web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:32:42 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Boise Bubble Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Restaurants” https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/tags/restaurants Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:15:00 -0600 The Boise Bubble Podcast is a look into one of the fastest growing cities in America, from the perspective of the people lucky enough to live here. Issues and topics that interest and impact our entire Treasure Valley community, from food, to urban adventures, to exploring the Idaho wilderness, to the complicated and captivating experiences of the people you pass every day. Shane and Natalie Plummer bring together their experience in social media, local business, corporate development, outdoor adventures, and fumbling through marriage, to bring you conversations that will help you discover why this is one of the most sought after places to live. en-us episodic Welcome to The Boise Bubble! Shane Plummer The Boise Bubble Podcast is a look into one of the fastest growing cities in America, from the perspective of the people lucky enough to live here. Issues and topics that interest and impact our entire Treasure Valley community, from food, to urban adventures, to exploring the Idaho wilderness, to the complicated and captivating experiences of the people you pass every day. Shane and Natalie Plummer bring together their experience in social media, local business, corporate development, outdoor adventures, and fumbling through marriage, to bring you conversations that will help you discover why this is one of the most sought after places to live. no business, boise, idaho, community, local Shane Plummer theboisebubble@gmail.com Episode 93: Summer Restaurant Guide with City Cast Boise https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/93 6d99cba8-c7b2-48b4-af7c-3182f0954fbe Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:15:00 -0600 Shane Plummer 93 Summer Restaurant Guide with City Cast Boise full Shane Plummer Natalie talks through her recommendations for fun summer eateries with City Cast Boise. 24:25 no In this episode Natalie was invited onto the City Cast Boise podcast (https://boise.citycast.fm) to discuss her recommendations for summer restaurants in the Treasure Valley. Hope you enjoy! Idaho, Boise, Meridian, Treasure Valley, City Cast Boise, restaurants In this episode Natalie was invited onto the City Cast Boise podcast to discuss her recommendations for summer restaurants in the Treasure Valley. Hope you enjoy!

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]]> Episode 87: 2024 Foodie Update https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/87 256863bc-a4db-4d2b-8016-2a1d09d677a3 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:30:00 -0600 Shane Plummer 87 2024 Foodie Update full Shane Plummer A conversation with Amos Rothstein, food editor at Boise Weekly, about Treasure Valley's restaurant scene over the past year. 59:29 no We bring back Amos Rothstein; local comedian, food editor for Boise Weekly (https://www.idahopress.com/boiseweekly/), and up-and-coming beauty pageant MC; to talk about what we have seen in the past year in the Treasure Valley food scene. We talk happy hours, bars, new restaurants and co-ed bathrooms. Throwing in some conversation about dog people versus cat people, what a show “Real Housewives of Boise” would look like, and just a bit of sexual innuendo. It’s a very fun conversation. Get out your pen and paper, because you’re going to want to take notes. Idaho, Boise, Meridian, restaurants, food, foodies, food scene, Treasure Valley, date night We bring back Amos Rothstein; local comedian, food editor for Boise Weekly, and up-and-coming beauty pageant MC; to talk about what we have seen in the past year in the Treasure Valley food scene. We talk happy hours, bars, new restaurants and co-ed bathrooms. Throwing in some conversation about dog people versus cat people, what a show “Real Housewives of Boise” would look like, and just a bit of sexual innuendo. It’s a very fun conversation. Get out your pen and paper, because you’re going to want to take notes.

]]> We bring back Amos Rothstein; local comedian, food editor for Boise Weekly, and up-and-coming beauty pageant MC; to talk about what we have seen in the past year in the Treasure Valley food scene. We talk happy hours, bars, new restaurants and co-ed bathrooms. Throwing in some conversation about dog people versus cat people, what a show “Real Housewives of Boise” would look like, and just a bit of sexual innuendo. It’s a very fun conversation. Get out your pen and paper, because you’re going to want to take notes.

