Tim Sommer loves to preach the gospel of spring greens. And he’s got the voice to do it. When describing mizuna, for instance, he starts near a whisper as he kneels to pick a leaf. Then, as he rises again, his tone rises too. He extolls the virtues of that serrated leaf, its health...
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On Saturday, “guest ringer” J.V. Evans, Executive Vice President of D.L. Evans Bank, grabbed the wooden handle of a brand-new brass bell, lifted it over his head and rang in a new season at Boise’s Capital City Public Market. That event, along with the opening of the Eagle Saturday Market that same day, is...
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By about my third trip to Fork, I recognized the pattern: a predictable eye pop with that first bite. Nothing dramatic, no involuntary squeals, no palms-to-the-heavens hallelujahs, just a noticeable widening of the eyes as a pleasurable little something hit the tongue. I saw it first with a friend and his deeply beefy Urban Burger,...
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The flavor of great steak, like the flavor of fine coffee, chocolate or cabernet sauvignon is one of life’s deep, delicious and darkly subterranean flavors, a taste that can rock you to the bone like the bass line at a blues club. That’s no doubt why beef is Idaho’s No. 2 agricultural commodity (behind...
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For those hungry souls who think the stark stretch of sage and lava rock east of Boise is a food desert offering nothing more tasty than gas station hot dogs and road kill, there’s hope on the horizon. At least in Twin Falls. For years, Rudy’s: A Cook’s Paradise has been a kitchen store hinting...
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Despite the March snow I can smell the spring and taste the peas. The daffodils, tulips, garlic and other bulbs are pushing through the surface reaching for the sky. I wish I could till my field, but it’s too wet. Instead, I focus on inside tasks like seeding, organizing piles, building stuff in the...
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Over the last two years, Asiago’s executive chef Floyd Loomis and owner Jason Driver have pushed the restaurant’s menu beyond its Italian borders. Alongside its regular fair, the nearly decade-old downtown Boise eatery now serves fusion food like ginger lime prawns with red curry risotto ($21.95) Thai-talian pasta ($15.95) and chicken Morocco ($17.95). I particularly...
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