’s preeminent izakaya empire Hapa Izakaya. Make no…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: fine dining, Hapa Izakaya, hapa umi, izakaya, ocean wise, restaurant, sake, Seafood, sushi, vancouver, video | 3 Comments »
Bluefin Tuna are in danger of extinction, oysters are disappearing and more than 170 billion pounds of wildlife are being removed from the seas yearly. By all accounts, the oceans are in rough shape. But it hasn’t…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: ocean, sea, Seafood, sustainability | No Comments »
I’ve always thought of Steveston as the land of fish and chips. The seaside town they forgot to close down that was perfect for a sunset summer motorcycle ride with a greasy dinner at the end of it. The trouble is,…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: bistro, fish, Richmond, Seafood, Steveston | No Comments »
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 »
Trafalgar’s Restaurant in Kits, best known for having the largest dessert menu in the city, is changing gears with a specially organized Ocean Wise Dinner this Sunday, July 25th. They’ve had an Ocean Wise…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: oceanwise, Seafood, sustainable | 1 Comment »
“This is to confirm your reservation for the media dinner aboard the Floating Dining Room.” On Friday afternoon, with two designers down and minor fires to be put out on all fronts, the above words sat buried…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: C Restaurant, event, School of Fish Foundation, Seafood, sustainability | No Comments »
Mussel Chowder with Parsnips and Tarragon 1 Large Leek, diced 1 Small fennel bulb, finely diced 1 Shallot, minced 4 Parsnips, peeled and diced 1 Cup of White Wine 1 Cup of Whole Milk 1 Pound (454 grams) Mussels, rinsed…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chowder, mussels, parsnips, Seafood | No Comments »
The RimRock Café has been in business since 1987 – so why have I never heard of it? It’s probably because I don’t get up to Whistler very often, but that’s no excuse. Anyway, I received 2 completely unrelated…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: meat, prix fixe, restaurant review, Seafood, vancouver, Whistler | 1 Comment »
Last spring, while in Tokyo, I made an early-morning trip to the famous Tsukiji fish market. It was meant to be a pilgrimage of sorts but ended up being an unsettling experience. I’ve thought a lot over the last…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, July 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: environment, ethics, fish, Seafood | 11 Comments »
My friend Jamie Kelley has repeatedly said that he’d love to come over and make me his ultimate version of paella, a delicious rice dish originating from Spain. Served in a paellera (a round shallow pan made of polished…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, June 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, chorizo, Fisherman's Wharf, mussels, Oyama Sausage Company, paella, Pepitas, rice, Seafood, shrimp, spain, Spices, spicy, squid, Vegetables | 4 Comments »
One of my favourite things to do on the weekend is to drop into Tonina’s Italian Deli & Cafe in my old neighbourhood at 25th and Main Street. Depending on the time of day I might just be picking up supplies for…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 8th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: appetizer, deli, pizza, Risotto, Seafood, tapenade, Tonina's | 4 Comments »