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I’ve been pimping New York Richie’s pretty hard lately, and there’s a reason for it.  I love the place, or at least I loved their La Grande location.  You see, almost five years ago at the ripe old age of 30 (oh, it was all in front of me then!) I had a kind of […]

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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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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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Like a lot of Americans, I could stand to lose a little weight.  At least part of this probably has to do with the fact that I consider food to be very sensual, whether I’m cooking it, eating it, or even just watching it prepared on Top Chef (how awesome was last night’s Restaurant Wars?!).  I’m […]

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Okay, this isn’t going to be a very typical review, but since I’ve been advised to write about it I guess I’ll do so.  It wasn’t intended to be a write-up though, so please forgive the lack of pictures.So Jimmy John’s is a pretty big chain, and when they first popped up in Meridian I heard conflicting reports […]

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As I mentioned in my review of Great Harvest in Boise, they’ve changed their approach to sandwiches over the years.  In that regard, the Meridian location is a trip back in time.  If you prefer the sandwiches the way they used to make them, using the big round loaves of bread, or if you never […]

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What you see above is the Monte Cristo sandwich from The Cheesecake Factory’s Sunday brunch menu.  I know it’s something of a culinary staple, but I’d never had one before.  This particular version consists of scrambled egg, grilled ham, bacon and melted Swiss cheese.  Rather than dipping the entire sandwich, French toast is used as […]

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It may be a cliché, but there are some things a man just has to do alone.  For me, one of those things is eating at Campos.Let me explain.  I LOVE Orchard Road in Boise.  Ethnic eateries and markets of all kinds have sprung up along that street, and it seems there is never a shortage […]

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Anyone who’s lived in the Boise area for any length of time likely knows Pojo’s.  For the longest time, they were THE video arcade in town, for a while even expanding to a second location in Nampa’s Karcher Mall.  And like most large arcades, they had a café/snack counter where you could buy gummy pizza, […]