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OCTOBER 2020 PUBLISHER

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Sights + Sounds of Autumn

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THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE CRISP BLUE SKIES, THE SMELLS OF FRESHLY

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HARVESTED FIELDS, AND THE SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER FROM FAMILIES

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LOST IN A CORN MAZE THAT SIGNALS THE ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN. After 16

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years as an annual tradition, the entertainment and products from Linder Farms will be missed after they close at the end of the 2020 season.

I love Fall not just because the ski season is just around the corner, but it is also an opportunity to visit one of Idaho’s 62 wineries during their harvest time. Take a quick afternoon or day-long drive and visit any of these fine vintners listed in this month’s Wine Tasting Road Trip.

Dani Moore CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jordan Gray, Lynette Standley, Mike Wallace, McKenzie Joyner, Kendall Houlton CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

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Admittedly, I also have a weakness for simple comfort food. We are pleased to feature an up and coming foodie influencer who has gone out and done all of the leg work to find us the off the beaten path eateries and food trucks.

Speaking of instant gratification, we all take the fact that food is always readily available in our corner markets, grocery chains and favorite restaurants. However, Sysco, featured in this issue, and their army of essential workers have been integral

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry

in helping to keep our markets stocked and dining establishments supplied.

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We are pleased to highlight our farmers, chefs, cooks, bakers, and business leaders

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

who all contribute to the life we enjoy in Meridian.

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Be sure to visit CityLifestyle.com where you will find more inspirational Treasure

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ON THE COVER Linder Farms, Meridian as seen from their annual corn maze. Read more about this family destination in this issue.

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FEATURES 16 Local Eats: The OffBeaten Path A Guide to Locating Locally Owned Small Businesses Serving Up Boise Valley’s Best Eats

20 Wine Tasting Road Trip From Meridian, Afternoon or DayLong Road Trips to Award-Winning Wineries are Easy

38 Fall Harvest In Idaho No Matter Where You Go, You’re Certain to Come Across Some Stunning Colors this Season

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Cars Tear Up the Track at Meridian Speedway Visit meridianspeedway.com for tickets and information on October races.

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1. Hermiston, Oregon’s Angel Oseguesa cools off with the help of the turn one water barrels on opening weekend at Meridian Speedway. | 2. Shelby Stroebel (24) pilots his Speed Tour Modified around Zach Telford (17) and Lynn Hardy (4) on his way to a main event win on July 25. | 3. Nampa, Idaho’s Mike Anderson went for a wild ride in his Pepsi Sprint Car on night one of the annual Bob FM Diamond Cup. | 4. Fourth generation racer Colton Nelson (98x) pilots his Super Modified past San Jose, California’s Art McCarthy (19) on his way to the JP Classic victory Aug. 8. | 5. Colton Nelson (28) battles Casey Tillman (81) through the south turn in the fastest machines on the quarter-mile, the Speed Tour Sprint Cars. | 6. Firehouse Pub and Grill Bomber competitor Paul Stuart of Homedale, Idaho, does his best Dukes of Hazzard impression during a main event on May 30.

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Live on the Patio Concert Series Offers Open Air Jams July and August meant plenty of good tunes issuing from Big Al's for its Live on the Patio concert series. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BIG AL’S MERIDIAN.

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1. A couple enjoys Aubrey Mallard’s performance. | 2. Members of the RJ McGinnis Band rock out. | 3. The Naomi Psalm Band offered entertainment as part of the Live on the Patio series. | 4. The concert series featured a variety of bands and musical styles. | 5. Aubrey Mallard plays for the crowd at Big Al’s. | 6. The RJ McGinnis Band shows off their stuff.

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"Now more than ever it is important that we build strong relationships among our residents and first responders," Mayor Robert Simison said. "In Meridian, we pride ourselves on being one of Idaho’s safest cities, and can credit that to the mutual respect between citizens and our officers. This respect has been earned through longstanding efforts that begin with education, and continue with each interaction that takes place between our police and fire departments and the community they serve."

For more information, visit meridiancity.org/ NNO or email crimeprevention@meridiancity.org.

MERIDIAN MAN NETS NEW CATFISH RECORD Meridian’s Reed Monson landed a new catch and release state record for channel catfish.