]]> Episode 80: Elena DeYoung: From Russia With Love https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/80 bc5dfab6-1071-4dcc-88d2-7ad3524c4429 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 04:30:00 -0700 Shane Plummer 80 Elena DeYoung: From Russia With Love full Shane Plummer A conversation with the owner of Alyonka Russian Cuisine, Elena DeYoung, and her husband Dan. 57:33 no In this episode we ring in the new year with a special conversation with Elena DeYoung, the owner of Alyonka Russian Cuisine (https://alyonkarussiancuisine.com). Alyonka is possibly our favorite restaurant in the Treasure Valley, and Elena was instrumental in making it memorable from our very first visit. Through the many times we’ve dined there, we’re grateful to count Elena and her wonderful husband, Dan, as friends. We were honored to have them in our home recently to share Elena’s story as an immigrant from Kazakhstan, as an Idahoan and business owner, and as a local celebrity, having been featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives) with Guy Fieri. This is less a feature on Alyonka specifically, and more a conversation about dedication, community, spousal support, and building relationships and connecting generations through food. Although the food itself is remarkable on its own, what’s more interesting is how it introduced us to an amazing intergenerational and cross-cultural story. Elena is a truly wonderful human and an exemplar of hard work and pursuing your passion to the benefit of a community. We discuss how we met, her immigration and establishment in the United States, starting a business at the onset of Covid, how she sees food and the experience of sharing it and eating it, her deserved success in being featured on national television, and the support and hostility she has experienced as a Russian-American during the course of the Ukrainian-Russian war. Integral to all of this is her relationship with Dan. It’s inspiring to see how proud and supportive he is of her and how his deep commitment has magnified her success. We hope you enjoy this episode. And with that, we bring you a conversation with Elena and Dan DeYoung. Idaho, Boise, Meridian, community, Elena DeYoung, Alyonka Russian Cuisine, restaurants, immigration, relationships, food In this episode we ring in the new year with a special conversation with Elena DeYoung, the owner of Alyonka Russian Cuisine. Alyonka is possibly our favorite restaurant in the Treasure Valley, and Elena was instrumental in making it memorable from our very first visit. Through the many times we’ve dined there, we’re grateful to count Elena and her wonderful husband, Dan, as friends. We were honored to have them in our home recently to share Elena’s story as an immigrant from Kazakhstan, as an Idahoan and business owner, and as a local celebrity, having been featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri.

This is less a feature on Alyonka specifically, and more a conversation about dedication, community, spousal support, and building relationships and connecting generations through food. Although the food itself is remarkable on its own, what’s more interesting is how it introduced us to an amazing intergenerational and cross-cultural story. Elena is a truly wonderful human and an exemplar of hard work and pursuing your passion to the benefit of a community. We discuss how we met, her immigration and establishment in the United States, starting a business at the onset of Covid, how she sees food and the experience of sharing it and eating it, her deserved success in being featured on national television, and the support and hostility she has experienced as a Russian-American during the course of the Ukrainian-Russian war. Integral to all of this is her relationship with Dan. It’s inspiring to see how proud and supportive he is of her and how his deep commitment has magnified her success.

We hope you enjoy this episode. And with that, we bring you a conversation with Elena and Dan DeYoung.

]]> In this episode we ring in the new year with a special conversation with Elena DeYoung, the owner of Alyonka Russian Cuisine. Alyonka is possibly our favorite restaurant in the Treasure Valley, and Elena was instrumental in making it memorable from our very first visit. Through the many times we’ve dined there, we’re grateful to count Elena and her wonderful husband, Dan, as friends. We were honored to have them in our home recently to share Elena’s story as an immigrant from Kazakhstan, as an Idahoan and business owner, and as a local celebrity, having been featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri.

This is less a feature on Alyonka specifically, and more a conversation about dedication, community, spousal support, and building relationships and connecting generations through food. Although the food itself is remarkable on its own, what’s more interesting is how it introduced us to an amazing intergenerational and cross-cultural story. Elena is a truly wonderful human and an exemplar of hard work and pursuing your passion to the benefit of a community. We discuss how we met, her immigration and establishment in the United States, starting a business at the onset of Covid, how she sees food and the experience of sharing it and eating it, her deserved success in being featured on national television, and the support and hostility she has experienced as a Russian-American during the course of the Ukrainian-Russian war. Integral to all of this is her relationship with Dan. It’s inspiring to see how proud and supportive he is of her and how his deep commitment has magnified her success.

We hope you enjoy this episode. And with that, we bring you a conversation with Elena and Dan DeYoung.

]]> Episode 74: The Date Night Dilemma https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/74 27f8ec66-30de-45c5-8b8c-b8f310a790c7 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:30:00 -0600 Shane Plummer 74 The Date Night Dilemma full Shane Plummer Shane and Natalie dive into the age-old date night fight: where to go to eat. It's a harder problem than it looks. 1:08:37 no It seems like dating after getting into a committed relationship should be a simple thing. We’ve found that not to be the case, especially in the weird dynamic of choosing a restaurant. Why is this so difficult for so many couples? And we were no exception to this problem, at least for a while. In this conversation we discuss some ways to make dating a little easier: tools for establishing expectations, listening to each other's needs and figuring out the purpose of a date night, how needs for time spent together change over time, and how sometimes a restaurant choice is so much more about the experience you have as a couple than it is about the food that’s coming to your table. We end with a rapid fire list of restaurants across the Treasure Valley to help you narrow down your next night out on the town. Idaho, Meridian Boise, Treasure Valley, couples, relationships, date night, restaurants It seems like dating after getting into a committed relationship should be a simple thing. We’ve found that not to be the case, especially in the weird dynamic of choosing a restaurant. Why is this so difficult for so many couples? And we were no exception to this problem, at least for a while.

