It’s Pizza Time!

23 Friday Jan 2026

Posted by Bob and Robin in 5-Stars, Brunch with Robin, Celebrations, Chef Joe Levitch, Dinner At Marnies, Dinner With Friends, Dinner with Marnie, Dinner With Robin, Flying Pie Pizza, Food Italian, Food Prep, Funn in Marsing, Homemade Sauce, Mushrooms, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Pizza, What's For Dinner?

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Robin and I are so proud of our friendship with Joe Levich, former owner of Flying Pie Pizza in Boise, owner of Levco Remodeling and retired Ada County (Idaho) Paramedic. Robin (RN Ret) first met Joe in San Francisco at Alta Bates Hospital, as he was a paramedic there also. Then he moved to Boise where he was continued as a paramedic. Levco remodeled our kitchen and bathroom. A fantastic job!

Robin has been very sick young lady (she’ll always be young) since September of last year and Joes’ duties have kept him from visiting her. He made arrangements to come visit her and said he would bring dinner and asked “What should he bring, Grilled Cheese or pizza?” He being the Pizza King, the answer was easy – Pizza!

**Joe the Pizza King, flipping the dough**

**Pizza and ingredients ready to go in the oven**

**Robin at RN Graduation several years ago – 45 years ago**

It was a great time and we thank Joe for bringing AA of the ingredients and prepping and cooking supplies. All of the photos are natural and some are AI altered. Hope you enjoy this Fun Post. The pizza was great and Joe Levitch your friendship IS great!

IP Chicken with Ketchup, Honey and Soy

05 Wednesday Aug 2020

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Asian - Sauces, Asian - Spices, Asian Food, Carrots, Chicken, Comfort Food, Cooking Styles, Dinner At Marnies, Dinner With Family, Dinner with Marnie, Dinner With Robin, Food Photos, Housemade Soup, Photos By: Bob Young, What's For Dinner?

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Now don’ let the name of this dish fool you. This is one awesome chicken dinner. Try it! You’ll like it! (*Left-Click these photos to see them enlarged.) IP Chicken with Ketchup, Honey and Soy. And if there are any leftovers, it makes a great chicken/rice soup.

IP Chicken with Ketchup, Honey and Soy

And when you get done with the main dish and you have these wonderful leftovers, try some Chiken/Rice Soup. Delicious!

Leftover Chicken/Rice Soup

Alyonka Russian Cuisine

08 Saturday Feb 2020

Posted by Bob and Robin in 4-Stars, Alyonka Russian Cuisine, Beer and Food, Beets, Blinz, Buy Local, Comfort Food, Cultural Differences, Dessert, Dinner at Alyonka Russian Cuisine, Dinner with Marnie, What's For Dinner?

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A very good and exciting visit to Alyonka Russian Cuisine at 2870 W State St., Boise. (208) 344-8996, and it’s a good idea to call ahead for reservations.

From their website, “Born and raised in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, Elena DeYoung is the event coordinator for Boise’s popular Russian Food Festival. She’s organized the fundraiser at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church since its humble beginnings 14 years ago. Back then, church volunteers baked in her Meridian home. Nowadays, the annual event serves between 3,500 and 4,000 people over two days, and she keeps hearing the same request: “Where is the place we can eat food like this?” As owner and chef, Elena created a familiar menu at Alyonka Russian Cuisine now open at 2870 West State Street in Boise, Idaho.”

As for their menu – you can view it on their website linked above – “We offer all the comfort foods that make the Russian Food Festival a hit: shish kebab, beef stroganoff, Russian crepes, piroshki, lots of desserts …”.
Their food that we had, was delicious. And the service was delightful. The restaurant is small and cozy, and can be somewhat noisy. Seating is open and all seats are near a window. There is a large area in the back for groups. Overall, a 4 Star restaurant, bordering o0n 5 Stars. Here are some photos I took. Enjoy!

The exterior from the parking lot.

A variety of beers are available along with teas and lemonade.

Vegetarian Borscht

Stuffed Pepper, which I love.

Blini with Caviar

Blini with Vegetables

Royal Poppy Seed Ganache

Thanks Marnie. It was super! We’ll go back.

Robin’s Birthday Lunch

18 Wednesday Sep 2019

Posted by Bob and Robin in 5-Stars, Bacquet's Restaurant, Basmati rice, Birthdays, Brunch, Brunch with Robin, Capers, Carrots, Chef Bacquet, Classic Herb Blends, Copper River Salmon, Dinner at Bacquet's Restaurant, Dinner For Robin, Dinner with Marnie, Ethnic Foods, Food - French, Food Photos, French - Bacquet's Restaurant, French Foods, French Wines, Green Salad, Greens, Housemade Pasta, Housemade Salad Dressing, Housemade Sauces, Housemade Soup, Pasta, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Salads, Salmon, Seafood, Special Dinners, Special Events, What's For Dinner?, Whats For Lunch?, Wines - French

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Bacquet's Restaurant

Bacquet’s Restaurant, Address: 1117 E Winding Creek Dr #150, Eagle, ID 83616, Hours: 11:30am – 10PM. Phone: (208) 577-6238. Easily a 5-Star French (the best in the area and the only one) restaurant and well worth the trip. Suggest you call for reservations, though. Here is some of what we had. Enjoy. We did.