Monson was fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Lowell on July 24 when the 33-inch catfish inhaled his plastic swimbait. His fish narrowly beats the prior record, which was set by Scott Turner (32 inches) in May 2020.

While Lake Lowell is primarily known as a bass destination, it does have a robust catfish population that is often overlooked. Idaho Fish and Game stocks between 5,000-10,000

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Fish and Game often stocks channel catfish during the summer months, when waters are too warm for trout.

Catfish have abundant populations in the Snake River and many of Idaho’s lakes, reservoirs, and ponds.

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THERE ARE 62 WINERIES IN IDAHO AND COUNTING. It’s been exciting to watch this industry grow and many local wine aficionados will recall the big news in 2007 when Idaho received its first American Viticulture Area (AVA) designation.

“There were many pioneers working on the Snake River Valley AVA before I started Cinder in 2006, but I was happy when we received that designation,” said Melanie Krause, winemaker and founder. “Having this AVA legitimizes the wine and helps tell the story of our wines here. It’s more specific than just being from a state.”

“We’re proud to be part of Idaho’s quality wine community,” said Melanie.

According to the Idaho Wine Commission, the wine-producing industry – viticulture – is one of the state’s fastest growing industries.

Idaho now has three AVAs: The Snake River AVA was the state’s first, approved in 2007; the Eagle Foothills AVA followed in 2015 and, near Lewiston in central Idaho, the LewisClark AVA in 2016.

Among the first grapes planted and tested in the hills formerly covered with sagebrush was Riesling. With success and determination, other varieties were planted and flourished in the various microclimates found in southern Idaho: Viognier, Syrah, Chardonnay, Petite Verdot, Malbec, Tempranillo

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“ H a v i n g t h i s AVA legitimizes the wine and helps tell the stor y of our wines here.

I t ’s m o r e s p e c i f i c than just being f r o m a s t a t e .”

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“ While things were clo sed in the spring we ex panded the pat io and conference room. It ’s hear t warming to see people enjoying our wine s , and as we move be yond C ov id we’re exci ted to have more people enjoy thi s facili t y.”

Melanie works directly with several growers to pro-

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duce the fruit she plans to use in future vintages. “I’ve

Heading south, the Sunny Slope Wine Trail is the most

worked with some of my growers for 14 years, and

well-known and longest standing vineyard area in the val-

they are producing world class grapes. We enjoy the

ley, with numerous options for tastings and tours. About an

challenge of growing new varieties or tweaking our

hour south of Boise, it follows the Snake River near Marsing.

methods. The process starts in the field and ends in the

Hat Ranch, Fujishin (few JISH in), Koenig and Huston

bottle, with many important steps in between,” she said.

are only a few of many in this area. Sawtooth and neighbor

A couple themes that emerge as we explore quality

Ste. Chapelle (celebrating 45 years) have beautiful tast-

wines and the masters behind them: there’s strong deter-

ing rooms with shared parking for events. Ste. Chapelle

mination and often a family partnership that make these

continues its long tradition of outdoor concerts on their

inland northwest wines award-winning labors of love.

grassy, shaded hillside.

Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic or snacks to

AN AFTERNOON IN BOISE – THE URBAN

most of these venues, or plan a stop at The Orchard

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House café on Hwy 55.

It’s easy to enjoy Idaho wines right in the heart of

While these are considered part of Caldwell or

the Treasure Valley. Making your way down Chinden in

Marsing, there are more wineries in Nampa and Kuna!

Garden City, stops include Parterre, Cinder, Split Rail,

Traveling north and west from Boise, wine enthusiasts

Coiled and Telaya. Explore; there are more! Continue

have options from Eagle to Parma and beyond. Three

downtown and you could also pop in to Coiled’s wine bar.

Horse Ranch is a hidden gem in the north foothills out

“Thinking back to when we decided to start a

Eagle Road. Or head west to I-84 and you’ll find Parma

winery, I never would have visualized this place on

Ridge, and a restaurant serving delectable entrees to

the river,” said Telaya (tuh LIE yeh) co-owner Carrie

pair with their nice wines. Chef and winemaker Storm

Sullivan. “While things were closed in the spring we

Hodge is particular about both. Also in nearby Wilder is

expanded the patio and conference room. It’s heart-

Kerry Hill, with more award winning wines and a beauti-

warming to see people enjoying our wines, and as

ful patio. These and others offer views of the rolling hills,

we move beyond Covid we’re excited to have more

vineyards and grain fields in this agricultural mecca.

people enjoy this facility.”

