The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Every Monday, since Oct. 5, 2009, the calendar on my phone has reminded me to “take care of Uncle Jimmy.” And I finally did. Uncle Jimmy was my mother...
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Eater: A big batch of love
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist The summer population explosion is giving me angst. Leaving my home in Ponder Point requires a left-hand turn onto Highway 200. It’s nearly impossible to maneuver that move early...
The Sandpoint Eater: The art of food
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I said July would be a big month, and it is! Did you know July is National Baked Bean, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pickle and Picnic Month? It’s true,...
The magic garlic bus
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s safe to say that most everyone knows it when Ben and Claire Ronniger’s magic garlic bus rolls through town. Eight tons of garlic crammed into a 40-foot bus...
The Sandpoint Eater: What a peach
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist July is a big month for me. While most are planning their Fourth of July festivities, I am deep in the planning stages of our annual family get-together in...
Just a taste
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff What’s for dinner? Mexican? Sushi? Korean barbeque? American comfort? In Sandpoint, the available variety seems to shift and expand with each passing year as the town’s culinary scene becomes...
The Sandpoint Eater: Cocoa loco
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist In a feeble attempt at downsizing, I devoted much time this week to more cookbook purging. The last time I downsized my cookbook collection, I gave away a couple...
The Sandpoint Eater: Ode to oregano
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist While most of my perennials were quite inconsistent this spring, a fragrant patch of oregano thrives not far from my leafy red rhubarb plant. My youngest daughter, Casey, planted...
The Sandpoint Eater: Taking stalk
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Once spring had finally sprung, I walked around the yard to see how my perennials fared through the crazy winter (and aborted attempts at spring). I belong to a...
If you know, you know
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff To some, being invited to meet a friend at 113 Main sounds like an invitation to meet on a street corner in downtown Sandpoint. To others, it means dinner...
