who we are…
Ideas have no value unless they are shared – they are not meant to be hoarded, and distributed only for the benefit of the individual.
Foodosophy follows the same basic principles – our knowledge is freely shared and distributed. As Foodosophers, our responsibility is to spread our experiences and ideas to as many interested people as possible.
Who are we? Just a collection of people who love food. We hope you enjoy our experiences as much as we do.
Foodosopher
Foodosopher has a passion for food and travel. Willing to try anything once (or any number of times really), he travels the world searching out new food experiences. At home, he has eschewed overly fussy, fine dining for good, simple, solid food, with clear flavours and a well-communicated purpose.
Shokutsu
Shokutsu enjoys feeding his appetite for well-prepared cuisine in his daily life as well as during his frequent globetrotting adventures as he explores foreign cultures and cuisine. Armed with his digital sidearm, he enjoys capturing his discoveries through visual images and actively seeks out public forums in which they can be shared.
Almattone
Almattone enjoys food from all corners of the world, preferably while visiting said corner but also at outposts near home. Great food comes in all shapes and sizes – not to mention prices and levels of intestinal risk.
Prefectionist
Prefectionist is all about good food, good wine, and good company. As a recent transplant to the west coast, he is eager to explore the smells, tastes, and adventures that the region has to offer. He hopes to provide fresh insight into the local food and restaurant scene, as the newest member of the Foodosophy Team.
GastronomyDomine
GastronomyDomine has an insatiable curiosity to explore all forms of ethnic foods in his home city of Vancouver, BC. He loves to scour the city for those small, often family-run ethnic restaurants that serve honest food cooked without pretension and fuss.
Interloper
Interloper mainly discovered a passion for food through the culinary interests and aspirations of his wife, and a Sommelier friend from the UK who strikes a perfect balance between passion for the industry and cutting through the pretense which surrounds it with a sense of humour as only he can. If his liver could talk, Interloper’s would tell tales of dealing with the various and sundry styles of beer from around the world which have been imbibed over the years. His tastes in food are all over the map, which fits well with the cultural diversity of his home city, Toronto.
O-toro
O-toro is on a lifelong search for his perfect meal. This quest has led to some exotic, many questionable, and back to basics meals. He hopes to share some experiences with this team of fellow foodies. Happiest when eating – he will try to put down his fork long enough to share his thoughts.

July 4, 2008 at 12:48 am |
Hi Shokutsu,
Thanks for the comment on my site. Your site is great too, awesome photos, keep up the good work.
regards,
Geoff
http://www.dineouthere.com
July 24, 2008 at 11:55 am |
Thank you Geoff – your site and superb images are a great guide for shooting in similar conditions out and about Vancouver. Perhaps we’ll spot each other someplace leaning over our plates with our cameras.
Shokutsu
September 25, 2008 at 5:26 pm |
Hi Shokutsu, thanks for your comments on the rojak. I’m glad I followed your link back to this site – your posts are superb with great content, well-written prose and fantastic photos. After putting a few articles together for my blog, I can really appreciate the kind of effort it takes. Thanks so much for sharing – if you don’t mind, I’m going to put a link to your site from mine.
ET
September 25, 2008 at 5:51 pm |
We appreciate your feedback ET, always welcome from a fellow blogger who knows the time and effort it involves to do this on a regular basis. Our goal is to share what we know and experience, and hopefully learn from others along the way as well. Thank you for adding us to your site’s blogroll, we appreciate any more viewers who may find us an interesting read, and hope to maintain the standards we have set for ourselves. Look forward to more of your Vancouver-based posts as well, as I am sure there are many places you know of that we have never heard of and will need to check out!
October 12, 2008 at 1:40 am |
as a marketing student, i love your term “foodosopher” because it really captures the essence and purpose of your site! – writing as a photographer and capturing great photos of food!
October 26, 2008 at 5:24 pm |
[...] when Foodosopher of Eat.Sleep..Dream…Food wrote about biltong, I was on the verge of drooling and want to [...]
November 2, 2008 at 3:06 pm |
I love your blog. Really love it. A big inspiration for me. Very well done guys. I just have one question, where do each of you call home? Calgary, Vancouver, and….
Keep up the great work!!!!!
November 3, 2008 at 2:41 am |
Hi Matt,
Thanks for your kind words. In terms of where we call home, Shokutsu stores his stuff in Vancouver, but travels extensively. I don’t really have a home. I have places i work, Calgary being one of them. If i had to pick a place, I’d say Edmonton is home. Almattone is similar to Shokutsu – he stores his stuff in No Cal, but travels extensively.
Hope that answers your question!
November 7, 2008 at 12:27 am |
Vanessa.
Somehow, i totally missed your comment! I blame it on Shokutsu – i was out of town at the time
Anyway, love your site. Great sense of style. Thanks for compliments on the photographs – though you can be honest – Shokutsu’s photos are much better than mine. No need to lump them all into one category!
November 20, 2008 at 5:22 am |
As a Calgarian and fellow food lover, this site is brilliant!! Loving it from the photographs to the pen names and everything in between.
Will definitely be back for more foodosophy =D
S&S
November 20, 2008 at 10:19 am |
Hi S&S,
Welcome! We definitely appreciate your feedback (how could you not appreciate positive feedback!?
). Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Calgary food scene. I think we’re a bit outnumbered by all the Vancouver-ites, but i know we can compete!
March 28, 2009 at 8:36 am |
I love your site. Keep it up !
May 11, 2009 at 11:47 am |
Hi Guys,
Are any of you in Vancouver? We are having an open house and I’d like to send an invitation to you. Email me if you’re interested!
July 22, 2009 at 4:38 pm |
Hello,
I noticed on your comment on Urbanspoon that your experience at our gallery brunch with French Toast was not the best.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/452360/restaurant/Fairview/Brunch-a-la-Galerie-Autumn-Brook-Gallery-Vancouver.
It could be that we were in transition for our brioche supplier and that we had a lack of the fruit we might typically have on our FT at the time you came, and yes, the presentation on our FT is something that perhaps needs some more thought. We do usually get a favourable response to our FT as well as our Benny and Croissant sandwich plates.
In case you might be interested, we would be more then happy to provide a complimentary plate for a tasting next time your looking for a brunch in the Granville Island or Kits area.
Yours Sincerely,
Rob
July 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm |
Rob,
Appreciate you leaving your response to our brief comment on the US site. Though not a full fledged commentary on our blog, I did try to convey my experience with the french toast and still stand by my review, but can appreciate your thoughts on why my disappointment might have transpired and so thank you for taking the time in leaving us this note.
As favorable as your offer sounds, we at foodosophy continue to uphold our belief that our commentary on places where we eat and drink, must continue to be done anonymously to best keep things neutral and unbiased as much as possible. We hope you can understand our stance on this matter and wish you well in your business and endeavors, and perhaps we will make a return visit in the near future (of course, anonymously).
July 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm |
Thanks for the note.
October 10, 2009 at 9:18 pm |
Victoria just saw your Blog title for the first time.
She told me to tell you, if you really want to dream about food too, open a restaurant and all that comes with being the owner of one will make you dream for sure…or have nightmares
October 25, 2009 at 2:17 am |
Nightmares for sure
I think i’ll pass on that dream – i carried that one for many years. I think i know better now.
How goes the pizza oven search?