Industrial Brand Cafe?
We love coffee in the studio—it’s a part of our foodie culture at Industrial Brand. In fact, we’re hard at work designing a new brand identity, collateral and packaging for a local gourmet coffee...
View ArticleFoodists.ca Launches
Those of you who know a thing or two about us know that we’re very much into our food. You might have perused this blog and noticed a distinct absence of food-related posts. The reason is that some...
View ArticleFoodists videos: don’t watch while hungry
Many of our friends and clients know that we’re food fanatics and make no apologies for it. We’re so nuts for culinary adventures that we launched a website called Foodists where a collective of...
View ArticleI’d Eat Tony’s Nasty Bits
You know how much I love good food. I also love a good read. Nobody combines both like Anthony Bourdain. The infamous chef, author and television host – and personal hero of mine – has once again...
View ArticleAmazing Japanese hot dog stand on Burrard street
Amazing Japanese hot dog stand on Burrard street Originally uploaded by Mark Busse. A wonderful day of shopping at the farmers’ market, picnic under a shady tree at Trout Lake followed later by an...
View ArticleA Blast (and recipe) From The Past
Here’s a blast from the past. A few years ago we retired our old website, but it’s still there, hiding on our server. Today I was poking around it just for sh!ts and giggles and re-discovered a recipe...
View ArticleHapa Izakaya
These days when new friends ofr visitors come to town and I want to show Vancouver off, I take them to Hapa Izakaya. Owned and operated by Justin Ault, it is a traditional izakaya, a sort of...
View ArticleKintaro Ramen
If you’ve ever seen the Japanese film Tampopo, you no doubt recall the scene where the elder character teaches his sidekick the fine art of truly appreciating and devouring a good bowl of ramen....
View ArticleYes Chef Hawksworth! Right Away Chef!
How often does a civilian get an invitation to work directly under the wing of the top chef in Vancouver for a day? Not often. West Restaurant’s Executive Chef, David Hawksworth, graciously allowed me...
View ArticleHitting The Pickle
As we had our staff Big Mac eating battle today (Paul Wallace won easily) it reminded me of how great it is when you first bite into the lovely bit of sour pickle in your burger. This moment of...
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