The Sandpoint Eater: Meeting Martha
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Recently, I took a weekend trip to southern California to host a dinner for clients. My eldest daughter Ryanne joined me, and it was a rare getaway for my...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Recently, I took a weekend trip to southern California to host a dinner for clients. My eldest daughter Ryanne joined me, and it was a rare getaway for my...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Oh, fall, how I adore your beautiful and bountiful season. It’s a year of abundant harvest, and I must say, I have seen many cups and gardens that “runneth...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I have always loved words. And food. I especially love food words, and let me tell you, there is no shortage of lingo in the world of gastronomy. In...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist This past weekend, after nearly 40 years together, I said goodbye to a constant companion. I never dreamed I’d cry over the loss of a kitchen appliance, but...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist All cooks seem to have a few favorite staples, the ones that are omnipresent in the pantry, ready to come to the rescue in a pinch or a...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist A couple of weeks ago, I answered a call from a lifelong friend, Dan. He’s more like a brother, really. His mother, Grace, was a mentor who taught...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist June was an amalgamation of the things I love most about my favorite summer traditions: vacations with grandkids, solstice, backyard BBQs, the Chamber’s Summer Sampler, Saturday Farmers’ Market...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Like it was yesterday, I can still recall the cocoa-brown dress, with candy-pink piping, that I wore for my first “real” restaurant experience. The occasion was my eighth...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my two oldest grandsons, 12-year-old...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and Cambodia. Though I consider...