The Sandpoint Eater: Dear Mother
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist My birthday was last week. Every year as it draws close, I use the day as a yardstick to measure my goals list for the last birthday. I acknowledge...
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Eater: For the love of food!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Last week, sporting a newly gifted Irish apron, I delivered a cookie tray to some neighborhood children when a neighbor couple out for a walk spotted me and assumed...
A very Sandpoint St. Paddy’s
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff St. Patrick’s Day celebrants can safely be separated into two camps: those who balk at the hokey tradition of green beer, and those who embrace the emerald liquid as...
The Sandpoint Eater: Oh the Irish!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I just made a quick trip to Cork, to see a friend in failing health, and spent a couple of extra days in West Cork before heading back to...
Late Tuesday
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It might seem like Mardi Gras is one big party filled with beads, booze and public debauchery, but the origins of this annual event actually date far back to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Layers of Lent
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Last week was abuzz with activities in Sandpoint. Of course, the Winter Carnival was a highlight for many, and my favorite — the annual Feb. 19 countdown to 2:19...
The Sandpoint Eater: It takes a cake (and a village)
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Last week, many generous individuals paid $150 a plate (or more) to attend the Bonner General Health Foundation’s 15th annual Heart Ball, then shelled out thousands of dollars for...
Oh beans!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I just returned from a quick scouting trip to the Islands of Tahiti. I grabbed a friend to tag along, spending sunny days on warm sandy beaches and dreamy...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s been a tough start to the new year for a few of my friends. Some are down with chronic winter colds; and, sadder, a couple of close pals...
A year of plates
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A year can be defined by the places you traveled, the music you listened to, the people you met, the investments you made or the habits you picked up...
