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I’ve been wanting to write up Yard House since I fell (mostly) in love with the place during their preview event back in October.  As always though, I bit off more than I could chew by wanting to do a nice, comprehensive review.  There are just too many menu items that I want to try, and […]

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Believe it or not (and trust me, I’m having a hard time believing it at the moment), I’ve been doing this food blogging thing for just four months shy of four years.  Of all the people I’ve met while eating my way across the Valley and beyond, both good and bad, a handful have ended […]

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Occasionally I’ll go to a very new restaurant and have a frustrating experience, but see enough promise in them to realize maybe I should give them another chance down the road.  That instinct has rarely let me down, but in this case pretty much everything I’ve heard and read has led me to believe that […]

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I don’t know if there’s anything I can tell you about Cacicia’s at this point that I didn’t cover in my first review (which you can read here).  Since that review, they’ve tried the brick and mortar thing once and found out pretty quickly that the location wasn’t a good fit.  Their second stab at […]

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Seafood in the Treasure Valley is kind of hit and miss, which results in a lot of imported, previously frozen fish on local menus.  Now I love fish and chips and sushi as much as the next guy, but I love a good piece of simply prepared fish just as much.  So, when I heard […]

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If you were to ask me why I’ve never written about Sakana before, I would have to say that’s a good question.  And I wish I had an answer.  I’ve been eating there longer than I’ve been doing this website.  I think sometimes it’s more difficult with a place you’ve been to many times, because […]

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Occasionally this little hobby of mine presents me with interesting opportunities to try new places a little early, usually as a member of the media.  I always chuckle a little at being referred to as a member of the media, but I guess it makes sense.  Sort of.  Anyway, most of these events seem to […]

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In many parts of the world, it’s not uncommon for an eatery to specialize in one or two dishes, making them over and over again every day until they achieve a level of perfection that’s hard to imagine in a country that demands numerous and varied options everywhere they go (if you don’t believe me, […]