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Ask anyone who knows me really well to list my quirks, and one thing you’re likely to hear is that the merest fragment of a notion can rattle around inside my skull for weeks and then seemingly out of nowhere, it can explode into full-fledged obsession.  When I read about Ishtar Market & Restaurant over a […]

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In a lot of ways, I’ve more or less given up on the local Chinese food scene.  I have a couple of favorites just like anyone, but to a large extent it’s all the same greasy, gristly, hole-in-the-wall fare.  Still, it’s interesting that I was impaired the first two times I went to Jade’s Chopstick.  […]

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*Edit* – Big Daddy’s is now located on Meridian Road in Kuna.If there’s one thing that’s painfully obvious throughout this blog, it’s that I’m obsessed with pork.  I just know that Lipitor is in my future.  I’m not a big fan of your basic porkchops, but bacon, paper thin shaved ham, sausage, carnitas tacos,  bacon,  Chinese barbecued […]

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When I found out that the Boise Romio’s was moving from their more plush digs to a smaller spot in a strip of businesses located in the Shopko plaza on Fairview and Milwaukee, I was honestly a little surprised.  I had only eaten there once, and it had been so long ago that I couldn’t even […]

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Casa Mexico is a chain of five restaurants scattered around the Treasure valley.  There are three in Boise, one in Eagle, and one in Middleton.  Despite how long as they’ve been around, I only recently tried them for the first time.  The title of “Best Mexican Restaurant in Boise” is divided amongst my acquaintences, with most choosing either Casa Mexico or Chapala.  […]

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This isn’t really a review because it’s not really about an eatery.  It’s more of a public service announcement.  I first became aware of the Boise Urban Market (née Boise Underground Market) some time ago, so long in fact that I don’t remember the specifics.  I’m pretty sure I learned about them through Facebook around the […]

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Breakfast food is pretty popular around our house.  In fact, one of the first things my girlfriend and I discovered we had in common was a love of breakfast food at pretty much any time of day.  I have my grandparents and all the late night truck stop runs they brought me along on to […]

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Thanks to Brian, it’s been confirmed that the Yen Ching Bakery (not the restaurant itself) will be ceasing operations in February, likely toward the end of the month.  That leaves at the very most four weeks (and most importantly only four Sundays, the day they make the fresh steamed buns) to enjoy their stuff.  Though […]

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I’ve talked before about how rarely I make it to downtown Boise for food, but I make it out to Nampa even less despite the fact that one of my favorite Treasure Valley Chinese restaurants and my all-time favorite taco truck are located there.  When I was just a wee lad though, we used to […]