The wineries are taking appropriate precautions for safe visits and ensure space for social distancing. And

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typical of our congenial state, they also make efforts to

Tip: check websites or call ahead, particularly with

be dog and family friendly. I recall a past visit to Cinder’s

the fluid COVID-19 situation. Many require appoint-

tasting room and witnessed happy dogs lying on the

ments now or have restrictions on food, pets, etc.

cool concrete floor, which was also artistically covered with chalk-art rainbows and stick figures.

Be sure to check out my feature on a weekend getaway to the Walla Walla wine region in the current issue of the Boise Lifestyle magazine or online at CityLifestyle.com.

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Hope Springs

Reimagining Food Delivery

ARTICLE KENDALL HOULTON

MOVE OVER, DOOR DASH, GRUBHUB AND UBER EATS! There is a new kid in town providing delivery of world-class dishes. It’s called Crave Delivery, an appbased food delivery concept that launched in the Treasure Valley in June 2020.

Crave is designed to be a completely new way to order food from award-winning restaurants. The food dishes are prepared in a central commercial kitchen and delivered to Meridian, Eagle and Boise by drivers who work directly for Crave. Customers can mix and match any dish from an app-only menu

FOOD DISHES FROM AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS PREPARED IN A CENTRAL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND DELIVERED BY DRIVERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY FOR CRAVE

of options from nationally known restaurants.

Crave’s Director of Strategy, Shannon Bloemker, describes it like this: “Each of these

Crave has built a 15,000-square-foot kitchen space in Meridian restaurants comes into the kitchen, they make their awesome menus, and we provide them an app that we built so they can provide it to consumers, who can place an order for delivery in their home or business or wherever they are.”

Crave has built a 15,000-square-foot kitchen space at the 10 Mile Crossing area in Meridian, set to be fully operational this month, with another 8 more restaurants added to their lineup to include approximately 14 kitchens.

Currently available only in the Treasure Valley, Crave will be expanding to dozens of destinations across the US in the next few years.

Note: Not to be confused with CRAVE Kitchen and Wine Bar, the Eagle restaurant opened by Lucky Fin, Crave Delivery is owned in part by owners of The Tavern at Eagle Crossing in Meridian.

Look for Crave in your app store and learn more at cravedelivery.com, or follow them on Facebook.

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Annual Family Tradition ARTICLE GREG GEWALT

OCTOBER IS HERE AND THAT MEANS

AFTER 16 YEARS, THIS FALL IS LINDER FARMS FINAL SEASON

THE AIR IS STARTING TO BECOME CRISPER, THE FALL LEAVES HAVE STARTED TO FALL, AND HARVEST ACTIVITIES ARE IN FULL SWING! Linder Farms has become one of the state’s most treasured places to visit during this time of year and it’s easy to see why. However, just like seasons come and go, this fall will be Linder Farms last season.

Over the past 16 years, Linder Farms has been an annual tradition for many Treasure Valley families. People of all ages have enjoyed the fields of sunflowers, the petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and the Halloween festivities.

Randy and Sherrie are going to great lengths to make this year a season to remember.

Randy Feist and his wife Sherrie originally started Linder Farms as a hobby, and earlier this year wrote to the community, “We have decided to make this our final season primarily because it is time for our lives to go in a different direction… running this farm and growing it has been a dream come true…

After 16 years of running the farm, we are forever grateful that you have made Linder Farms a tradition for your family.”

Working with 15 acres of their own, over the years Linder Farms depended on the ability to lease land from adjoining neighbors to accommodate their 20-acre pumpkin patch and 20-acre corn maze. As Meridian grows and developers build more homes, open farmland is coming at a premium which led to the Feist family’s decision to make 2020 their last season.

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Idahoans Feeding the Nation

ARTICLE GREG GEWALT

A RECENT STUDY REVEALED THAT 92 PERCENT OF CONSUMERS INDICATE THAT KNOWING WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM IS SOMEWHAT, OR VERY, IMPORTANT. Until recently, nearly all potatoes grown within the borders of Idaho were one variety— the Russet Burbank. This variety was actually discovered by accident when a brilliant horticulturist, Luther Burbank, was experimenting with another potato variety in the back yard of his New England home. Burbank brought

THERE ARE MORE THAN 600 FARMERS IN IDAHO WHO GROW SPUDS

his first potato to California, and it later was planted in Washington and Oregon. Finally, it was modified in Colorado to have a reticulated, rough-skinned texture. Once it arrived on Idaho soil, everything changed.

