West Yellowstone sees more visitors than anywhere else in the state, and the city has learned accordingly to cater to travelers of all budgets and backgrounds. Bar-N-Ranch, just out of town to the west, hits the uncommon point of offering incredible food for what I can only describe as “normal” prices. Continue Reading

If you’re in the Havre area, you’re going to have to stop and eat at some point, and there’s one place I can recommend higher than any other. Even if you’re just stopping off for a quick break from the Amtrak, this will work, and it’s well worth your time. It’s Wolfer’s Diner and it’s the quintessential 50′s diner, and it’s really fantastic. Continue Reading

Havre is a bigger city than its census population might suggest, and as such, it’s home to more restaurants than you could reasonably expect to try out in a single trip, regardless of how long it might be. This is a city big enough to have its own Walmart, so sorting through the noise to find the rose among thorns might be tricky, so let me suggest a place we sampled that we found exceptional. Continue Reading

Landon Pigg and the Troth of Us dropped by the Badlands Cafe and Scoop Shoppe in Terry, Montana on Saturday afternoon November 7, 2009. He and his group were on their way from Minneapolis to Seattle and felt an urge to drink some good coffee. They also picked up a basketball and football at Netzer Trustworthy Hardware store for some athletic recreation to keep them occupied during their road trip. Continue Reading

We first visited Staggering Ox in Helena, where they have an unbelievable flagship eatery, complete with acres of kitsch, an art museum full of some of the least likely “art,” and a staff that just can’t be beat… they also have great food, but once you’re there, it hardly seems like the point. We loved the food, so we decided to focus on it more specifically this time around.
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Big Sky Resort is already famous as one of the best skiing destinations in the nation. Its high peaks, long runs and vast diversity in types of runs available – designed to satisfy the first-timer, die-hard slope junky, and everyone in between – but once you get off the shushing slopes, you’re going to be hungry, and that’s where Big Sky really veers away from its rivals.
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Whether heading out to dinner or just in the mood for pure decadence, Morton’s pre-Valentine’s Day Chocolate and Port tasting heeds the call for a sinful evening warm-up. Local chocolatier Chocolati Handmade Chocolates and Morton’s Seattle present a tasting of ruby, tawny and LBV (late bottled vintage) ports with melt-in-your-mouth Chocolati chocolate truffles.
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If you know the Seattle area, there’s a neighborhood with a flavor all its own. If you don’t, maybe today’s the day to come to know it. Why wander out of the Capitol Hill neighborhood when Tidbit is dangling yet another fantastic prix fixe celebration menu before you? And if you’re not on the hill, maybe you should consider wandering up there for the afternoon.
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No matter which Ivar’s full service restaurant you choose, there’s always a breathtaking waterfront view waiting and amazing seafood this Valentine’s Day, and we’ve got something special lined up! Start with complimentary Ivar’s clam nectar, an aphrodisiacal treat of which Ivar Haglund once said is so potent, “not over 3 cups of Clam Nectar to any married man without permission of his wife… no exceptions.”
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A decades-old fixture of Helena, the Staggering Ox was recently voted by MAXIM Magazine* as creating one of the top 3 sandwiches in the country (for “The Nuke”.) Our little stop off proved more to us than that they know their way around the kitchen. We found they know the way around the whole experience of people dropping by for food, fun and an array of stimu-tainment ranging from musical to visual with many stops in between.
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