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Posted by Roland AtRolandTanglao.com Tanglao on 5/10/08; 8:41:29 PM From the Features dept. Fallen in love with "micro-blogging" 140 character or less updates for VanEats and my personal stuff. I've added them to the right sidebar. You can also: surf to http://twitter.com/vaneats subscribe to: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/14463833.rss Link: # | Discuss | |

The Great Food Challenge

Posted by Barb Wong on 1/16/08; 2:38:37 PM From the Features dept. I love a good food challenge. Not that food should be challenging. I just like to push myself a bit, think out of the box and try out new ingredients, cooking methods and flavours. We have been thrown the ultimate challenge. The Kid has undergone some preliminary allergy testing and we have to put him on a 2 week food elimination trial: -no shellfish -no wheat -no rice -no eggs No shellfish, no problem. We're not huge shellfish eaters. No wheat. OK... No eggs. Fine. No rice. What?! He's Asian! What's he going to eat?! Actually, after some initial research, there are plenty of grains he can eat. Luckily we have a varied diet and the Kid is receptive to trying new things. It's all a matter of being creative and open to experiment. Hopefully the Kid won't be bored and won't feel deprived. I'm sure we'll have some interesting items to post as we undertake this challenge. Link: # | Discuss | |

Tableland - a film about Sustainable Food

Posted by Roland AtRolandTanglao.com Tanglao on 12/3/07; 1:37:53 AM From the Features dept. Michael Ableman, Michael Stadtlaender, Heidi Noble, Brent Petkau aka The Oysterman, Sinclair Philip: These are just a few of the people and personalities across North America who are building sustainable food systems and sustainable food is what Tableland (a film by Craig Noble featuring these people) is all about. I was lucky enough to see the screening on Sunday at The Ridge and was able to record the dialogue and Q&A with Chef Jeff Van Geest (9:16 5MB MP3 file for your iPod or MP3 player) of Aurora Bistro (one of the first restaurants in Vancouver that uses primarily sustainable food) and with Craig Noble (20:39 11MB MP3 file). The film is a gentle, convincing case for sustainable food and leaves you hungry and wanting more. Hungry for more sustainable food, more food with great taste and more knowledge about how we can all move to this in the future because of course a move to a world where everyone eats sustainably will take many years just as it has taken decades to invent and globalize industrial food production. Highly recommended! A perfect Christmas gift for everyone interested in food. The DVDs will be on sale for $20 at Edible BC at Granville Island and other locations. Link: # | Discuss | |

Progressive Dinner November 2007

Posted by Barb Wong on 11/3/07; 9:39:24 PM From the Features dept. Roland and I live in a townhouse community with some great food lovers. A few years ago we started having progressive dinners. Tonight's theme was small plates. Heather and Andrew's (Spanish tapas): -sauteed prawns and scallops with roasted pumpkin puree and spicy sauce -Spanish beet salad -olive bread with balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dipping Barb and Roland's (local, seasonal): -roasted kabocha and pear soup with homemade cracker sticks -a "deconstructed" streudel filled with wild mushroom and duck confit ragout accompanied with salad of pea shoots and celeriac in truffle honey vinaigrette -homemade focaccia Sharon and Alex's (desserts galore): -tiramisu -gingerbread biscotti -brie with pistachio honey drizzle Of course our meal was accompanied by lots of great wine, sherry and dessert wine. Link: # | Discuss | |

Martine Paulin on Lili's on the Greens, Catering, Next Steps VIDEO

Posted by Roland AtRolandTanglao.com Tanglao on 9/13/07; 12:22:05 AM From the Features dept. Martine talks about upcoming events at Lili's on the Greens restaurant on Galiano Island, Catering and her Next Steps   She also mentions: Last Jazz Night with four course meal this weekend Pam Frier reading from Laughing with My Mouth Full                                                                                     Click To Play                                                             Link: # | Discuss | |