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Idaho Built The World’S Largest Potato Chip, And This Tiny Town Museum Proves It
Somewhere in southeastern Idaho sits a snack so big it broke a world record. The world’s largest potato chip lives inside a small-town museum in Blackfoot, and it is bigger than a dinner plate. This quirky stop celebrates everything about the humble spud, from ancient history to modern french...
Idaho State Journal
Historic Downtown Pocatello weekly update
The Yellowstone Restaurant, 313 Whiskey Bar and The Union Taproom kicked off their ninth-year celebration week with an exceptional event Monday evening. Thank you to The Yellowstone Restaurant’s owners Jen and Rory Erchul and their amazing staff for hosting a superb experience during their “A Taste of Downtown — A Five-Course Downtown Pocatello Pairing.” The event included delicious cocktails and wines paired with handcrafted menu items featuring Yellowstone select dishes and sides with guest fellow Downtown businesses featured during each course.
Idaho State Journal
Blackhawk BBQ Pit wins big at Eastern Idaho State Fair while new Utah location thrives
BLACKFOOT — Blackhawk BBQ Pit is riding high after a strong showing at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, picking up multiple awards for its food as the Blackfoot-based barbecue business continues to grow. The trailer’s Warhawk sandwich, a stack of sausage, pulled pork, cheese and jalapeños, took home the fair’s People’s Choice award this year. Blackhawk also debuted its Hog on a Log Nachos, a southwest-style plate piled with tortilla chips, smoked pork, queso and a house-made crema, which earned third place for Best New Entrée in the fair’s food competition. The business rounded out its new fair offerings with hog steak chops, served in place of its usual pulled pork, and an All-American Barbecue Dog, a beef sausage topped with pulled pork, barbecue sauce and pickles, according to April Transtrum, who helps run the business alongside her husband, Nic. April Transtrum said the Hog on a Log and the loaded mac and cheese remain the top sellers each day the booth is open, and several food reviewers who stopped by named the Hog on a Log their favorite item at the fair this year. ”It’s been a great year for us,” April Transtrum said. That success traces back to
East Idaho News
Why are people eating sticks of butter at the fair?
BLACKFOOT — Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of trying many different treats at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. But today I get to share a truly unique experience: Creamy Creation’s new treat, the Lemon Berry Butter Bliss. “We came across the phrase ‘Happiness is homemade with love and butter,’” said Jordan Smith, part-owner of Creamy Creations. “We really took home to that butter and thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be hilarious if people were walking around the fair eating cubes of butter?’ So that’s exactly what we tried to do.” At first glance, this treat simply looks like a gold-wrapped stick of ...
Idaho State Journal
Olive Garden and WinCo Foods to be built in Rexburg this fall
Lots of popular delicious food is headed to Rexburg this fall in the form of WinCo Foods and Olive Garden Restaurant. To begin with, WinCo Foods announced on its Facebook page that it plans to build its new store at 350 E. Moody Road. “We’re under construction to bring another employee-owned WinCo Foods in our home state of Idaho,” it said. According to the Facebook page, the store will be open 24/7. It will also come with its own “hot pizza department.” It has stores in Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Boise, Eagle, Meridian, Nampa, Lewiston, Moscow and Coeur d’Alene. It also has shops throughout Utah, Oregon and California. An employee-owned company, the organization shares in that success via its “Employee Stock Ownership Plan” that it started 30 years ago, it reported on wincofoods.com. “Participating in the ESOP program means employees are part owners of the company and benefit financially from a job well done,” it said. “In this way, there is a direct incentive for employees to work hard and to take pride in what they do. That is why our stores are cleaner, our prices are lower and our smiles are bigger. Additionally, being employee-owned means WinCo Foods
Idaho State Journal
Blackhawk BBQ Pit wins big at Eastern Idaho State Fair while new Utah location thrives
BLACKFOOT — Blackhawk BBQ Pit is riding high after a strong showing at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, picking up multiple awards for its food as the Blackfoot-based barbecue business continues to grow. The trailer’s Warhawk sandwich, a stack of sausage, pulled pork, cheese and jalapeños, took home the fair’s People’s Choice award this year. Blackhawk also debuted its Hog on a Log Nachos, a southwest-style plate piled with tortilla chips, smoked pork, queso and a house-made crema, which earned third place for Best New Entrée in the fair’s food competition. The business rounded out its new fair offerings with hog steak chops, served in place of its usual pulled pork, and an All-American Barbecue Dog, a beef sausage topped with pulled pork, barbecue sauce and pickles, according to April Transtrum, who helps run the business alongside her husband, Nic. April Transtrum said the Hog on a Log and the loaded mac and cheese remain the top sellers each day the booth is open, and several food reviewers who stopped by named the Hog on a Log their favorite item at the fair this year. ”It’s been a great year for us,” April Transtrum said. That success traces back to
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This Middle-Of-Nowhere Idaho Diner Serves A Massive 3-Patty Burger Worth The Long Drive
The burger arrives and suddenly everybody at the table has questions. Mostly, “How exactly is someone supposed to eat that?” This Idaho diner does not seem especially concerned with the answer. Its famous three-patty creation comes stacked so aggressively that a normal bite starts feeling like an engineering...
