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Sept. 7, 2025
Rex Chandler — How Boise Got Its Benchmark Steakhouse: Service, Jazz, and Flying Fresh Seafood to Idaho
Chandler’s didn’t happen by accident. Restaurateur Rex Chandler walks through 50+ years in fine dining—from Sun Valley ski mornings to building Chandler’s Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood inside Hotel 43—plus why service culture, nightly jazz, and direct-from-source seafood still set the standard in Boise. Highlights 00:00 Cold open + sponsor: Old Arms of Idaho — “ambassadors to America’s heritage” 01:28 Sun Valley origins: opening in Ketchum (1994) and living the ski-town rhythm 06:03 The Boise lea...