Gift Guide 2023: Last-minute shopping
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It would be disingenuous to describe last-minute holiday shopping as an “art” — it’s too frantic for that. Rather, the 11th-hour scramble is better understood as a series of...
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Eater: Traditionally Speaking
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist A trip to France will do the trick if you need a nudge to get into the Christmas spirit. I’ve just returned from an international travel show in Cannes,...
The Sandpoint Eater: A few of my favorite things
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is behind us, and November is nearly a wrap. Now, we march on to the madness of the December holidays. This year, my family...
Museum ‘Repeal Party’ fundraiser marks 90th anniversary of Prohibition’s end
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are few better ways to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the repeal of the Prohibition than hanging out at one of the oldest bars in town, listening to...
Grateful memories
‘Home’ is a moveable feast By Zach Hagadone Images of Thanksgiving — at least the idealized ones — are of tables loaded with food in cozy, home-feeling places that are filled with home-feeling people...
Jack Frost Fest enters sixth year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back for its sixth year, the Jack Frost Fest marks the coming transition between cool fall days and winter in Sandpoint. Founded by Mattox Farm Productions’ Robb Talbott, who...
The Sandpoint Eater: Stocking up
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’m getting ready for a couple of trips, and though I didn’t have a lot of time to spare, I spent the weekend prepping and cooking all the food...
Have a holly, jolly craft fair
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Fairgrounds hosts its two-day Christmas Craft Fair, plus the fifth annual Gingerbread House Contest, Saturday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Nearly 100 vendors will sell...
‘Fresh’ wine pop-up to feature natural wines and tasty snacks
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It was a sad day when Brandon Brock closed The Longshot in Sandpoint. “We loved the wines we poured, and thought it was important for our community to have...
Mad about Science: Vanilla
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It has always interested me that the term “vanilla” refers to something as being plain, common or boring. Indeed, vanilla-flavored food is often considered a baseline, such as vanilla...
