You may have noticed that I don’t make it downtown much. It’s not that I don’t want to (though there are things about it that annoy the hell out of me), but I just rarely have cause to be there. I don’t work there, I don’t live there, and there generally isn’t much going on […]
They grow up so fast…
onBelieve it or not (and trust me, I’m having a hard time believing it at the moment), I’ve been doing this food blogging thing for just four months shy of four years. Of all the people I’ve met while eating my way across the Valley and beyond, both good and bad, a handful have ended […]
And the gold medal for drunk food goes to…
onI’m just one man. One man with limited time and financial means. I would love to visit more places than I do, but even in a mid-sized metropolitan area like Boise, there are a lot of eateries to choose from. I will sometimes catch some static about which places I choose to visit and when, […]
Better late than never, right?
onOccasionally I’ll go to a very new restaurant and have a frustrating experience, but see enough promise in them to realize maybe I should give them another chance down the road. That instinct has rarely let me down, but in this case pretty much everything I’ve heard and read has led me to believe that […]
The Saladman cometh…and cometh back…and back again…and again…
onIf you’ve spent any time at the Western Idaho Fair or other local festivals, then the name “Saladman” probably rings a bell. Chris was a longtime vendor at those sorts of events, turning out wraps, sandwiches, fried things, and of course, salads. Some of the more in-the-know people might recall that when he wasn’t at […]
Cacicia’s II: Home Is Where the Hearth Is
onI don’t know if there’s anything I can tell you about Cacicia’s at this point that I didn’t cover in my first review (which you can read here). Since that review, they’ve tried the brick and mortar thing once and found out pretty quickly that the location wasn’t a good fit. Their second stab at […]
The Chains That Bind (or, How Many People Can I Piss Off This Time?)
onStory time, kiddies! Once upon a time, there were two natural foods stores in Texas. The couple who ran one of them actually lived at the store for a while after being evicted for storing foodstuffs in their apartment. Rather than compete with each other for business, they decided to join forces and create a […]
Putting their money where my mouth is part 2: Marie Callender’s calls my bluff
onA couple of weeks ago I did a write-up on Del Taco, but let’s not go too far into that. As a matter of fact, let’s not go into it at all. Ever again. The point is, they sent me a gift card so I could try a new menu item, I obliged them, and […]
One fry to rule them all…
onJust to show you how much I suck at this sometimes, I’m going to share a little story. A while back, a reader by the name of Cameron dropped me a line to say that there were fries I needed to try in Boise. The exact words used were “They are absolutely the best method […]
Good Taste / Bad Taste 