Once again, here are the rules: I will only be reviewing pork burritos because, well, it’s me. Also, it saves me from having to take places like Taco Time and Taco Bell into consideration. I will not be purchasing any premium add-ons; if it isn’t available as a standard choice, I ain’t getting it. I’ll […]
Shanaz Home Kitchen Cuisine and Catering, a mouthful in more ways than one…
onRecently an Island-influenced Southern-style comfort food restaurant opened in a strip mall on Meridian Road. If you think that’s an odd combination, what would you say if I told you they share kitchen space with a conveyor belt sushi joint? If you’re intrigued, the little place with the big name is Shanaz Home Kitchen Cuisine […]
I keep my promises. Usually. Sooner or later.
onUpdate – Oleg and Lana have packed up and moved a little closer to the heart of Eagle. Their new place is called Restaurant Rendevous and more details can be found here.Bear with me here, I’m so used to cramming my thoughts into 400-500 words now that it feels strange to do my usual rambling. […]
Yes, I suck. Now in other news…
onI’ll just be honest here. I know I’ve been doing a lousy job of updating this site for a while now. In the last couple of months I’ve gotten sick, moved, gotten sick again (but with something else), dealt with the holidays, and been running around town doing my pieces for BoiseWeekly.com (by the by, here are […]
Another Boise Weekly piece (and my first attempt at using the Android app)
onMy latest chef profile is up at the Boise Weekly website. This one is about Lorena Jimenez from Lorena’s Mexican Grill, whom I believe I may have mentioned once or twice. Anyway, check it out here: In the Kitchen With Lorena Jimenez
Back on BoiseWeekly.com…
onI’ve got another article up over at the Boise Weekly website. It’s meant to be the first in a series about chefs and restauranteurs, which is an entirely different type of writing for me. Please take a look and fee free to share your thoughts: In The Kitchen with Phu Tran of RiceWorks
Giant Pork Burrito Chain Challenge: Cafe Rio
onOnce again, here are the rules: I will only be reviewing pork burritos because, well, it’s me. Also, it saves me from having to take places like Taco Time and Taco Bell into consideration. I will not be purchasing any premium add-ons; if it isn’t available as a standard choice, I ain’t getting it. I’ll […]
BUM Holiday Market
onDue to my commitments to the local food scene, my readers, and my love of homemade Asian eats, I dragged my decimated carcass out of the bed I’d been convalescing in for several days in order to attend the Holiday edition of the Boise Urban Market on Sunday. Here’s what I loved this time out…Cranberry […]
Joe’s Crab Shack
onI’m on a LOT of restaurant contact lists. Barely a day goes by where I don’t receive an e-mail, text message, Facebook message, flyer or postcard inviting me to try something new or offering a discount if I’ll deign to eat at a particular establishment. A while back, a coupon for Joe’s Crab Shack crossed my […]
