The Sandpoint Eater: Get out of town!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Two weeks ago, I was exploring the wilds of the Canadian Rockies as a guest of Rocky Mountaineer — the luxury touring train that operates several routes in Western...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Pie in the sky
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnis Next week, I’m off on a long-planned adventure, though my timing is bittersweet. I’ll be missing my favorite family holiday: Easter. It’s so early this year that it snuck...
The Sandpoint Eater: A piece of cake
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s a wrap, folks. The 16th annual Heart Ball proved as successful as its predecessors. The following night, I watched the Grammys and thought that the Bonner General Health...
The Sandpoint Eater: Hello sunshine
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Come to Arizona, they said. It will be fun and warm, they said. I’m not sure how often it snows in Tucson, but of course, I was there for...
The Sandpoint Eater: Aw shucks
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I was raised a middle-class Irish Catholic, but my grandmother Irma (Gram) still laid some pretty lovely food on our holiday table, and one of my favorite food memories...
Happy Faux Year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With New Year’s resolutions on a lot of our minds, it’s inevitable that some may try to go off the hard stuff in 2024, whether for good or a...
The Sandpoint Eater: Traditionally Speaking
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist A trip to France will do the trick if you need a nudge to get into the Christmas spirit. I’ve just returned from an international travel show in Cannes,...
The Sandpoint Eater: The art of food
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I said July would be a big month, and it is! Did you know July is National Baked Bean, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pickle and Picnic Month? It’s true,...
The Sandpoint Eater: Cocoa loco
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist In a feeble attempt at downsizing, I devoted much time this week to more cookbook purging. The last time I downsized my cookbook collection, I gave away a couple...
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...
