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Last week was filled with food experiences for me. Some good, some rather horrible. I will briefly describe two for you. Discovery A few weeks ago, food writer Alexandra Gill wrote in a Globe And Mail article that Divino…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, January 25th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: accident, Divino, East Van, South China Seas, Victoria Drive | 3 Comments »
The other day I was talking about regionalism in food and what determines what dishes get to represent a culture abroad. “Take Thai food,” I said, “Northern Thai cuisine is really quite different from…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: class, cooking, curry, Don Dickerson, duck, grilled beef salad, instruction, nam prik, Northern Thai, pork, relish, rice, South China Seas, thai, vancouver | No Comments »
Another of the outstanding dishes we were served at our Foodists launch at South China Seas. I’ve had tamales, but seldom have they been as fresh as these. Don and his wife Joyce prepared them in advance and then…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, mexican, South China Seas, tamales, tamales verdes de pollo, tomatillo | No Comments »
Sorry for the delay in posting this recipe, one of the delicious items Don and Joyce served at our Foodists launch event at South China Seas. Briouats are a Moroccan dish traditionally served at festive occasions. As with…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Briouat, chicken, Moroccan, pastry, preserved lemon, recipe, South China Seas | 1 Comment »
Something we’ve always wished we did more of was have actual Foodists events. Of course, we’re making that happen now, and what better way to get that ball rolling than to celebrate the recent launch of the…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, January 30th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Foodists, Launch event, South China Seas, specialty, vancouver | 4 Comments »
Tonight, many of us at Foodists.ca were proud to celebrate the official launch of this tasty foodblog. What better way than an intimate demonstration of how Don Dickson & Joyce Chang-Dickson create flavorful…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, January 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, dumplings, food store, Foodists, gyoza, mandarin, South China Seas, truffles | 4 Comments »
I may just be the luckiest foodie in Vancouver—er, East Vancouver anyway. For years I’ve been a fan of South China Seas Trading Company on Granville Island. It’s truly an awesome source for all things…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: east, food store, South China Seas, special, vancouver | No Comments »