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Occasionally this little hobby of mine presents me with interesting opportunities to try new places a little early, usually as a member of the media.  I always chuckle a little at being referred to as a member of the media, but I guess it makes sense.  Sort of.  Anyway, most of these events seem to […]

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A few weeks back, I had occasion to venture to Twin Falls.  I was excited at the prospect, since there are a few eateries there that I’ve been wanting to write up.  Unfortunately, most of them decided to close down for the Labor Day weekend.  And that’s how I found myself driving back to Boise […]

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I receive a fair amount of (mostly) good-natured teasing regarding how much I focus on burgers and food trucks here.  So, for all of those people, here’s a review about a burger truck!Burgerlicious has been around for about a year now, and even though I’m just now writing them up, I tried them pretty much […]

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I’ve long had a soft spot for food trucks.  Hell, my first post on this blog three years ago was about a  food truck.  Since then trucks have come and gone, standards have risen, and diversity is the name of the game now.  Cacicia’s Old World Sicilian Foods isn’t the first Italian food truck we’ve […]

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I am an Idaho native.  Born and raised.  I’ve been able to do some limited traveling, but I’ve only really lived one other place.  In my early 20’s, I lived in Buffalo for about two years.  Even after that, I never did understand the Buffalo wing craze (and I still don’t), but there were a […]

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On more than one occasion, I’ve been accused of being too harsh toward a restaurant that had just opened.  I won’t bother to mention any names, but the fact is that you can still usually tell if there’s something worthwhile about a place even if they’re having a bad night.  Such is the case with […]

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In many parts of the world, it’s not uncommon for an eatery to specialize in one or two dishes, making them over and over again every day until they achieve a level of perfection that’s hard to imagine in a country that demands numerous and varied options everywhere they go (if you don’t believe me, […]

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Our last day in Seattle was Groundhog Day.  The movie, I mean.  Once again, I was the first out of bed.  Once again, everyone else was stirring by the time I emerged from the bathroom.  And once again, they wanted me to go across the street to Starbucks for a carbon copy of their orders from […]