The 6th Annual Festival of Foodies was held Saturday, Jan. 27 at Spokane Community College. More than 50 vendors participated in this year’s festivities, sponsored by Clear Channel Communications, the Spokane Chapter Washington Restaurant Association and Forest Glen Family of Fine Wines. 

The day’s events included on-stage demonstrations. University Appliance provided equipment for the chefs to prepare their tasty treats. Booths included restaurants, specialty food producers, beweries and wineries. Cooking demonstrations were given by MAX at Mirabeau, C.I. Shenanigan’s, Anthony’s Homeport, Tecate Grill, Just American Desserts, Tillamook Cheese and by Chef Amadeus, who did a cooking demo on his Chicken Napolean with a Champagne Citrus Glaze. Originally from Florida, he now lives in Seattle and has created his own style of mixing the Northwest fresh with his own blend of spices, which he calls Southern Passion.

Hundreds of food-lovers visited booths where they could indulge their tastebuds with tasty cuisine from local restaurants and local specialty foods and shops, tasting various wines and beer from a variety of wine and beer distributors.

 ”A Foodie is someone whose culinary interests expand beyond the ordinary hum-drum of the meal.” The Foodie sees: the KITCHEN as a Studio; Utensils as the Brushes; the PLATE as a Palate; the MEAL an Experimental Gallery of Shared Consumption; and the WINE as a Garden of Liquid Delight. To the Foodie, Food is an Art - the Art of Consumptive Expression. - Richard Winston, as seen on FoodSiteoftheDay.com

We’re sorry to see this rustic North Idaho on-the-lake place go bye-bye. It is now closed. Anyone out there looking to take over a great location at Tobler Marina on Hayden Lake?

We will miss Bill!! Thanks for the last two years of tasty delights and great service.