Category: Eats & Drinks

The Sandpoint Eater

By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist We’ve got some noteworthy waterfront eateries and watering holes around these parts.You can arrive at most by car or bike, but there’s nothing like arriving by boat, even...

Living on the Cheap:

By Susan Drinkard Reader Staff I love a deal. Who doesn’t? What’s more, I hate wasting food, wasting time, wasting money and wasting resources probably more than anyone you have ever met. If anything...

Behind the scenes at Sandpoint restaurants

By Dion Nizzi Reader Staff Like the lake that helps identify Sandpoint and its surroundings, our restaurants here are primarily calm and laid back, an almost zen-like dining experience. Pleasant background music, a relaxed...

The Battle of the Thai Restaurants

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Ten years ago, there was only one. Today, there are four. Now, the Sandpoint Thai restuarants battle for dominance in a no-holds-barred grudge match to see who will be...

The quest for the perfect burger

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Cheeseburgers are one of my (many)guilty pleasures. Recently, I started my own quest to find the good, the better and the best burgers in the area. Here are my...

The Sandpoint Eater: Berry good times ahead

By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist   With myriad firework stands popping up between Sandpoint and Moscow, I’m reminded that it’s time to finalize my plans for the Fourth of July celebration. Sandpoint and...

Won’t You Be My Neighborhood Pub?

By Jennifer Passaro For SPR John Akins cannot serve a frozen beef patty. It just isn’t in his DNA. A young, enthusiastic entrepreneur, Akins grew up in the food service industry and believes in...