The atmosphere of 1889 encourages variety: On any given night, you’ll see everything from steak-and-wine dates to boisterous gatherings of sun-kissed river rats sipping microbrews. The steakhouse on the corner of Higgins Avenue and Front Street in downtown Missoula is housed in the historic Mercantile...
I watched in wonder and anticipation as the historic Art Deco building on Mendenhall and Willson in Bozeman, Montana, stood covered: first in scaffolding, then draped with cloth. Built in 1941 to house the 163rd Infantry Regiment of the Montana National Guard during World War...
Hunger. It’s a word we use to describe our passions and appetites, and two of mine happen to be fly fishing for wild trout and dining on artfully crafted food. I was thus delighted to hear about a new place where I could indulge in...
On most winter mornings, the parking lot at Last Chair Kitchen & Bar is full, even though the restaurant doesn’t open until 5 p.m. Since it’s on the way up to Whitefish Mountain Resort, skiers often use it as a carpool meet-up location during the...
My friend Jane told me about Little Star Diner when it first opened three years ago just one block off Main Street in downtown Bozeman, Montana. We were sharing dinner with a group of foodie friends and talking about our best recent meals. “I had...
You might eat the best steak in Montana at the Buffalo Block Prime Steakhouse in Billings. It depends on how you like your meat, but at this establishment, most steaks are aged for a month and some cuts are dry-aged for another 40 days. The...
On the east end of Main Street in Bozeman, Montana’s thriving downtown, where boutiques and galleries mingle with hip bars and restaurants, there’s a diner that still functions — as if untouched by time — as a relic of the Old West. Here, at The...
When he’s not in the kitchen, Chris DiMaio, the executive chef of Three Forks Grille in Columbia Falls, Montana, is often out on the trail foraging for wild food: morels, boletes, chanterelles. When the mushrooms fade, he then looks for arnica, elderberry, and fiddlehead ferns....
There is an ongoing debate at Quinn’s Hot Springs. The question is whether to soak in the natural geothermal pool before or after dinner at the resort’s restaurant, the Harwood House. Such was the line of conversation amongst guests as I sat (post-meal) upon the steamy...
AT LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH IN BIG SKY, MONTANA, A RESTAURANT SERVES HISTORY ON EVERY PLATE TRUE CONFESSION: I'M A SUCKER FOR DUDE RANCHES. Maybe it stems from the first experience I had back at the Flagg Ranch in Wyoming when I was a kid. Cowboys with chaps...