"For more than two decades, Epi’s has been bringing traditional Basque dishes to the residents of the Treasure Valley. Inspired by the life and recipes of Maria Epifania Lamiquis-Inchausti, the Meridian restaurant has passed from the eponymous matriarch’s granddaughters to her great-grandson. (The family is also related to the Ansoteguis of Ansots). The kitchen turns out excellent croquetas, lamb stew with green peppers and pimentos, meatballs in a Basque-style tomato sauce, and baby squid in a briny, jet-black broth. No visit is complete without gateau Basque for dessert." - Scott Ki, Scott Wink