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Yeah, I know.  It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.  Taco Bell is arguably the biggest force behind the rampant Americanization…hell, let’s just call it what it is…the dumbing down of Mexican food.  Now they, like Taco Time, have their version of street tacos, except they’re calling them “cantina tacos”.  Bull muffins.  If you wrap two […]

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Yesterday, this blog received it’s 1,000th view in under three weeks.  I’m still floored by that, but at the same time very pleased that people seem so interested in the local food scene.  Of course up to this point I’ve mostly written about street food and that, by necessity, is going to have to change.  […]

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(I doubt I could find many people who would say the smell of bread baking isn’t one of their favorite scents.  Well maybe I could, but I wouldn’t want to know those people.  There’s just something fundamentally alluring about that aroma, and at Great Harvest Bread Co., they bake about ten different kinds every day.  […]

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Delicious coconut almond mocha from The Human BeanAsiago bagel with light bacon scallion cream cheese from Blue Sky BagelsPesto turkey sandwich from Baguette DeliMounds (chocolate coconut) bubble tea from Yokozuna TeriyakiCoconut bubble tea from Yokozuna Teriyaki

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It took me a while to get around to trying Pizza Perfection after they opened up.  Let’s be honest, pizza is one of those foods that people are pretty passionate about, and like most people who take it seriously, I have my favorites.  Flying Pie, for example, is about as close to perfection as you […]

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Lili’s is another member of what I’ve dubbed the “mobile international food court” at the Northwest corner of Fairview and Maple Grove in Boise, along with Kickin Chickin and Giacinto’s Italian Gourmet.  Even though they’ve been they’re the longest, they were the ones I tried last.  Let’s face it, we’re not exactly having a taco […]

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In a run-down strip mall in Boise, at the corner of Orchard and Emerald, there are a few treasures for those who care to look.  Orient Market is one, the best Asian grocery in town, and they expanded several months ago to a larger space at the other end of the strip.  If you haven’t been […]

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Is there anything you love so much that, whenever you experience it, you can’t help but wonder why you don’t indulge your appreciation for it more often?  Baguette Deli is like that for me.  Every time I go there, I end up asking myself why I don’t go all the time.  The service is great, […]

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: in my short time as a foodie blogger/eatery reviewer, nothing I’ve written has caused a bigger stir than my review of Boise Fry Company.  To this day it’s the only write-up I’ve done that has led to me being contacted directly by the proprietor of the business […]