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There are moments when you get slapped out of apathy and assumption-making that resonate a while. Meeting Elena was one such moment. In a few spoken words she shattered our first impression of her as merely the Korean…
Posted by: Elena Yugai on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Categories: Meditations | Tags: spirits, vodka | 2 Comments »
When I asked Foodist followers on Twitter how they liked their caesars, the answers ranged from “extra olives” to “extra black” but the overwhelming response was “spiceaaaaaaayyyy”. It…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bourbon, caesar, celery, clamato, cocktail, spicy, vodka | 2 Comments »
Today, I’m feeling very official. It’s officially my first post as a Foodist contributor, it’s officially summer, and I’ve officially declared the Moscow Mule my new drink of choice! While it’s flavors…
Posted by: Katie D'Amato on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cocktail, Ginger Beer, recipe, Seattle, vodka | 11 Comments »
As the entire city of Vancouver was donning Canucks jerseys and settling in to watch game four of the NHL finals the other night, I was headed to 100 Nights at the Opus Hotel in Yaletown to meet with and enjoy a cocktail…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: aging, barrel, cocktails, Dimi Lezinska, Grey Goose, oak, vodka | No Comments »
The Cocktail Kitchen series at the Refinery has wrapped up after 7 months (7 months, 720 unique guests, 90 unique cocktails and 30 bartenders!) of competing. The last four weeks had the finalists – David Baines…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: cocktails, competition, Mixology, refinery, Russian, vodka | 1 Comment »
Chocolate is one of the few foods we as humans will plan an entire festival around. It knows no boundaries. Despite its tiny geographical crop footprint, the cocao bean has penetrated every culture with its uniquely…
Posted by: Miles Harrison on Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BC Chefs, Callebaut, chocolate, Chocolate Arts, festival, Greg Hook, Roadhouse, Rubens, tea, Thierry, vodka, West Coast Chocolate Festival | No Comments »
When it’s this hot out, one of my favorite patio drinks is limoncello with vodka, crushed ice, fresh mint and soda. It’s so refreshing and delicious and goes down just a little too easily. I was thinking about…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alchohol, lemon, recipe, sugar, sweet, vodka | 5 Comments »
Every now and again at IBC we award The Great Boo Award to our favourite drink. It is in honour of Mark’s Great Uncle Boo, who was a narcoleptic. He slept long and late, sometimes for days so when he finally woke…
Posted by: Paul Wallace on Friday, February 24th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alcohol, award, drink, tradition, vodka | No Comments »