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I’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

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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 […]

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Due 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 […]

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I’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 […]

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There’s not much to say about the Boise Urban Market that I haven’t already said, so let’s just talk about the food I dug this time, yeah?Momos from Momo DumplingsMomos were the first thing I had at this month’s Boise Urban Market, and it was also the first time I’d ever had them at all.  According […]

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Just wanted to get a little deeper into a few of the more interesting things I’ve eaten lately, and the Food Truck Rally is a good place to start…Pied du Cochon “Hot Dog” from B29 StreateryThe Pied du Cochon “Hot Dog” from the lunatics at B29 Streatery is definitely the craziest thing I’ve eaten recently.  According […]

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Maybe it’s my contrarian nature, but I have a habit of not reviewing places if the Boise Weekly or the Idaho Statesman have done so recently.  This sometimes holds true even if it’s a place I desperately want to check out.  It’s even worse if the place has gotten national exposure.  I enjoy seeking out […]