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Another night of successful eating at this month’s Boise Urban Market.  Unfortunately, not quite as successful on the picture-taking side of things…I don’t really feel like explaining how the BUM works again, after having just gone through it in my February write-up, but I’ll give you the short version here just in case you’re too […]

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A while back, I invited the people who follow my Facebook page to recommend any great places I may be missing.  The lone response came from a woman named Jennifer, who shared her enthusiasm about a relatively new deli and sandwich shop called Uncle Giuseppe’s Italian & American Eatery.  I was very happy to have someone […]

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For what it’s worth, here’s what I think I know about the story of the fried onion burger:  It was originally created at a diner during a time of economic hardship when meat was pricey and onions weren’t.  So, a thin burger patty was covered in a large amount of shaved onions which were smashed down into […]

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I’m not in the habit of writing a second blog entry about places.  At least so far.  Even though I will revisit places that I love, albeit far less often than I would like, I would rather focus on ground I haven’t already covered.  There have been a few exceptions, like Boise Fry Company and […]

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Saturday morning, and way too early for someone who’s slept as little as I have during the past week to be up and moving around.  I hopped in the car and headed down State Street, passing WinCo and Wal-Mart because there’s no way I was going to be cooking anything this morning.  I kept going, […]

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In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m not much of an Olive Garden fan.  In fact, with the exception of their fettuccine alfredo, I can’t think of a single entrée I’ve ever truly enjoyed from any of their locations that I’ve visited.  It should be said here that I don’t like fettuccine alfredo, so if there’s […]

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EDIT: A follower of my Facebook page left a comment saying that the food and service are horrible at ‘Ohana.  It turns out that the restaurant changed hands yet again in early May, and I’ve not been there since the new owners took control so I can’t speak for the quality of the food or […]

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Warning:  This is NOT a review…not exactly, anyway.  It’s more of a philosophical diatribe.  Proceed at your own risk.I sit in a comfortable booth, in a nondescript Chinese restaurant.  I’m digging through a pile of sticky rice to find the pieces of mushroom, which I set off to the side before chopsticking the rice, chunks […]