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The 'Bread Barn' Has Been Rolling in the Dough for Decades
A local fair food vendor has been rolling in the dough for decades. Misty Dabell says the 'Bread Barn' at the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot, has been in her family for 45 years and this is her 27th year working there. Her husband, in-laws and siblings get together...
East Idaho News
Taste the award-winning ‘Volcano’ erupting at the Eastern Idaho State Fair
BLACKFOOT – It’s a feeding frenzy at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, and each day EastIdahoNews.com is trying something new! Today, we’re digging into the winner of the fair’s Red, White and Delicious award — the Volcano from Morales Home Made. The colorful creation combines a refreshing drink with fresh fruit and your choice of sweet, spicy and savory toppings. Morales Home Made also serves a variety of traditional Mexican favorites and is especially known for its quesabirria tacos. Check out the Volcano and the other delicious offerings from Morales Home Made at the Eastern Idaho State Fair! T...
East Idaho News
Local BBQ restaurant celebrating 15 years with cheap eats, prizes and more
REXBURG — A popular barbecue restaurant is celebrating 15 years in business with cheap eats, giveaways and a thank-you to the eastern Idaho community. Blister’s BBQ will mark its 15th anniversary Tuesday, Sept. 8, by rolling back prices for the day. Customers can grab one of the restaurant’s signature pulled pork sandwiches for $6 and a side of fries for $1. The restaurant, located at 26 E. Main Street in Rexburg, will also hold raffles and giveaways throughout the day. Prizes include limited-edition 15th anniversary T-shirts, hoodies and Blister’s BBQ gift cards. “This 15-year milestone would...
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From gas station spot to Main Street staple: Rexburg’s Blister’s Barbecue marks 15 years
Blister's Barbecue is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Main Street in Rexburg, Idaho. To mark the milestone, the establishment is offering anniversary specials including $1 fries and $6 pulled pork sandwiches.
East Idaho News
Hot, crispy and piled high: Winder’s Original Funnel Cakes are a fair favorite
BLACKFOOT — It’s a feeding frenzy at the fair and there’s nothing quite like a hot, fresh funnel cake! Winder’s Original Funnel Cakes is a fixture at the Eastern Idaho State Fair and the family has been serving them up for 41 years. Family members work the booth and make every funnel cake the old-fashioned way, with homemade batter poured directly through a funnel and fried until golden. The most popular creation is strawberries and cream, piled high with Oregon strawberries, powdered sugar, cinnamon and a whipped topping mixed in-house. There is also peach, triple berry, caramel and chocolate...
East Idaho News
Multiyear champion Sweet Temptations offers award-winning desserts at Eastern Idaho State Fair
BLACKFOOT — While there may be a few food vendors that can claim the title of multiyear champions at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, Sweet Temptations is on top of that list. Lacey Secrist, owner of Sweet Temptations, just made a clean sweep of the 2026 Best Fair Food Contest, securing the top prize in both the Best New Sweet and the Fairest of Them All categories. The winner of Fairest of Them All is Campfire Secret — a soft, delicious dessert perfect for the warm days ahead at the fair. It has two chocolate cake-like whoopie pies that sandwich a cream cheese filling, and are drizzled with a ho...
East Idaho News
La Casita Mexican Food is bringing in the protein-heavy nachos with an Idaho twist
BLACKFOOT — It’s a Feedin’ Frenzy at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, and this year we’re back at an all-time fair favorite: La Casita Mexican Food. Owner Marcial Mejia is a force to be reckoned with at the fair. He’s been feeding eastern Idahoans unique, tasty, authentic Mexican food for 23 years. This year, we were given a new dish, the Fiesta Fries. It’s similar to traditional nachos, but instead with a bed of freshly cut russet potatoes deep-fried to perfection and served with lots of La Casita’s signature carne asada and birria pork, and topped with nacho cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and...