Farming isn’t easy and yet it’s one of the most important careers in the world The reasons are simple: Idaho’s unique growing conditions, coupled with warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights. The rich volcanic soil was just waiting for the application of water from irrigation to be able to produce bountiful crops of potatoes. Every year, Idaho harvests about 13 billion pounds of potatoes from 311,000 acres of mineral-rich volcanic soil.

Today there are more than 600 farmers in Idaho who grow spuds adding russet, red, gold and fingerling varieties over the years and contributing further to Idaho’s potato market share. Farming isn’t easy and yet it’s one of the most important careers in the world.

While growing and shipping advances were evolving, new technology was improving potato products. Scientists and food technologists were exploring methods for capturing the freshest of Idaho flavors to create top-quality frozen and dehydrated potatoes.

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WHAT DOES OUR FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN LOOK LIKE IN A PANDEMIC?

Reinventing our Food Culture SO WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK LIKE IN AN

Fortunately, Sysco Idaho (part of the larger

ONGOING PANDEMIC? For most citizens, 2020

Sysco Corporation) has been very busy behind the

has been a slideshow of alarming events: health

scenes, doing its part in remaining a stronghold

and food safety; scarcity of sanitizing and paper

in the food chain, keeping up with the demand of

products; face masks and shuttered businesses;

supplying packaged and fresh produce for local

ominous news reports; tentative school re-open-

Treasure Valley residents, especially for the hard-

ings; and ultimately, a shift in our thinking about

hit small local and chain businesses. Though the

what this ‘new normal’ might look like.

supply chain remains as strong as ever, the brick

Part of this journey into rather unknown terri-

and mortar version of our fine eateries might be

tory is trying to retain some of the familiar crea-

incarnating into new forms. According to Sysco

ture comforts that we once took for granted,

Idaho, there has been a desire to reinvent what

and then hemming them into this unfamiliar

restaurants can offer right now. Some restaurants

tableau. And let’s be honest, Americans are a

supplemented their items, stocking bulk paper,

proud nation of very social creatures. We love

and fresh food options, to become overnight gro-

gatherings: music, sports, religious services,

cery stores for patrons who felt uncertain about

and family events. But there is a pastime that

shopping in larger supermarkets. Many also began

surpasses even gatherings: food.

offering take-out and delivery options where there

According to a 2019 survey of 1,000

had never been a need previously. And for those

Americans, 56 percent reported dining out two

who still desire the convenience of home cooked

to three times a week. And abiding by the tight

meals but lacking time and energy for prep? Meal

restrictions of practicing social distancing, this

kits that feed the whole family.

rather culturally-accepted habit of dining out

In addition to supplying local businesses and

has been drastically reimagined as to what it

restaurateurs the essentials in fresh food and

looks like to dine in America. But what does our

produce, Sysco has made this transition easier

food supply look like in a pandemic?

with different take out packaging options as

For most of us living in 2020, we have never known the sacrifice of true privation on a national level. Perhaps we’ve heard the recollections of our relatives who survived the Great

well as simplifying menus that are better suited for meals on the go.

Still worried about food safety, ordering take out or dining in? Consider the following:

Depression, creating many meals out of only

Shannon Mutschler, Senior Director, External

one. But living in the world of instant gratifica-

Communications for Sysco, Inc. shared with me

tion, we have taken for granted the availability of

how food and supplies have remained readily

food or supplies.

available for the Treasure Valley.

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Across Idaho, the amount of food distributed by The Idaho Foodbank has increased 30% during the pandemic

A truckload of Happy Day Brand oatmeal donated to the Idaho Food Bank.

Sysco is also title sponsor for their annual fund raiser, ‘The Chef’s Affair’ CityLifestyle.com/Meridian

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REINVENTING OUR FOOD CULTURE (CONTINUED)

“Sysco’s QA [Quality Assurance] team includes, approximately, 200 full-time corporate associates and more than 50 contracted inspectors. This team is dedicated to one mission: delivering Sysco Brand products that meet the most exacting safety, reliability, and quality standards, as well as working with our suppliers to ensure the same standards are being upheld on non-Sysco branded products.”

