Embracing Sobriety
Reno-Tahoe chefs talk sober living in the high-stress world of restaurant kitchens. Life in restaurant kitchens is tough, and chefs bear the cuts, burns, and scars to prove it. There’s […]
Global culinary roots
Reno-Tahoe chefs and restaurant owners share how their heritages have shaped their foods. After watching the recent documentary Roadrunner about my favorite culinary icon, the late Anthony Bourdain, I went […]
Get Crackin’
Dungeness crab season kicks off from the Bay to Alaska. From the Bay Area up the coast through Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, ’tis the season for tender, juicy Dungeness crabs. […]
Field & Stream
Local hunters find a deeper connection to the land. “Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forest and fields in which […]
How to Become a Hunter
The following are rules and regulations to get started in the sport. Thinking of getting into hunting? The Nevada Department of Wildlife is your go-to source for information about hunter […]
Fungus Among Us
Meet local farmers sprouting mushrooms in the high desert. The dryness and extreme temperatures of the high desert certainly are not ideal conditions for humidity-loving mushrooms, but that hasn’t stopped […]
The Sporting Life
Upland and waterfowl hunting links locals to wild foods. Tucked into an outcropping in the West Humboldt Range is Lovelock Cave. Not far from the intermittently dry lakebed of the […]
A Toast to Technology
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Grow food, not lawns (or parking lots)
Reno-Tahoe urban farms foster community connection. The front yard of Mark Hebert and Becky Jessee’s Midtown Reno home is bursting with life. Green beans climb homemade trellises, Cherokee purple tomatoes […]
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
Nashville hot chicken lands in Reno-Tahoe. Nashville may be more than 2,000 miles away, but the flavors of Music City’s spicy fried chicken have found their way to Reno-Tahoe. Usually […]