In a bucolic setting of rolling vineyards just above the Snake River, The Orchard House’s Sunnyslope Road location is nestled amidst wineries and orchards in what is arguably southwest Idaho’s less shi-shi version of the California Napa Valley. And at the end of that drive is a great little place to hang out, eat an honest meal, jawbone with wine and fruit growers, and just relax.

The story of The Chocolat Bar is truly a love story. After all, even if you don’t believe in romance, you sure as heck can believe in chocolate. And as it turns out, the story of how The Chocolat Bar came to be is the story of two people who fell in with one another as well as with chocolate.

It’s said that the only constant is change, but Jeff and Stephanie May are having none of it. Nor should they. On January 1, 2008, they became the owners of a restaurant that is equal parts pub, cultural icon, and historic landmark: Bar Gernika. As its owners, Jeff and Stephanie have become the keepers of a tradition going back to when previous owner, Dan Ansotegui, first opened his restaurant in what at one time in Boise’s past been a Chinese laundry.