The Sandpoint Eater: Grill talk
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnis Did you know Father’s Day was established by Sonora Smart Dodd, a Spokane woman? The first celebration commemorating fathers in the U.S. was held June 19, 1910, right in...
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The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I just got home from Canada. I flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, to meet with travel industry partners. Many Alaska cruises begin or (end) in Vancouver, and I like...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Last week, I was in San Diego and discovered that Little Italy covers 48 square blocks, making it the largest Little Italy community in the U.S. It’s always been...
The Sandpoint Eater: The list
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I can’t stop with the shopping. My larder overflows with Thanksgiving dinner ingredients and Christmas baking supplies. I’m so grateful to have money to buy good food and a...
The Sandpoint Eater: Summer’s finest friend
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I have yet to buy a tomato all summer long. Lucky for me, there’s no need. I have longtime, lovely neighbors on either side of my home who supply...
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...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pucker up
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist When Sandpoint’s Dillon family opened Panhandle Cone and Coffee, I recall their new storefront having a lot of quiet days. Like many food startups, I wasn’t sure they were...
The Sandpoint Eater: Father fodder
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Early Sunday morning, armed with a well-wrapped, hot-from-the-oven huckleberry and rhubarb cobbler, I hightailed it to daughter Casey’s home in Spokane. It turns out her little ones — Runa...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pride and prawns
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It was good seeing Bego again. She owns the Cook and Taste Cooking School in Barcelona. When we met last September, we made plans for my ladies’ group to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Benito & Nonna
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Hopefully, all of my edible Italian treasures — carefully wrapped and crammed into every nook and cranny of luggage space — will find their way past U.S. Customs, and...
