Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jeannie Choi grew up in a family of restaurateurs. In college, she stepped away from food to study Korean literature. After working for a large Korean hotel chain, Choi moved to Spokane in 2005.
In 2018 “Mamma Jeannie” opened D’bali Asian Bistro in Airway Heights and has been serving new and loyal customers ever since!
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Palouse Products Shine with the Flavors of Ethiopia at Spokane’s Queen of Sheba
For many immigrants, finding the flavors, ingredients and dishes they were raised on in their adopted home countries can be difficult. But the Inland Northwest offers Almaz Ainuu, owner of Spokane’s Queen of Sheba, a unique link to her native Ethiopia: teff.
Spokane’s Kate Lebo Dives into the World of Difficult Fruits
You might know Kate Lebo’s Pie School, The Commonplace Book of Pie, or her chapbook Seven Prayers To Cathy McMorris
Spokane Chef Chad White Fights for our Regional Recovery
In February of 2020, chef, restaurateur and Spokane-native Chad White was named as a semifinalist by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific for his first local restaurant, Zona Blanca Ceviche. For the Top Chef-alum, it was the exclamation point on 2019 which saw him open TT’s Old Iron Brewery and Barbecue with local brewer Travis Thosath in Spokane Valley and two locations of High Tide Lobster Bar. In the weeks following the nomination, White’s momentum was stopped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered restaurants. Now, as he looks to relaunch Zona Blanca in its new Downtown Spokane location, we check in with White on the year that wasn’t, his work with the Spokane Hospitality Coalition and what is to come for him and the region.
Simple Tips for Garden Success in the Inland Northwest
Gardening in the Inland Northwest is exciting and rewarding. Our spring weather is ideal for vegetables like lettuce, beets and broccoli to grow and thrive. During summer we have plenty of cloud free days and heat to help ripen warm weather crops like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. By fall the slow growing vegetables like pumpkins will be ready to harvest. You can also grow a second season of cool weather veggies starting in late summer into the fall.
Here are some tips and tricks to help create success in your garden!
Cheese and Pastry are showcased at Spokane’s Rind and Wheat
After years as a pastry chef and consultant, Ricky Webster used COVID-19 to make himself the client. The result is his Browne’s Addition bakery & cheese shop, Rind and Wheat.
As Chaps turns 14, Celeste Shaw shares her views on the future and why ‘food is Love’
when faced with the covid-19 shutdown, local business owner and restaurateur CELESTE SHAW jumped into action to support the community
