The Sandpoint Eater: Stirring up love
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I turn to therapy cooking when I’m whirlwind-busy with my travel business. The kitchen’s my sanctuary, where I seek solace from work and life-related stress. …
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The Sandpoint Eater: Baking for brides (and grooms)
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
June brides have been a-blooming, and this month I was fortunate enough to witness the unions of two of them. More than 2,000 miles apart, …
The Sandpoint Eater: Chowder chatter
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
The far side of three long-delayed, back-to-back international trips feels indescribable. Some long days were filled with uncertainty in these past two years. It seemed …
The Sandpoint Eater: The edible journey
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
The last month has been a whirlwind of travel. I’ve been preparing for these trips for what has felt like a lifetime (in COVID years, …
The Sandpoint Eater: Goddess of the garden
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Last weekend, the massive mound of crusty snow finally disappeared from my corner lot. The kids refer to it as Mount Mimi (thanks to a …
The Sandpoint Eater: For the love of feta
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I haven’t had a bite of Greek food since a delightful, multi-course lunch last December in Cannes. Greek cuisine is at the top of my …
The Sandpoint Eater: Inspire me!
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Some mornings, sitting here with my omnipresent cup of hot coffee, l struggle to find 700-800 words to fill my column. For inspiration, I ponder …
The Sandpoint Eater: Cabo and capers
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Part luck and part pluck brought me here to Sandpoint more than 25 years ago. A group of investors hired me to oversee the guest …
Catholic cuisine
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Who else preserves their holy cards in cookbooks? When I was in parochial school, holy cards were doled out like morning donuts at a police …
The Sandpoint Eater: Grit and grits
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Years (and years) ago, I was a bored teenager, visiting my father for what felt like an endless hot summer in the California desert. One …
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 