I suspect that more pin stripes and jewels drift through Chandlers Steakhouse on an average evening than any other restaurant in the Valley. Beyond the bar’s backlit glassware, the bird-of-paradise spiked bouquets, the white linen and honey-colored light, there’s a bank of private rooms where more than a few deals are surely made over...
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It’s berry season. Area farmers’ markets are chocked full of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. But there’s one berry at the Capital City Public Market in Boise that many of us know only through nursery rhythms. In this installment of the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand tries the sung-about-but-seldom-eaten mulberry.
(Mulberry Music)...
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At 2 o’clock in the morning, there’s a compelling, if slightly twisted logic to fried chicken and waffles. Especially after a night at Liquid or one of the other spots within teetering distance of Solid, a new, BoDo-based restaurant.
At that hour, food becomes less a meal than an antidote. Dishes that might simply be...
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I bet we Boiseans will eventually start munching on banh mi, or Vietnamese sandwiches, with the casual regularity of the once exotic taco, pad Thai or pizza (yes, pizza was once exotic). In larger American cities, eaters are already arguing over the virtues of rice over wheat flour banh mi bread with the gusto...
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This little room is all dark wood, sepia prints and raw brick – the rich, rosy tones of good winter ale. Top it off with a big artisan beer selection, good tunes and enjoyable food, and you’ve got the ingredients for what my Scottish wife calls a “local.” By that she means an unpretentious...
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