Think Moscow, ID, and you might think “sub-par college sports” and “Sarah Palin’s alma mater” and not a whole lot more. It might surprise you, then, that there is a golden beacon of culinary light in the little Palouse town. It might surprise you even more that I’m not talking about the (admittedly excellent) co-op, but rather a honeycomb cheese plate at Nectar.

I’m not going to go into the finer points of what a honeycomb is, particularly seeing Wikipedia has it pretty well covered, but sufficient to say, comb honey is really quite delicious and both fresher and more tangy tasting than the regular stuff. Served with bread and a selection of cheeses, where a hard goat cheese was the pick of the bunch, the $8 plate was affordable and delicious. I prefer the comb over the bear.

After chatting for a bit with what probably must have been Moscow’s slickest and hippest waiter, we learned the owners of Nectar are beekeepers. Get it… Beekeepers… Honey… Nectar… Yes, it’s very clever. Even better: you can purchase honeycomb to go from the eatery. I kid you not. I’m not going to quote the price here as it sounded like pricing could be a fairly random affair, but it was cheap enough for us to pick up two. (Or possibly we were so out of this world charming they decided to give us an amazing deal. Who knows?!)

Nectar is a pretty cool place in itself, but when it all is said and done, the honeycomb is the star here. Next time you’re down in Moscow to enjoy a Vandals game, you probably should stop by and try some. Tell them Spokane Food Blog sent you. They’ll love you.