Order one baked potato here and the kitchen may hand over something closer to a small piece of luggage.
The enormous Idaho Russet weighs about 1.25 pounds before the toppings even begin. Once everything is piled on, carrying lunch back to the table starts to feel like the day’s upper-body workout.
That unapologetic excess is putting a playful new spin on Boise’s most predictable food association. Idaho potatoes have spent years sitting politely beside the main course…