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My computer is doing some decidedly annoying stuff, so while I do have several write-ups to finish and post, I don’t have access to all of the tools I need (the pictures, namely).  I’ll be attempting a fix by the end of the week, so keep your fingers crossed.  I certainly will.  In the meantime, […]

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Okie dokie kids, I’m going to do one more quick write-up before taking off to spend the weekend in Portland.  I haven’t hopped on the smart phone bandwagon yet so I’m going to be largely incommunicado, except perhaps for random, stream of consciousness text posts to my Facebook page.  Before I go foraging for exotic foodstuffs […]

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There are two great culinary battlefields where New York and Chicago have been duking it out for decades, with still no end in sight:  who makes the best pizza, and who makes the best hot dogs.  In the spirit of full disclosure, let me just say that I’m firmly on the NY side of the […]

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I have mentioned in previous entries that the torta is my favorite Mexican food item.  I’ve said that the best tortas I know of come from a taco truck in Nampa.  However, those of you who have read my Wheelers review may remember that I have also said I almost never make it out to Nampa […]

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This may be one of my most comprehensive review to date.  The two adults in this household have become very fond of Zen Bento lately.  Over the course of six days we visited them three times, and I’ve had the opportunity to try five different items.  No hilarious anecdotes or anything to relate though, so this should […]

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If there’s one thing that I know about food, it’s that pretty much everybody loves Italian.  Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that everyone loves food with Italian roots.  Even the pickiest of kids I’ve known still adore pizza and spaghetti, but those dishes have come a long way from where they started, and […]

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I’ve been pimping New York Richie’s pretty hard lately, and there’s a reason for it.  I love the place, or at least I loved their La Grande location.  You see, almost five years ago at the ripe old age of 30 (oh, it was all in front of me then!) I had a kind of […]