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Food

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

Drinks

Farm to Forage to Free Spirits

The trend of living an alcohol-free lifestyle or even just being sober curious seems to be growing, particularly with younger crowds who are looking for…

Hayden SederAugust 31, 2023

Culture

Incoming changes to liquor licensing have Idaho business owners worried

A law restricting liquor licensing goes into effect July 1, and some Idaho business owners are worried. Signed by Gov. Brad Little on March 31,…

Sadie Dittenber and Brooke FosterJune 28, 2023

Drinks

Funk Fest Beer Pairing

Starting June 19th to the 25th, Bittercreek Alehouse will kick off Funk Fest, an annual tradition celebrating wild and sour beers. We recently learned about…

davidrJune 15, 2023

Drinks

Field Guide To Wild & Sour Beers: Flavors

Funky Beers are generally defined by two sets of flavor families: “sourness” and “wildness”. Not all Funky Beers have both, but most do, usually in…

davidrJune 1, 2023

Culture Drinks

Beer Time With Cody Pt 4: Learn What Makes a Beer an Ale Vs a Lager

In this episode we learn the differences between what makes beer an ale or a lager. Put your science goggles on because we’re going to…

davidrApril 26, 2023

Agriculture Culture

Meet FarmDeliver

Your One-Stop Online Shop for Local Produce and Goods A Local Idea The benefits of having reliable access to locally grown food are vast for…

Hayden SederApril 26, 2023

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…

Dakota ClineMarch 22, 2023

Culture Drinks

Beer Time With Cody Pt 3: How Beer Gets Into a Keg

Cody takes us to Woodland Empire for this weeks adventure where we learn how beer gets inside a keg. So strap in, put on your…

Madeline Garrett and Brooke FosterFebruary 16, 2023

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Culture Drinks

No Octane

Owners and operators have started to reserve their creative talents–and real estate on their menus–for low-octane and/or no-octane fare. N/A beer options are no longer…

Cody MeurerJanuary 3, 2023

Culture

From folding to rolling, here’s the wild journey of the napkin that absolutely no one asked for.

From folding to rolling, here’s the wild journey of the napkin that absolutely no one asked for. We take a look back at the absurd…

Sarah Masterson and Brooke FosterDecember 29, 2022

Culture Drinks

Beer Time with Cody Pt 2: How to Tap a Keg

In this episode we learn about the couplers used to tap a keg. Couplers allow beer to flow from the keg to the tap to…

Madeline GarrettDecember 21, 2022

Culture Uncategorized

Holiday Gift Guide

Don't know what to get your loved ones? Well we got a list of things that are local to Idaho and something we think your…

davidrDecember 14, 2022

Kitchen

Back Of House Boise Pt 2

In this two-part series, we visit some of Boise’s iconic kitchens to ask industry folks what items they can’t live without. Industry stories, served hot…

Sarah Masterson and Matthew WordellNovember 3, 2022

Culture

Is it Time to Put an End to Tipping?

Although tipping is frequently viewed as a standard, even benevolent aspect of the American service industry, a post-covid workforce reveals that tipping is a largely…

Katie LotzNovember 2, 2022

Culture Drinks

Beer Time With Cody Pt1: How to pour a beer

Bittercreek Alehouse's very own Beer curator Cody Meurer teaches us how to pour a proper draft beer.

Madeline GarrettNovember 1, 2022

Culture Kitchen

Back Of House Boise Pt.1

In this two-part series, we visit some of Boise’s iconic kitchens to ask industry folks what items they can’t live without.

Sarah Masterson and Matthew WordellOctober 27, 2022

Culture

Everything Wrong with The Customer’s Always right.

In a post Pandemic world we need to consider the importance of protecting our employees from verbal abuse in the work place. Saying the customer…

davidrOctober 25, 2022

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…

Connor FinnOctober 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

Raising Chickens

Raising Chickens: Reflections From The Farm.

Just Eat LocalMay 10, 2022

Culture Kitchen

Battling Mental Health

Battling Mental Health: How Are Restaurant Owners, Employees Battling Mounting Mental Health Issues?

Samantha StetzerApril 20, 2022

Agriculture Food Kitchen

Returning to whole grains

Just Eat LocalApril 12, 2022

Culture Drinks

Beer Done Better

Eco-friendly Lost Grove Brewing becomes Idaho’s first B Corp brewery

Lex NelsonApril 11, 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