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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I can live with, even appreciate, the old desk and piles of paperwork you pass by when walking into Chef Roland’s dining room. The cordless drill left on the floor near a table. And Roland Joseph himself shuffling across the room to a zydeco beat that’s moving twice as fast as he is.
All of...
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Thanks to a rainy spring, morel mushroom are popping up all over the Northwest. That means an abundance at local farmers markets. Today on the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand is going to follow morels from the market right into the kitchen — and get advice on cooking these highly...
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Farmers’ Markets often offer produce you won’t find in supermarkets — things that are unusual, fragile or that the average person simple doesn’t know how to cook. Green garlic, for instance. In this installment of the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand asks an expert about those tender, young shoots called green...
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As the weather warms up, so do bugs. That’s why gardeners should prepare for pests early. In this installment of The Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand talks to Clay and Josie Erskine of Peaceful Belly Farms about controlling that buggy bane of the Treasure Valley: earwigs.
(Clay) So, we’re going to...
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(GH: Here’s an expanded version of the taco truck review I wrote for the Idaho Statesman last week — due to contractual agreements, I now have to wait a week to post my reviews on Northwest Food News. In the Statesman article, there was no room to get specific about individual tacos, so at...
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We’ve had a cold Spring and gardeners are anxious to get plants like tomatoes in the ground. But when? And what varieties? In this installment of The Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand digs up some useful tips on growing tomatoes.
(Plant Sale sounds) (Woman): Is there a red beef steak? (Josie):...
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Religions frequently struggle to find a balance between the spiritual and material world. To some people Heaven and Earth often seem at odds. Today, though, many faith-based organizations are finding that balance . . . in the garden.
In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand looks at churches that believe good...
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As I mentioned in a previous post, every Friday morning starting tomorrow during Morning Edition on Boise State Radio (KBSX 91.5), I’ll bring you the news on what’s fresh and interesting at the area’s farmers’ markets. I’ll also gather timely tips on how to plant your own garden and grow you’re own food.
Here’s the...
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