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Yokozuna is the highest rank in professional Japanese sumo wrestling.  Did you know that?  I sure as hell didn’t.  To me, Yokozuna is first and foremost the Polynesian WWF wrestler from back in the 90’s.  But increasingly when I hear the term, my mind turns to one of my favorite beverages, bubble tea, and the […]

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Southern Tsunami dragon roll from Fred MeyerHad to run an errand at lunch time today, which left no time for a separate lunch stop.  Luckily, Fred Meyer has some fairly decent sushi available.  Granted, it’s kind of a fast food (or in this case grocery store deli) version, but tasty nonetheless and better than the […]

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This is a long one, kids.  I hope you’ve set aside some time…If I remember the promotional info correctly, this is the 18th year for the Boise Soul Food Extravaganza, said to be the biggest in the Northwest and the second oldest of its kind in in the country.  All I knew is that if […]

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I’ve mentioned it once or twice over the past few weeks, but a Vietnamese eatery called Pho Tam has recently taken over the spot vacated by Chef Express just south of Golden Star on Orchard in Boise.  I have almost no experience with Vietnamese food other than the sandwiches and spring rolls at Baguette Deli (previous […]

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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 […]