Keeping you informed of local food-and-drink news.
Martis Valley Lodge
On July 1, 2025, Martis Valley Lodge is opening in Truckee after a $9 million transformation. The property, a Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel, will have a new restaurant called Trailhead Social, which will serve “elevated comfort food and après-style dining.” The restaurant will include dishes such as Truckee River trout crostini, Truckee cheese fondue, Sierra sliders, and a signature Sierra wild berry cheesecake. In addition, the hotel is partnering with local artisans and purveyors to offer, for instance, coffee from Drink Coffee Do Stuff and beer from Truckee Brewing Company. The property was previously a Hampton Inn & Suites location.
Haumbody Sanctuary
This fall, Haumbody Sanctuary plans to open in the former Junkee space in Midtown Reno. The gathering place for wellness and community building comes from married founders Amber Campion and Peter Lam. It will be a yoga and fitness studio fused with an elegant tea house, medicinal mocktail and elixir lounge, and eatery with nourishing and wholesome dishes. The social space is meant to stimulate meaningful connection, mindful movement, and restorative rituals. For details, follow Haumbody Sanctuary on Instagram.
Perenn at the Museum
Perenn — the popular bakery, restaurant, and grocery store founded in Reno — is opening a new café inside the Nevada Museum of Art on Aug. 15, 2025. Until then, the café will be closed for renovations. The space will be designed in collaboration with Anton Anger of Studio Meadow based in Brooklyn. The new café menu will include house-made croissants, pastries, and bread, as well as organic coffee, specialty lattes, and loose-leaf teas. Guests also will enjoy scrambled eggs in a croissant with Boursin cheese, a BLT on griddled country sourdough with citrus aioli, and a kale salad with a tahini-lemon vinaigrette. Diners will be able to eat and sip inside the café as well as in the atrium and on the museum’s patio. While Roundabout will no longer run the café, the company will continue to be the museum’s caterer for on-site events.
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows just launched its Workforce Readiness Food Truck, giving teens hands-on job experience while they serve homemade pizza, fresh cookies, and watermelon lemonade. The truck debuted at Idlewild Park’s Food Truck Fridays on June 6, 2025, and will be back every Friday through August (except July 4). It’s more than a food truck; it’s a career readiness classroom on wheels. The club teens are getting involved — from taking orders to learning small business operations.
Frey Ranch Distillery
In June 2025, Frey Ranch Distillery received many honors at this year’s ASCOT Awards, with a total of 28 medals awarded to its portfolio of bourbon, ryes, and specialty American whiskeys. The Fallon-based distillery took home the title of “Most Awarded Distillery of the Year” with five double platinum medals and 16 platinum medals in a variety of categories. The Fallon-based distillery took home the title of “Most Awarded Distillery of the Year” with five double platinum medals and 16 platinum medals in a variety of categories. Out of hundreds of submissions across multiple spirits categories — including domestic and international whiskey, tequila, gin, vodka, rum, and others — Frey Ranch was the most awarded distillery in this year’s competition. The platinum medal winners include Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut, Frey Ranch 100% Barley Whiskey, Frey Ranch 100% Wheat Whiskey and Frey Ranch 100% Oat Whiskey, among other expressions.
South Shore Brewery Trail
In June 2025, the Tahoe Chamber announced the launch of the South Shore Brewery Trail, a free hop-on, hop-off brewery shuttle running every Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the summer and into Oktoberfest. The Brewery Trail connects five South Lake breweries: South Lake Brewing Co. (original location at The Y), Cold Water Brewery and Grill, Sidellis Lake Tahoe Brewery & Restaurant, South of North Brewing Co., and The Libation Lodge Kitchen & Taproom (by South Lake Brewing Co.). As part of the experience, guests can pick up a Brewery Trail passport at any participating brewery. If they collect a stamp at each location and turn in the completed passport, they can receive a custom South Shore Beer Trail pint glass.
Cluckers
Cluckers, the restaurant on Center Street in Reno famous for its hand-breaded fried chicken thigh sandwiches, is moving a few streets away into the old DOPO spot at 18 Saint Lawrence Ave. Owners of the restaurant hope to open at the end of August and the new space will have a full bar, extended hours, an updated menu, and TVs for sports and entertainment. Cluckers also is known for its whole wings, fresh-cut fries, and fried pickles.
