Fork Restaurant (Boise)

These days, the foodie and restaurant world is abuzz with buzzwords. Local, sustainable, and hand-crafted get tossed around more than a good salad. Well, it is one thing to say it and another thing to live it. So when, after 15 years of starting and running restaurants, my wife Amanda and I first started playing with the idea of Fork, we knew it would take a lot of effort to make these words mean something again. And thats what were trying to do, by making the ideasthe big ideasbehind these words not just marketing slogans, but at the core of how we spend our day. It all starts with the food, of course. Thats why weve developed our Loyal to Local pledge, a commitment that has us sourcing many of our key ingredients from local Boise and Northwest farmers, ranchers, bakers, distillers, brewers, producers and cheese makers. The result is a menu that is as surprising as it is familiar. Beyond the food, weve carried this approach to our beverage program and restaurant design as...