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 (Flat Bread 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
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