In this conversation we discuss some ways to make dating a little easier: tools for establishing expectations, listening to each other's needs and figuring out the purpose of a date night, how needs for time spent together change over time, and how sometimes a restaurant choice is so much more about the experience you have as a couple than it is about the food that’s coming to your table.

We end with a rapid fire list of restaurants across the Treasure Valley to help you narrow down your next night out on the town.

]]> It seems like dating after getting into a committed relationship should be a simple thing. We’ve found that not to be the case, especially in the weird dynamic of choosing a restaurant. Why is this so difficult for so many couples? And we were no exception to this problem, at least for a while.

In this conversation we discuss some ways to make dating a little easier: tools for establishing expectations, listening to each other's needs and figuring out the purpose of a date night, how needs for time spent together change over time, and how sometimes a restaurant choice is so much more about the experience you have as a couple than it is about the food that’s coming to your table.

We end with a rapid fire list of restaurants across the Treasure Valley to help you narrow down your next night out on the town.

]]> Episode 51: Iconic Foods of Boise https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/51 c29a03d5-7574-4f32-9a81-8cbb0fdff28a Wed, 14 Dec 2022 04:30:00 -0700 Shane Plummer 51 Iconic Foods of Boise full Shane Plummer In time for the holidays, we gather in front of the fire in our living room to chat with Idaho Statesman food contributor Amos Rothstein. From fry sauce to Basque food, we talk about a few of the dishes in town that have made indelible impressions on the community and on us personally. We also decided on a new holiday that we believe Idaho should institute in 2023. #GarfieldDay 1:01:46 no In time for the holidays, we gather in front of the fire in our living room to chat with Idaho Statesman food contributor Amos Rothstein. From fry sauce to Basque food, we talk about a few of the dishes in town that have made indelible impressions on the community and on us personally. We also decided on a new holiday that we believe Idaho should institute in 2023. #GarfieldDay Food, Basque, potato, holidays, Christmas, local, restaurants, Boise, Meridian, Idaho, inclusion In time for the holidays, we gather in front of the fire in our living room to chat with Idaho Statesman food contributor Amos Rothstein. From fry sauce to Basque food, we talk about a few of the dishes in town that have made indelible impressions on the community and on us personally.

We also decided on a new holiday that we believe Idaho should institute in 2023. #GarfieldDay

]]> In time for the holidays, we gather in front of the fire in our living room to chat with Idaho Statesman food contributor Amos Rothstein. From fry sauce to Basque food, we talk about a few of the dishes in town that have made indelible impressions on the community and on us personally.

We also decided on a new holiday that we believe Idaho should institute in 2023. #GarfieldDay

]]> Episode 22: Boise Food Fight! https://theboisebubble.sbstudios.co/22 00a33a47-6093-478d-a167-eab658d5301a Wed, 27 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0600 Shane Plummer 22 Boise Food Fight! full Shane Plummer Who has the best burgers in the Treasure Valley? Who dominates the taco game? What about pizza, sandwiches, steaks and cocktails? And this is Idaho! Who does fries right? We are throwing down with Idaho Statesman food reviewer, Amos Rothstein and local food influencer Alex Milles discussing where you can find the BEST food in the Treasure Valley! You might just be surprised! Also. Natalie says “ridiculous” a ridiculous amount of times. Get excited for that. 1:01:14 no Who has the best burgers in the Treasure Valley? Who dominates the taco game? What about pizza, sandwiches, steaks and cocktails? And this is Idaho! Who does fries right? We are throwing down with Idaho Statesman food reviewer, Amos Rothstein and local food influencer Alex Milles discussing where you can find the BEST food in the Treasure Valley! You might just be surprised! Also. Natalie says “ridiculous” a ridiculous amount of times. Get excited for that. boise, Idaho, treasure valley, personal, quitting a job, meridian, northwest, food, restaurants, eat local Who has the best burgers in the Treasure Valley? Who dominates the taco game? What about pizza, sandwiches, steaks and cocktails? And this is Idaho! Who does fries right? We are throwing down with Idaho Statesman food reviewer, Amos Rothstein and local food influencer Alex Milles discussing where you can find the BEST food in the Treasure Valley! You might just be surprised!

Also. Natalie says “ridiculous” a ridiculous amount of times. Get excited for that.

]]> Who has the best burgers in the Treasure Valley? Who dominates the taco game? What about pizza, sandwiches, steaks and cocktails? And this is Idaho! Who does fries right? We are throwing down with Idaho Statesman food reviewer, Amos Rothstein and local food influencer Alex Milles discussing where you can find the BEST food in the Treasure Valley! You might just be surprised!

Also. Natalie says “ridiculous” a ridiculous amount of times. Get excited for that.

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