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.
Wow, did Anthony just say that in front of 200 marketing professionals? Yup, seems so. This is how the BCAMA wine & cheese event began recently—an evening promising lessons about how great wine makes farming sexy;…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: anthony nicalo, BCAMA, canada, cheese, event, farmstead, marketing, vancouver, Wine | 2 Comments »
So far, it’s taboo in Vancouver. But, you can do it in Seattle, Portland, and New York. And even in Victoria, Burnaby and New Westminster. Get your minds out of the gutter. I’m talking about raising chickens…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, March 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chicken, farmers, vancouver | 3 Comments »
I can tell you with certainty that one dinner at the Alibi Room in 1998 turned me into a Foodist. What’s your story?
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Monday, March 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alibi room, Karen Hamilton, Nostalgia, Railtown, Tiny Bites, vancouver | 5 Comments »
On March 12, 2009, more than 200 participating restaurants will donate 25% of that day’s food profits to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life, two Vancouver agencies that support people living with HIV/AIDS.…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: 2009, charity, event, Friends for Life, Loving Spoonful, vancouver | 1 Comment »
People often ask me about my favourite restaurants in Vancouver, and I always feel like maybe I shouldn’t share too much or word will get out and overrun my secret spots—although I did publicly declare a few faves…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Cambodian, chinatown, Phnom Penh, restaurant, review, vancouver, Vietnamese | 9 Comments »
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 »
My wife had fish ‘n chips last week. She told me we would. Three days later I got an inexplicable craving for them. Took me a moment to realize why. Then we had to have some. This was a Friday night after a long…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: eastside, fish 'n chips, vancouver | 20 Comments »
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 »
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 »
It’s that time of the year again when the city’s restaurants open their doors for the annual Dine-Out Vancouver. This year’s event runs from Jan 14 to Februrary 1, and it show cases the city’s…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2009, events, vancouver | 10 Comments »
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 »
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 »
I didn’t think much of organic food when I first heard about it, thinking it was just for treehuggers or my sandal-lovin pals in Saanich. I was mistaken. It’s what REAL food should taste like but doesn’t…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: bread, Breakfast, brunch, fresh, Kitsilano, local, lunch, organic, pies, review, Salad, sausage, seasonal, vancouver | 1 Comment »