Assembly Bill 375
On June 12, 2025, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 375, a new law that permits certain food establishments in Nevada to sell and deliver sealed alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, if authorized by local ordinance. The law allows county commissions and city councils to approve regulations letting qualified businesses sell and deliver sealed alcohol. These sales will include a surcharge of up to 50 cents per transaction, with the money funding administrative costs and the state’s DUI reduction program. Changes to craft distillery rules also were included. Distillers with exclusive contracts created before Jan. 1 may now import spirits to create a specific product and produce up to 40,000 additional cases for out-of-state sales. They may also use spirits made by other manufacturers for those exclusive products. The law also designates the Picon Punch, a traditional Basque drink, as Nevada’s official state drink. AB 375 passed with strong support in both the Assembly and Senate before being signed into law and enrolled as Chapter 421. Most provisions take effect October. Photo of Picon punch at JT Basque in Gardnerville by Shea Evans
Rolled Daiquiri Wagon
On June 12, 2025, the folks at Dorinda’s Chocolates and Rolled: Mountain Creamery in Reno unveiled their 1976 vintage Miley horse trailer mobile bar, aka the Daiquiri Wagon. It will serve daiquiris, beer, ice-cream sandwiches, chocolates, and custom cocktails. Dillon and Dustin Vance, owners of Rolled: Mountain Creamery and Dorinda’s Chocolates, put many hours of love and work into the new mobile business. The trailer will be parked outside their Riverside location 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 4. The trailer also is available for events.
Assembly Bill 404
On June 4, 2025, the Nevada Craft Brewers Association announced the successful passage of Assembly Bill 404, touted as a milestone piece of legislation aimed at modernizing and supporting Nevada’s independent craft beer industry. The bill passed without opposition. AB 404 allows in-state breweries and distilleries to ship beer directly to consumers outside of Nevada, granting them a vital, modern tool to navigate an increasingly challenging and competitive market. This is a privilege that wineries and breweries were granted in 2020, however, it was rescinded specifically to breweries in 2021. The legislation also provides clear authorization for breweries to operate up to two taproom locations where beer is not brewed on site as well as serve other alcohol, creating much-needed flexibility and a greater ability to grow within local communities. Breweries with more than two taprooms will be grandfathered in. The passage of AB 404 represents a major achievement for the more than 50 breweries across Nevada represented by the NCBA.
Reno Vegan Chef Challenge Awards
On June 3, 2025, the Reno Vegan Chef Challenge wrapped up and chefs were presented awards at a private awards ceremony at The Club at Rancharrah in Reno. Winners were chosen by Reno residents who dined at the participating restaurants during the challenge, with more than 350 ratings and reviews submitted for all dishes. The list of winners follows: First Place (Chef of the Year & Best Date Spot): ZOZO’s Ristorante; Second Place (Diners’ Choice Award): Kei Sushi Reno; Third Place (Excellence in Culinary Experience): Noodle Box Kitchen; Best Appetizer: A Taste of Thai Cuisine; Best Cupcakes: Batch Cupcakery; Best Dessert: Dipdee Stix; Best Gluten-Free Option: Engine 8 Urban Winery; Best Global Flavors: Thali; Best Lunch Spot & Whole Foods Excellence: Elixir Superfood & Juice; Best Overall Menu & Exemplary Local Sourcing: Great Full Gardens; Best Overall Menu & Sustainable; Dining Option: Buenos Grill; Best Sandwiches: Süp; Best Veganized Dish: Pasta Fresca; Best Beverage Experience: Underworld Distillery; Excellence in Baking: Wheatberry Baking Company; Excellence in Plant-Based Catering & Meal Prep: Cherry Bomb Catering; Most Creative Flavors: Rolled Mountain Creamery; Most Innovative Chef: Bertha Miranda’s; Outstanding Vegan Comfort Food: Noble Pie Parlor.
Brasserie Saint James
On June 1, 2025, Brasserie Saint James in Reno sold to new operators. After about a year as its chef/owner, Lewis Pierrott, who also owns Bricks restaurant and Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Cafe in Reno, sold to sister and brother, Ana Lauren and Selin Córdova. Originally from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, the Córdova family has nearly two decades of experience in the restaurant industry. The duo will continue to feature the classic dishes that have been beloved at Brasserie over the years and will add their own personal touches to the menu. In addition, the two created a retail area exclusively for locally made products to support small area producers and entrepreneurs. On July 14, 2025, the two will celebrate the official launch of the refreshed brand and will unveil the newly renovated patio and rooftop.
Archie’s Giant Hamburgers & Breakfast
Archie’s Giant Hamburgers & Breakfast, which first opened in 1995 on North Virginia Street, celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event on June 1, 2025. Krysta Palmer, an American athlete and UNR alumna, was in attendance.
Dolce Caffe
In June 2025, Dolce Caffe opened a second location in the old Sierra Nevada Chocolates spot in Midtown Reno. The new location will feature breakfast, lunch, and baked goods during the day and a full bar with charcuterie and other snacks at night. The bakery/café still is open at its original location in Mayberry Landing on McCarran Boulevard in Southwest Reno. Photo by Shaun Hunter
Laughing Planet
Midtown’s Laughing Planet will celebrate its 10th anniversary in June 2025.
