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OK. This is an awesome French restaurant in Eagle, ID, just west of Boise. I know of no other French restaurant in the area of this caliber. Definitely a 5-Star restaurant! It really replaces Le Café de Paris and Andrea’s. Both of which have closed. Great interior ambiance – like sitting in a French café. The patio offers seating also, but on our visit, it was very hot. You may also have live music on the patio. It would be best to call for reservations if you decide to go. Both Chef Franck and his wife Michelle are very warm, charming and interesting. Anxious to answer question you may have. Here is some of the dishes we had and they were awesome. Delicious! Beautifully presented. Enjoy. We did. We’ll be back! Left-Click any of these photos to see them enlarged.
Robin is happy with the food.House Salad and Dressing.
Escargot in Garlic Butter
Coquilles St Jacques in Saffron
Super with 2016 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Beef Tenderloin with Fois Gras and Baby Vegetables
Super with Les Jamelle Merlot
Opera Cake with Almond and Chantilly Cream
Chocolate Mousse with Chantilly Cream
We were treated to this awesome port. Thank you Chef Franck and Michelle!Glass of portRobin and Chef Franck BacquetBob and Michelle Bacquet discuss photos and port.Specials boardAnyone in Boise remember this French restaurant? Right now, Bacquet’s Restaurant is the only one that I know of.
Such a wonderful and exciting year! Such a pleasure to know and meet Chef Storm and Artist Stephanie Hodge. They are doing a terrific job at the winery and in the restaurant. If you have not been there on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday for some wine and an awesome meal, you need to do so. Stephanie has been sending me these articles on a regular basis and it is a good way for our readers to find out what is happening in the wine country of Idaho, especially at Parma Ridge. Happy Birthday to the Winery! Keep up the great work Chef Storm and Stephanie!
Come Celebrate One Year at Parma Ridge Winery and Bistro this weekend!
It’s our 1st Birthday and we want you to be here to help us celebrate! This weekend we are offering up some extra special items — Try Our Fresh Parma Ridge Peach Sangria, Storm’s Famous Ribs and enter to win a Parma Ridge Gift Basket! We are open Friday, 12-9 p.m., Saturday 12-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. with our regular menu all weekend long. We are offering both our Happy Hour menu on Friday evening from 4-7p.m. and Sunday Brunch Specials. Reservations are recommended for parties of 4 or more if dining on the patio or in the tasting room on Friday Evening.
Delicious Weekend Specials
Peach Sangria – Made with Fresh Parma Ridge Peaches, LaRea Dolce Sweet Riesling, Tre Bianchi and San Pellegrino Orange Italian Soda for only $7.00. Sure to quench anyone’s thirst! Storm’s Famous Smoked Baby-back Competition Ribs with Bacon Truffle Macaroni and Cheese and Fresh Coleslaw for $11.95…my mouth is already watering!
For Each Bottle of Parma Ridge Wine Purchased this weekend, customers can enter to win our Giveaway of our Parma Ridge Gift Basket! This is a one-of-a-kind basket Featuring one Bottle of 2014 Parma Ridge Merlot Zinfandel, One Bottle of 2015 Parma Ridge Dry Riesling, Two Logo Parma Ridge Wine Glasses, One Custom Embroidered Parma Ridge Jacket (available in both Mens and Women’s Sizes S-L), and One Custom Embroidered Parma Ridge Fitted Hat (available in 3 sizes). Retail Value:$127.50 Drawing will be held on Sunday at 4:30 p.m., participants do not need to be present to win.
Mark your Calendar for these upcoming Events:
Live Music on the Patio with The Lucky Tongue Band Friday, September 16 from 5-9 p.m.
Join us for one final show before the end of Summer with The Lucky Tongue Band! It’s sure to be a fun night.
Stay Tuned for another show with Bad Dog Lou on the Parma Ridge Patio in October!
We look forward to seeing you this weekend to celebrate!
Cheers,
Steph & Storm
Parma Ridge Winery
208-946-5187
info@parmaridge.wine
For Each Bottle of Wine you purchase this weekend, you can enter to win this Custom Parma Ridge Gift Basket!
Such a great Wine Dinner hosted by Capitol Cellars in Boise. The featured wines were from Parma Ridge Winery. And if I may so bold as to say, if you need something to do on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, give the Parma Ridge Winery Restaurant a try. Chef Storm Hodges does an awesome job in the kitchen while Stephanie serves some great wines.
The wine dinner served consisted 1 appetizer and 3 entrees and Parma Ridge wines that were perfectly matched. The 2014 Merlot that was served with the Pork Ballontine is in short supply – they have mostly sold out. A wonderful Idaho Merlot and we were lucky enough to get 2 bottles! Yea! Here is how the dinner went. Delicious!
