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Way back in July of 2010, less than a month after I started this blog, I did a review of Boise Fry Company.  I was still pretty new to this whole thing, it was only my seventh post, and I had no way of knowing how controversial and educational it would be.  It was a […]

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Recently, I was contacted with the offer of a couple of free pizzas to come and check out Blaze Pizza, one of the newer fast casual dining options at The Village at Meridian.  Now I love the Village, and I love pizza, so this was a no-brainer.  Little did I know that I would be […]

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I’ve mentioned a few times lately that I’ve been getting a lot of contacts from PR firms.  Most of the requests come from people who have obviously never given my blog even a basic perusal, but occasionally an interesting offer will come through.  Recently I was contacted by someone letting me know that Epicurean has recently […]

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The Village at Meridian just keeps growing.  I was recently invited to a pre-opening event for Café Zupas, the newest eatery to take up residence.  It’s primarily a sandwich place, so initially it seemed a strange choice to stick it right next door to Which Wich, another sandwich chain that’s been part of the Village for […]

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Okay, I know this isn’t the kind of post most of you were expecting, but bear with me.  The good people at Franz Bakery are doing their annual Spirit of Giving campaign, and asked me to help spread the word.  Go to http://franzbakery.com/holiday-giving/ and nominate someone who could use a little help holiday season.  40 nominees […]