Backpacking the Balkans, part I
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There are times in life when the ruts grow too deep around us. Some might settle in and come to love the growing walls around …
Category: Eats & Drinks
Mad about Science: Refrigeration
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Nothing says summer like a chilled slice of watermelon and a cold beverage on a balmy day at the beach. Have you ever thought about …
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: May days
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Contributor
May’s not even over yet, and it has not disappointed. The first days of May were the tailend of our Ireland trip. I was just …
The Sandpoint Eater: Read all about it
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
A few months back, while I was doing some research on Meyer lemons, I found several stories about Frank Meyer. I was intrigued and had …
The Sandpoint Eater: Let us eat cake!
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Our days in Ireland are waning, and every time I ready myself to return home from here, packed alongside my tired clothes and a handful …
Sandpoint Farmers’ Market to open for 37th season
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Since its founding in 1988, the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market has been a beloved institution that draws locals and tourists alike to Farmin Park every Saturday …
The growing hunger
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.”
— Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner
There is, perhaps, no worse …
The Sandpoint Eater: All stalked up
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
My surefire “signs of spring” are popping up everywhere. For the third year, the sweetest crow ever (whom I’ve christened Crowbie) has made himself known …
Mad about Science: Food preservation
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s subject was a suggestion by Steve Sanchez. Thanks, Steve!
As any connoisseur of gas station sushi is aware, food preservation is important. We …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 