Stephanie and Chef Storm Hodges. Owners/Winemakers of Parma Ridge Winery.The Menu
I did not get a photo of the appetizer, Amuse Bouche, an apricot-prosecco sorbet served with a 2015 Parma Ridge Winery Chardonnay. This was a super good chardonnay.
2014 Parma Ridge Winery Merlot
such a perfect paring between the wine and the entree
Moroccan Chicken garbanzo beans, tomato, zucchini served over jasmine rice, cumin yogurt, cilantro
2014 Parma Ridge Winery Syrah
another super good wine/food paring. wine went extremely well with the spiciness of the entree
Italian Zabaglione fresh apriots and cherries
2015 Parma Ridge Winery LaRea Dolce Riesling
you really do need to get some of this wine. superb!
Exec Chef Dave Shipley, “… As for the food, chef Dave Shipley, who worked with Dustan Bristol at Brick 29, was motioned to run the kitchen. He has a penchant for sourcing local and regional foodstuffs, like farmstead cheese from Ballard Family Dairy, greens from Purple Sage Farms and beef from Double R Ranch.”
Capitol Cellars did a fantastic job in preparing these entrees. Our hats are off to Exec Chef Dave Shipley. Wonderful job and it is great to see your using mostly local, Idaho products in your menu. From their website, “Our History – located in Boise’s historical Belgravia Building, Capitol Cellars opened its’ door in March 2015. Capitol Cellars takes pride in serving local cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a full coffee bar and an extensive wine list.”
I’m running just a little late in posting this. Sometimes it’s terrible to be away from ones desk for any period of time. I received this yesterday from Stephanie at Parma Ridge Winery and Restaurant. And I want to let everyone know that I have had several comments about the job both Stephanie and Chef Storm do in the kitchen and in the winery. Folks are very happily surprised. They also commented on the artwork on the walls! Here is the latest information from Stephanie. Enjoy!
Shrimp Scampi
A beautiful weekend of Wonderful Wine
Fabulous Food
and an
Amazing View
is coming up!
Come enjoy the wine and delicious cuisine on the patio and watch the sunset. We are open Friday, 12-9 p.m., Saturday 12-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. offering wine tasting and our regular menu all weekend long. Check out our Happy Hour Menu on Fridays from 4-7 p.m. and Sunday Brunch Specials. Reservations recommended for parties of 4 or more.
Next week is our Winemaker Dinner at Capitol Cellars, Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. This is a Three-course dinner paired with Parma Ridge Wines.The dinner is $80 per person plus tax and gratuity. This will be the last chance to enjoy our 2014 Reserve Merlot as we are sold out of it in the Tasting Room. If you would like to make a reservation, please do so by calling 208.344.WINE (9463) or e-mailing Logan Smyser at logansmyser33@capitolcellarsllc.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
DELICIOUS FOOD SPECIALS THIS WEEKEND
(while supplies lasts):
Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Prosciutto on a Toasted Ciabatta Roll and Homemade Rosemary Garlic Truffle Fries for $9.95 One-Inch Cut Char-Grilled Ribeye Steak with Bleu Cheese Butter, Rosemary Truffle Mashed Potatoes with Cabernet Beef Demi-Glace, Grilled Asparagus and Storm’s Homemade Grilled Bread for $15.95 Shrimp Scampi with Linguine Pasta (Pictured above) – Sauteed Jumbo Prawns with White Wine Lemon Butter Sauce, Tossed with Shaved Parmesan and Fresh Parsley on a Bed of Linguine and Char-Grilled Broccolini with a Slice of Storm’s Homemade Grilled Bread for $14.95 NEW! Brunch Burger (SUNDAY ONLY) – Quarter-Pound Black Angus Burger with Melted Double Cream Brie, Apple-wood Smoked Bacon, and Sunny-side up Egg with a Lemon-Tarragon Aioli and Rosemary Garlic Truffle Fries for $9.95
Happy Hour Specials Friday from 4-7 p.m. with purchase of glass of wine, mimosa or beer: 2 Sliders with Rosemary Truffle Fries: Pork, Mesquite Ground Beef, “Triple B“ or “Deluxe” – $6.50 Personal size Flatbread: BBQ Pork, BBQ Grilled Chicken, “The Patricia,” “The Kathleen”, “Fungi”, Sausage/Pepperoni, or Pepperoni – $6.50
Parma Ridge House Salad: Mixed greens with apple cider vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese and poached pear
Parma Ridge Grilled Romaine Salads: Bacon & Blue Cheese or Chicken Caesar – $6.50 Parma Ridge Pear Salad: Mixed greens with Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese and Poached Pear – $6.50 Basket of Rosemary Garlic Truffle Fries with House-made aioli – $5
Sunday Brunch Specials:
