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Eat With Intention: A Celebration of the Boise Farmers Market

It’s an early Saturday morning in downtown Boise. The air is still crisp. A quiet buzz rises from a once-empty parking lot now filled with…

Mayce MattoxAugust 8, 2025

Culture Food Kitchen

Culture Meets Community at Kibrom’s

The first time I ate at Kibrom's Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurant, I left feeling dumbstruck at how I could’ve missed out on it for so…

davidrMarch 22, 2023

Culture Food Kitchen

Behind the Plate: Chef Nathan Whitley

Idaho native, cocktail connoisseur and former Head Chef at The Modern, Nate Whitley has seen 30-plus years of change in the Boise food scene. Even…

Just Eat LocalOctober 19, 2022

Agriculture Food

Inside the Teff Tradition

Did you know that Idaho is known for growing the world's smallest grain? Neither did we, thank’s to Alex Milles, aka Boifood, we’ve got a…

Alex MillesOctober 11, 2022

Agriculture Food Kitchen

Returning to whole grains

Just Eat LocalApril 12, 2022

Culture Food

‘Where Did All The People Go?’

‘Where Did All The People Go?’: Local Drive-In Restaurants See Boost in Sales with Dwindling Workforce Options, More Closures, and Supply Chain Issues

Just Eat LocalMarch 30, 2022

Culture Food

‘Unique But Accessible’

Local Craft Food Businesses Cash-In on Niche Delivery Trend

Just Eat LocalJanuary 26, 2022

Culture Food Kitchen

13th-Century Rice Comes to Boise

On Fairview Avenue, Taste of Nigeria food truck dishes up historic cuisine

Just Eat LocalJanuary 12, 2022

Agriculture Food

Should Farmers Markets Regulate Prices? Idaho market managers say, ‘No’.

On a Saturday morning in 2018, Travis Tyson of Idaho Pioneer Farm showed up at the Nampa Farmers Market (NFM) with his farm-fresh eggs

Just Eat LocalJuly 7, 2021

Culture Food Kitchen

Dinner Bill Too High? You Could Blame the Gloves: Rising supply costs burden already-stretched restaurant budgets

Chef Steven Topple, who owns four restaurants in McCall, Donnelly, and Caldwell, cringes every time one of his employees throws a pair of plastic nitrile…

Just Eat LocalJune 24, 2021

Drinks Food Kitchen

Anticipating a Post-Pandemic Life: Local breweries, restaurants reflect on past year

The food and beverage industry has had to adapt rapidly in the past year, but as vaccinations continue to climb, the possibility of a normal…

Just Eat LocalApril 5, 2021

Culture Food

Community in Action: New Boise Restaurant’s Success Shows the Power of Connection

Elena DeYoung has always been amazed at how things fall into place — a sentiment she still believes after opening a restaurant

Just Eat LocalMarch 22, 2021

Food

Inside the Chorizo Empire: How Basque and Mexican sausages journeyed to Boise from Ancient Rome

The chorizo hits the pan with a hiss, perfuming the air in my kitchen with the scent of garlic, roasted red pepper, and coriander.

Just Eat LocalMarch 15, 2021

Food Kitchen

Third Party Delivery: Do they help or hinder independent restaurants?

Convenience is king in much of the food industry. Think fast-food restaurants and drive-throughs, convenience stores,

Just Eat LocalFebruary 10, 2021

Food

The Little Catering Company That Could: Why Dan Ansotegui opened Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering mid-pandemic

Dan Ansotegui, the chef/owner of Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering in downtown Boise, serves three housemade varieties from his one-man kitchen

Just Eat LocalJanuary 4, 2021

Culture Food Kitchen

Why Don’t National Chains Source Food Locally? Boise restaurant owners say it’s (almost) all about the money

Boise restaurant owner Kasey Montgomery is what you might call a national restaurant chain expatriate.

Just Eat LocalDecember 8, 2020

Culture Food Kitchen

The Beauty in Food: Employees at Caldwell’s Amano Find Respect in Founder’s Kitchen

Since she began working at Amano, Karen Ortiz has endured some light teasing.

Just Eat LocalNovember 17, 2020

Agriculture Food

A Good Egg: From McIntyre Pastures to Diablo & Sons Brunch

What makes a good egg? A Video by Guy Hand.

Just Eat LocalNovember 10, 2020

Culture Food

Fishing for Alternatives: How a Boise couple escaped the industrial salmon business by bringing their catch home to Boise

After pouring his first cup of coffee, George Meintel climbed out of his fishing boat’s cabin and into the quiet, pre-dawn blue of a southeast…

Just Eat LocalNovember 3, 2020

Agriculture Culture Food

Growing Challenges for Idaho’s Large Aquaculture Community

Gary Fornshell has a knack for fine-tuning the palates of those who hate seafood into devoted consumers.

Just Eat LocalSeptember 29, 2020

Food

What You Knead to Know About Bittercreek Pizza

Bittercreek Alehouse has returned pizza to the menu with an entirely new style and lineup.

Just Eat LocalSeptember 15, 2020

Agriculture Culture Food

A Moveable Feast: How the Boise Mobile Farmers Market Gets Food to Those Who Need It

A note of dill floats on the air surrounding the line of customers patiently waiting outside the Boise Mobile Farmers Market van.

Just Eat LocalSeptember 9, 2020

Culture Food

A Basque Pepper Glossary

The delicious flavors of Basque Peppers, provided by Dan Ansotegui.

Just Eat LocalSeptember 2, 2020

Culture Food

The Epic Journey of a Pepper Seed: How Basque peppers crossed the Atlantic (twice) to become a Boise culinary specialty

No one knows how the very first Basque pepper seeds arrived in Idaho from the Basque Country, that long-contested, culturally-rich region in the mountain cradle…

Just Eat LocalSeptember 1, 2020