Edible Notables

  • All Abuzz

    Flutter & Buzz Cafรฉ landed on Genoaโ€™s Main Street in fall of 2024. Eighteen months later, the modern cafรฉ is thriving, offering the community whole foods with local roots and a gathering space just for them.

  • Raising Food

    Before heading to school each morning, Anna and Gracie Shane are out in the brisk morning air filling troughs with food and water for their lambs. At 16 and 14, respectively, the Carson High School sisters have responsibilities that extend well beyond homework and after-school activities. Through 4-H, Americaโ€™s largest youth-development program, they are raising animals destined for the local food system โ€” and learning invaluable lessons about agriculture, community, and hard work along the way.

  • A Relic Reinvented

    It was a beloved space dating back to the early 1950s, where generations of the โ€œwhoโ€™s whoโ€ in Reno lingered over cocktails and enjoyed memorable meals in its storied booths. So when Marco and Lynette Brown and Bill Green were approached about relocating their Reno restaurant, Marcolinoโ€™s Italia, to the former Rapscallion building in Midtown Reno, they knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime.

  • Tea Tradition

    Yerba mate (pronounced ma-TAY) is a plant endemic to Paraguay and Argentina that also grows in southern Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Originally cultivated by the indigenous Guaranรญ, Tupi, and Quechua people, the caffeinated herb was commercialized by the colonizing Europeans after their arrival.

  • Barrel-Aged Brilliance

    Chapel Tavern in Midtown Reno has been known to push creative boundaries. Now itโ€™s happened once again with the installation of a complex cascading barrel-aging system called a solera (Spanish for โ€œon the ground,โ€ referring to the transfer downward through barrels) designed to produce a custom cocktail experience.

  • Suited to a Tea

    Known for their holistic benefits, loose-leaf tea blends have been enjoyed for centuries, and at Too Soul Tea Co. in Reno, the options are seemingly endless when it comes to combining these soothing ingredients.

  • A Welcome Winter Lair

    Tucked in Californiaโ€™s Sierra Nevada, in a tiny corner of Plumas County called Blairsden, sits The Brewing Lair, a wooded โ€œlairโ€ and mainly outdoor brewery open to the public. On gifted land, Susan and Rich DeLano have built a hideaway in the woods โ€” one that tends to get busy on weekends.

  • Coffee, Community, Cat Love

    In October 2025, the United States surpassed Japan as the world leader in cat cafรฉs, boasting more than 300 nationwide. Today, every state has one except Delaware and Alaska. Cat coffeehouses offer the best of kitties and cappuccinos with a cool, contemporary ambience that fosters community, connection, and animal well-being.