The Sandpoint Eater: Feliz Navidad
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s that time of the year and ‘tis the season. Some of us will experience a holiday steeped in years of tradition, and some of us will be...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I just replayed last year’s Saturday Night Live skit, “A Thanksgiving Miracle,” where the dinner discussion concerning Syrian refugees sparks a heated argument across the holiday table until...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Many political candidates and elected officials rely not only on their own party for advice, but since the days of Andrew Jackson, they’ve turned to an unofficial group...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s time to turn up the thermostat and pull out the wool socks. And stock pots. Steaming bowls of soups and hearty stews are a welcome counter to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Baking Nostalgia
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Myriad reading material litters my nightstand and clutters the top of my comfortable leather chair side table (formerly my grandfather’s smoking stand). I always have the best intentions...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pressing Matters
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist There may not yet be frost on the pumpkins, but I’ve already picked my tomatoes, made my peace and said farewell to a very windy summer. I can...
The Sandpoint Eater: Celebrating song with food
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Come Festival week, there’s just no place like home. And there is no one better than our own hometown talent, Bridges Home, to kick off tonight’s festivities by...
The Sandpoint Eater: Block out your summer celebration
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist We’re a hearty bunch here in North Idaho, and a few raindrops didn’t dampen our party spirits last weekend. Whether you gathered near the lake, on the lake,...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pit Stop
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist On a recent weekend trip to Moscow, I ran into a friend, transplanted from Sandpoint. She was heading out of town, but invited me to her home to...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist In preparation for National Hamburger Day this coming Saturday, May 28, I masterminded a not so scientific search for Sandpoint’s best burger. With the results in from my...