NEW! Brunch Burger – Quarter-Pound Black Angus Burger with Melted Double Cream Brie, Apple-wood Smoked Bacon, and Sunny-side up Egg with a lemon-tarragon aioli and Rosemary Garlic Truffle Fries for $9.95 Bacon, Egg and Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich with Cheesy Bacon Fries – $6.95 Best Ever Biscuits and Gravy with a Fried Egg – $7.95
Best Ever Biscuits and Gravy
We are sampling our new 2014 Parma Ridge Merlot Zinfandel Blend in the Tasting Room this weekend, not yet bottled so get a sneak peak of how it’s tasting! Mark Your Calendar for these upcoming Events Parma Ridge night at the Movies, Join us at the Parma Motor-Vu Drive-In Theater on Wednesday, July 13 at 8 p.m. for Wine tasting and the movie Bottle Shock. $5 entry fee gets you a tasting AND admission to the movie that will be starting at dusk. Wine will also be available to purchase by the glass and bottle that evening. The Lucky Tongue Band, Friday, July 8 from 5-9 p.m. on the Parma Ridge patio. We had such a great time last weekend, that we wanted to get them back on the calendar for a Friday evening. It is sure to be a fun night of great music, wine and food! (call ahead if you’d like to reserve a patio table)
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Two of the Boise Wine Meet-up Groups met this past Wednesday. The first group met at Tastings Wine Bar in Boise with Trey Busch, pictured here, of Slight of Hand Winery from Walla Robin and I took these with her phone. Walla, Washington doing the presentation of his wines. As I did not have my camera with me, Robin and I took these photos with her phone. Left-Click any of these photos to see enlarged. There should be no small photos – except for the one above of Trey – so you may need to “Refresh” your screen. Cheers!
Tasting wine menu.
Pizza Ham, pineapple, cheese, Chipotle sauce, Raspberry Sauce on Flatbread Crab Cakes
Awesome pizza!
Then after this tasting, we went to the 13th Street Pub and Grill for the second tasting and some substantial food.
They had the interior of the pub all decorated out for the Holiday Season. It was nice sitting around the fire that was situated in the center of the room and seating on all four sides. Definitely warm! In order to keep the wine cool, we placed a glass of ice water between the wine and the fire. The two glasses were touching. Yes, it does work! Enjoy these photos, even though some of them are a little “artsy”. Cheers!
Slight of Hand and a Tempranillo de Mancha on the right.
The fire situated in the center of the room. We sat around this awesome and warm fireplace.Some of the people having a good time.
Claire, the Coordinator of the event and Robin are discussing the finer things in life – Wine!Joe, Cindi and Jan are enjoying the company and the party.Robin had a BLT. I guess one must now ask for a golden brown toast. This toast was not.Bob had a Pub Burger.
We took the motor home on a run today out to the Indian Creek Winery (Kuna, Idaho) for their Valentine’s Day Party. Beautiful day. 47 degrees in the sun and clear, rich blue skies. The event was very well attended and everyone enjoyed the wines and the food. Mike McClure, Winemaker, took us on a tour through the winery’s library of wines. I remember some of those wines! Awesome. And of course, we just had to add to our cellar inventory. But what great wines. Good Pinots. Good Fortified wines. Here are some photos Robin and I took today. Enjoy!!
Robin and Winemaker Mike McClure enjoy the warm sun.Wood carving in the restroom.A word of warning. Love it.The wine tasting bar.Love the new labels. Great job, Tammy!Poutain. Beef, Cheese and FriesBrisket and Greens
Always a great visit whenever we go to the winery. Thanks Tammy and Mike for a great day! Have a Happy Valentine’s Day. Cheers!
OK. This is an awesome French restaurant in Eagle, ID, just west of Boise. I know of no other French restaurant in the area of this caliber. Definitely a 5-Star restaurant! It 
really replaces Le Café de Paris and Andrea’s. Both of which have closed. Great interior ambiance – like sitting in a French café. The patio offers seating also, but on our visit, it was very hot. You may also have live music on the patio. It would be best to call for reservations if you decide to go. Both Chef Franck and his wife Michelle are very warm, charming and interesting. Anxious to answer question you may have. Here is some of the dishes we had and they were awesome. Delicious! Beautifully presented. Enjoy. We did. We’ll be back! Left-Click any of these photos to see them enlarged.
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