Special dinners :

Bordeaux Nite At Le Café de Paris

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Oh my! And I could stop there and just let you look at the photos and drool! Matheiu Choux, owner of Le Café de Paris in Boise, has out done himself again! What a wonderful dinner he presented. Bordeaux Night. Great[...]

Idaho Hotel, Silver City, ID, Weekend

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Well, this weekend is the Yearly Trek To Silver City and the Friday Night Wine Party!! Supposed to be 100+ here in Boise. We're off to the mountains. Here is the word from Jerri about the weekend. See you there! It's almost here![...]

Tapas At Le Café de Paris in Boise

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YUM-O! Here comes another fantastic Tapas night at Le Café de Paris in Boise. Tomorrow night , May 5 - Cinco de Mayo - and the theme is Portuguese Tapas and Wine Tasting . We made reservations for ourselves for 7:00pm. Anyone want[...]

Cape Malaysian Curry Dinner Wine Dinner

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Here is an interesting concept for dinner - at least here in Boise. It's billed at more than a Catered Dinner Party ... More along the theme of what Andrae Bopp is doing in Walla Walla - a private special dinner. Here is some information: Hi[...]

Morels, Fiddleheads and Ramps (Wild Leeks)

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If you have never had any of these delightful Spring, wild vegetables, you at least need to try them. The information presented here, and the photo to the left, is from the Earthy Delight web site or from the Wild-Harvest web site.[...]

Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling at "the Buzz"

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Another great Wine Club Dinner at the Buzz last night, 09 November. Really good food and some exceptional wine to go along with the dinner. And Cristi had her helper with her, as shown here. (I'm not allowed to say who this is. Can you guess?)[...]

"Empty Bowls" - A Program of the Idaho Foodbank

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On the Friday after Thanksgiving, The Idaho Foodbank holds it annual affair, Empty Bowls . You purchase a pottery bowl for $10.00 and receive a bowl of soup and, of course, the bowl you purchased. Here is some information from their website,[...]

A Vignette of a Wine Dinner of the Rhone Valley

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Another wonderful vignette dinner of wines and food parings from the Rhone Valley. And Le Café de Paris did another awesome job. Thank-You Matheiu and your excellent staff! The photo to the left is one of the wines we had. A 2006[...]

Food and Wine. What a Delightful Way To Spend an Evening!

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Another great night at the Buzz in Boise. 14 September 2010 was Wine Club Night where we had an awesome dinner to accompany a great selection of Chenin Blanc and Shiraz/Syrah. Chenin Blanc is a white wine that is very versatile and can be aged[...]

Let me Call you Sweetheart Blog Hop - Valentine's Day Dinner

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This is a freak of nature but I found this perfectly heart shaped potato in my bag of potatoes. That will never happen again! But even if you don't find a heart shaped potato, you can still make a nice inexpensive, romantic[...]