It might have taken a crisis like Covid-19 to really bring to light who these ‘essential workers’ really were, those who worked third shifts, quietly stocking shelves for eager patrons, or those driving across great stretches of highways and Sysco Chief Executive Officer Kevin Hourican talks about how the food supplier had to completely change its business model after the economy shutdown because of the coronavirus.

braved unknown risks to provide a sense of normalcy in times when nothing seemed normal.

Says Mutschler, “Sysco pivoted its business quickly to help retail grocers in a number of ways, including providing labor to work in retailer warehouses and products to help meet the massive shift in demand. Sysco also stepped up to help the communities where we live and work by helping to alleviate a significant increase in food insecurity. We donated 30 million meals globally and loaned refrigerated trailers to help some foodbanks with storage for the increase in food inventory. We even donated produce to the Boise Zoo to feed the animals!”

Even in our bleakest moments, we can take faith that not only will we not suffer from lack, but we can make a conscious effort to support our

Pre-covid, chef David Knickrehm in Idaho’s Sysco Kitchen talks with Rex Chandler about Chandlers using the world’s best beef

local businesses and restaurateurs. Every time we swipe our credit cards for food purchases or supplies, it might not be a bad reminder to think of the ones who made these products and supplies readily available - those whom we might never meet, but were instrumental in every effort to make our family meals the comfort and sustenance we can safely enjoy.

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Holistic Nutrition & Integrative Health FINDING NEW WAYS TO LIVE A MORE FULFILLED AND PASSIONATE LIFE

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TRUE HEALTH ISN’T COMPRISED OF JUST THE FOODS WE EAT, BUT ALSO IN THE WAY WE MOVE OUR BODY, THE THOUGHTS WE THINK AND THE INFORMATION WE CONSUME ON A DAILY BASIS. I am convinced that these pieces come together and shape our overall health and well-being.

FOOD - It is important to be intentional about the foods we are choosing to eat and when we eat them. I am convinced that eating seasonally and sourcing locally is essential. Eating seasonally allows your body to intuitively crave the foods needed to keep you healthy and nourished throughout the year. To make sourcing locally easier, I recommend building a relationship with your local farmers, bakers, and small businesses that support local vendors. This helps you know where your food comes from, who grew it, how they farmed it, and keeps your dollar within the community.

NUTRITION - Eating shouldn’t be about logging your calories, tracking points, or checking things off from an outdated food pyramid. You should be enjoying every bite of nutrient-dense, delicious food at the end of your fork. Cooking and eating a meal should be an experience filled with love and enjoyment, not something to stress about nor rush through. I strongly suggest eating the rainbow, including a variety of textures as well as flavors at every meal. Placing different colors on your plate ensures a wide array of nutrients being ingested. I also recommend one fermented food with each meal as they keep your gut microbiome healthy. This could be pickles, kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut, etc.

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MOVEMENT - Movement is medicine. You can change your mood simply by moving your body. Exercise increases your heart rate, breath frequency, and releases endorphins. The movement doesn’t have to be extreme nor lengthy; it can be stretching, going for a walk, moving through yoga poses, or running in the foothills. There are wonderful ways to move your body, and I make it a point to do so on a daily basis. If you do the same, you will be amazed at how good you feel both physically and mentally.

MINDFULNESS - Our minds are powerful. The thoughts and feelings we have every day create our environment in which we live and experience the world. My advice is to take time each day to sit in silence; you could meditate or just listen to your breath. This daily practice creates a space free from thought, outside noise, influence, or distraction.

This simple act of being with yourself in silence will alter your reality, mindset, and ability to take on life. Make space for this sacred time for yourself.

ROUTINE - It is the habits that we make that create our lives, health, and total wellness. It is the small actions that we do daily that build our base and set us up to live a life we love; a life that fills us up and creates space for more goodness to come our way.

Editor’s Note: To learn more about McKenzie Joyner, a private chef, holistic nutritionist, and yogi, you can find her on Instagram @sproutingvitality and FB @Sprouting-Vitality CityLifestyle.com/Meridian

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fall foliage. Also in their peak will be places in southeastern Idaho such

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