On a roll
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A lunch under $15 is becoming rarer and rarer these days, which is why Thai Nigiri’s sushi lunch special is one of our go-to meals in Sandpoint. Offering sushi...
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Reader: Breakfast served all day long
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Fall is in the air, and it’s not just the weather that is changing. With a heart that dwarfs her freshly baked behemoth cinnamon rolls, Wendy Hansen Franck is...
Take a trip to ‘Garlic Heaven’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff From spaghetti sauce to hummus, garlic has a way of taking culinary creations to the next level. Even better? Knowing that garlic came straight from North Idaho soil. Snow...
The Thai that binds
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When describing the prototypical “reporter” smell that oozes from our palatial headquarters on Cedar Street, Reader News Editor Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey listed the lingering aroma of Thai food containers from...
The Sandpoint Eater: How they roll
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Transportable food has been around since the days of the Romans, and I guess it’s no surprise that I have a penchant for mobile eateries. Somewhere in my box...
The Sandpoint Eater: To Laura with love
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist This week’s column was supposed to be about food trucks. I love food trucks. I seek them out everywhere I go and couldn’t wait to tell you about some...
‘The excellent fruit’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Few fruits can claim such iconic status as the pineapple. Cultivated for centuries — maybe millenia — by the peoples of South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean,...
The Sandpoint Eater: Mangia on my mind
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Lately, for a lot of reasons, I’ve had Italy on my mind. I recently helped a close friend plan a trip through Italy to follow her daughter’s long-planned dream...
Eat a peach
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough’s massive 750-page biography of Neil Young, he described the moment when Young bailed on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young midway through a 1976 tour. The...
The Sandpoint Eater: Stirring up love
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I turn to therapy cooking when I’m whirlwind-busy with my travel business. The kitchen’s my sanctuary, where I seek solace from work and life-related stress. These long days of...
