Boise, Idaho: A Culinary Destination...
On a recent work visit to Boise, I realized that this little mountain town once thought of the potato capital of the United States has evolved to a culinary city of food and wine. I was visiting a friend who showed me around town to some his favorite places that have supported Sokol Blosser wines. We ate and drank our way through Boise like men on a mission, sampling appetizers to full dinners and pairing up Northwest wines. I consumed things like pear & gorgonzola with pistachio pizzas (Berryhill & Co.), flat bread pizza and salads (Flatbread Community Oven).
Wait - is there a theme going on here? I did notice that there were more gourmet pizza houses then there were national chains. How cool is that? Pizza lovers unite! Okay, pizza was not the only thing consumed. I did indulge on some elk tenderloin with a blackberry compote (The Gamekeeper Restaurant) and some calamari cooked up in the Spanish tapas style - yummy (Six One Six in Eagle)!
As it turned out, there were too many places and not enough time. I look forward to returning to Boise and taking in a little fly fishing in the Boise River (which runs through downtown), changing out of the gear and taking on the dining scene once again. For the record - not one potato was harmed on this visit. Below are few places I visited if you are driving through.
Cheers!
Lee Medina
Angell's Bar & Grill
999 Main St.
208-342-4900
Berryhill & Co. Café & Wine Bar
2170 Broadway Ave.
208-387-3553
www.berryhillco.com
Gamekeeper Restaurant - Owyhee Plaza Hotel
1109 Main St.
208-343-4611
www.owyheeplaza.com
Murphy's Seafood & Steakhouse
1555 Broadway Ave.
208-344-3691
www.murphyssteakhouseandseafood.com
Six One Six
1065 Winding Creek Rd.
Eagle, ID 83616
208-938-3010
www.restaurantsixonesix.com
8th Street Wine Co.
405 S. 8th St., Suite 100
208-426-9463
www.8streetwine.com
Grape Escape Wine & Remembrance
800 Idaho St.
208-368-0200
Pair - eat drink share
601 Main St.
208-343-7034
www.eatdrinkshare.com
Flatbread Community Oven
The Marketplace at Brown Crossing
3139 S. Brown Way
208-343-4177
www.flatbreadpizza.com
(Other Flatbread Community Oven locations:)
Flatbread Community Oven
The Old Mill District
375 SW Powerhouse Dr. #130
Bend, OR 97702
(541) 728-0600
&
Flatbread Community Oven
Generations Plaza
830 N. Main Street, Ste 101
Meridian, ID 83642
(208)288-0969
Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana
345 South 8th St.
208-331-1400
www.protopizza.com
The Front Door NW
105 South 6th st.
208-287-9201
www.thefrontdoorboise.com
Comments
Hello Lee,
I am one of the Flatbread Community Oven partners and was hoping to be able to update some of the information above as it is incorrect. The correct street address is 'Bown Way,' not 'Brown Way', there is no space in 'Flatbread' and was hoping to list our other two locations that proudly sell your Meditrina and Evolution.
Flatbread Community Oven
The Old Mill District
375 SW Powerhouse Dr. #130
Bend, OR 97702
(541) 728-0600
&
Flatbread Community Oven
Generations Plaza
830 N. Main Street, ste 101
Meridian, ID 83642
(208)288-0969
feel free to call me with any questions and thank you.
Cameron Lumsden
(208)761-0224
PS: We love your wines!!
Posted by: Cameron Lumsden | August 13, 2009 02:36 PM