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I honestly cannot think of a single adult I know who hasn’t visited one of the two Treasure Valley Ram locations.  Personally, I’ve never been to the one in Boise, but I have made it to the Meridian branch at Pine and Eagle Roads on several occasions.  In fact, it’s where I met the woman […]

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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I’ve recently moved.  And as I’m sure most people with kids in tow do, one of the first things I did was check into the available pizza options in the area.  There is, of course, a Domino’s nearby, but as I said we’re talking about pizza here.  […]

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In my Spring Fling entry, I said that I would do a follow-up post when I finally got around to cooking the frozen lumpia from JJ’s, but before I get into that I need to quickly address something else.  In that same entry, I mentioned that my roommate started off her evening by chowing down […]

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From the day I drove by the building being erected in the constantly evolving area just South of the Eagle and Franklin Roads intersection with the sign saying “Ling and Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill / Rice To Meet You”, I was intrigued.No, it wasn’t the punny tag line that got to me, it was […]

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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 […]