The foothills are the reference point.
Idaho wine is a small but federally recognized industry centered on the Snake River Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA), a growing region defined in 2007 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Sunnyslope is the informal name for the area’s densest cluster of vineyards and tasting rooms — an unincorporated bench of farmland … Read more
Boise’s brewery scene is built on three things that predate any taproom: the Treasure Valley’s own hop and barley farming, cheap industrial-zoned land along the Boise River in Garden City, and a state alcohol licensing system that draws firm lines between a brewpub and a production brewery. The taprooms are the visible layer. The agriculture … Read more
Capital City Public Market is the original, formal name for downtown Boise’s weekly open-air market on 8th Street. It began in the 1990s as part of downtown Boise’s redevelopment and for years operated under that name before rebranding as the Boise Farmers Market, which is the name most commonly used today for the same Saturday … Read more
The Boise Farmers Market is the common name for Capital City Public Market, a weekly outdoor market held on a closed-off street in downtown Boise. It runs on Saturdays for most of the year, with a shorter, colder-weather version in some years, and it is organized by the city’s urban renewal agency rather than a … Read more
A finger steak is a strip of beef, cut thin, battered, and deep-fried, then served with a dipping sauce — usually cocktail sauce or Idaho’s own fry sauce. It is not the same as a chicken finger and not the same as chicken-fried steak on a plate with gravy. It is a bar-and-diner food, eaten … Read more
Basque food in Boise is the cooking brought by Basque immigrants who came to Idaho from the western Pyrenees, mostly to herd sheep, starting in the late 1800s. The recurring dishes are simple, shareable plates built around chorizo, salt cod, garbanzo beans, croquetas and a sweet cake called gâteau basque — food designed to feed … Read more
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