Letting the food speak for itself. Mostly.

on April 19, 2014April 30, 2017

I’ve talked extensively about how badly I suck at this blog thing. You might not agree, or may even never have noticed. I do think I do a good job of faking it after all, and every time I say that I suck I invariably get at least one IM, e-mail or Facebook comment assuring […]

Another Boise Weekly piece (and my first attempt at using the Android app)

on December 16, 2011April 30, 2017

My latest chef profile is up at the Boise Weekly website. This one is about Lorena Jimenez from Lorena’s Mexican Grill, whom I believe I may have mentioned once or twice. Anyway, check it out here: In the Kitchen With Lorena Jimenez

One of the reasons I do this (a return to Lorena’s)

on September 24, 2010April 30, 2017

So…the other day at lunch time, something strange happened. I was hungry, but having absolutely no cravings for anything specific. I asked my sister for a suggestion, and her response was that since I’m always saying I don’t go to Lorena’s enough and I actually had cash on me, the answer should be obvious. A […]

Lorena’s Mexican Grill

on July 23, 2010April 30, 2017

It’s unfortunate but true that I spent a large portion of my life thinking that I hated Mexican food. Like a lot of children, my experience was based on the offerings of places like Taco Bell, Taco Time, Taco John’s…you get the idea. I did (and still do) dig the crispy burritos at Taco Time, […]