“I really like challenges,” Lewis Pierrott says, flashing a shy smile. That’s his modest way of explaining why, a little more than two years ago, he and his wife, Arlene, took a daring leap of faith and purchased Bricks Restaurant and Wine Bar, one of the most iconic, revered fine-dining restaurants in Reno.
Tucked away in The Basement, the bottom half of Reno’s historic downtown post office building, a newer restaurant named Papa What You Cooking has quickly captured the hearts (and appetites) of locals since opening in August 2023.
Rosewood serves family favorites in a cozy Tahoe setting. Adam and Alexa DeMezza practically gutted their Incline Village restaurant’s building when they first purchased it in 2022, converting it from the former home of Birdies Hot Chicken to their cozy, upscale restaurant, Rosewood. About one year later, they celebrated its grand opening, and today, they…
When you think of enduring attractions, Paris’ Eiffel Tower, Coney Island’s boardwalk, and San Francisco’s cable cars may come to mind.
It’s rare to have an “OMG!” moment over a little appetizer. But the ravioli uovo was an instant, sensuous surprise at The Kitchen Table, a Reno restaurant with a lively word-of-mouth following.
Sexy. Warm. Modern. That’s how Karoline Platt describes Land Ocean, the mini chain of steakhouse restaurants she and husband Mark own. It’s a concept meant to bring a simple menu of hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and simple-but-delicious sandwiches and salads to residents and visitors.
Almost 10 years ago, Great Full Gardens opened in Midtown, a district that in 2013 was on the cusp of reinventing itself from derelict to hipster. This was Gino and Juli Scala’s first full-service health food restaurant. But it was not to be their last.
There are Basque-style restaurants, and then there are Basque restaurants. J.T. Basque Bar & Dining Room in Gardnerville is the real deal, defined as much by its history and culture as the authentic cuisine inspired by Basque Country in Spain and France.
It’s a sublime summer evening at Centro Bar & Kitchen in Reno, and the garage-door-style windows are rolled up, urging a breeze to lightly linger among patrons enjoying craft cocktails and modern, American-style tapas.
Tim Magee, a third-generation Nevadan, returned not too long ago to his hometown after spending 15 years in Italy — Tuscany, to be exact — studying its cuisine. The tasty fruition of all those years is Calafuria, the Reno restaurant Magee opened in March 2016, seven months after returning home.