Local Eats

from North Idaho Wellness Magazine | Nov + Dec 2022

by North Idaho Wellness Magazine

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THEY ARE OPEN: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 7pm.

LOCATED @ The Prairie Pavillion

Follow them on Instagram for more specials and upcoming events! @northwesttaps

Northwest Taps

YOUR NEW FAVORITE FOOD TRUCK!

Picture this: it’s a warm early fall evening.

Maybe it’s Friday and it’s your family’s day to eat out for that week. You choose Prairie Pavilion because your kids are picky, your husband is on a cleanse and you’re meeting up with your best friend and her family who are gluten free. There is truly something for everyone at Prairie Pavilion and it just got even better. Enter Northwest Taps.

Bought early this summer by the owners of Las Brasas Mexican Grill, Jim, Ivan and Dana, have been in business for six years and thought this was the perfect time to expand and take on a new venture. Being that they’re both located inside Prairie Pavillon makes the commute a little easier and the opportunity a little sweeter.

At Northwest Taps, you’ll find rotating craft beers and ciders from around the Northwest along with canned cocktails and wine. Not sure what or where you want to eat yet? Grab your favorite beverage and stroll around the pavilion. In the mood for some elevated pub food? Stay put at Northwest Taps and order their best seller, Fish and Chips. They are deliciously crispy and paired with a homemade tartar sauce that will make your mouth water. Looking for something different? They also have delicious wings that come in seven different flavors of rubs and sauces. Taco Tuesday more your thing? Be sure to swing by Las Brasas on Tuesdays for a dollar off your beer purchase when you grab your favorite tacos. Because who doesn’t like tacos and beer?

Northwest Taps likes tacos and beer so much that they’ll be opening a mobile bar soon so they can provide their services at events, weddings and parties alongside Las Brasas.

As for now, you’ll find Northwest Taps at the Prairie Pavillion off Heartland and Prairie.

Every year in late September or early October

my kids will begin talking about their favorite

holiday memories and the traditions that surround

them. It warms my heart so very much hearing

them reminisce so fondly of our special family

time together.

When our three kiddos were still quite young my hubby and I decided that we wanted to start some new family traditions. One of my very favorite traditions that is at least 6 or 7 years strong is making homemade pizzas together on Christmas Eve.

Our first year started out quite humbly. Just some store bought pizza dough, sauce and a few toppings. The kids were still pretty young, so there were definitely stools involved as well as help from mom, dad, grandma or grandpa to be sure the cheese and sauce ended up actually on the pizza and not just in their mouths or on the floor. Several years in and we’ve progressed to making homemade sourdough pizza dough and even homemade pizza sauce with roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, sweet peppers and spices. The kids are making their own creations without help, and their creativity is pretty fun to witness! But my very favorite thing is having our whole family in the kitchen - creating, laughing and making memories together!

What could just be another meal has become a family tradition that my kids adore and that I hope they pass onto their own families when they are older.

So as we enter this new Holiday Season, I’d love to encourage you to savor the family traditions you already have OR to create new ones that will be passed down from generation to generation!

kara

@kara_thewholemomma

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