Some spots have a signature dish. Others have a signature vibe. Others still, have a signature time. At Pie Hole on Eighth Street, that time is half past drunk o’clock. Though the pizza joint does steady weekday business–slinging slices to the lunch crowd and poppin’ PBRs for the happy hour hounds–it really shines during the...
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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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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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The bulbous street lamps were the first things I noticed. Then the striped awning shading a faux window that peers in at a painting of a fresh fish market. After a few puzzled seconds, the decorative theme clicked. Fresh Off the Hook’s interior aims for a quaint-sea-sprayed-Connecticut-patio look. And though it succeeds–in a charmingly...
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A colleague remarked not too long ago that we have more than enough sandwich eateries in downtown Boise. Sometimes a sandwich is just a sandwich. That may be true, but we have a number of bars downtown, as well, and for many of them, the differences are minimal but defining. Just like a favorite...
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A sizable crowd gathered outside the Boise City National Bank Building on First Thursday, Feb. 3. The anxious throngs weren’t there to gawk at art or swirl nips of local wine, but rather to catch a glimpse inside the recently renovated space that will soon house downtown’s newest eatery, Fork. Serving the oh-so-common but difficult...
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CLAY SCOTT: You’re listening to Mountain West Voices. I’m Clay Scott. This is a story about a couple of fellows I met recently in north central Montana. One of them is a farmer. The other one is a chef. They don’t know each other. But they both spend a lot of time thinking about...
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