Bountiful Baskets
For Jana Maas, traditions such as the Sam Saibini Christmas Food Basket Program are so important that even retirement won’t get in the way of giving back.
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Grandma Norma Style
Norma McGee, known by many simply as Grandma Norma, was born in Alabama almost a century ago. Little did she know that at age 98, she’d still be making her eggplant Parmesan, a recipe that has gone global.
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Cornering the Market
A program aimed at bolstering access to healthy foods for residents in underserved communities is primed for growth this winter.
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Hoppy Place
“Hey, Emma, have you met so-and-so?” is how Greg Speicher often introduces me to other locals at his redwood slab bar before cracking open a fun beer for all of us to taste. Welcome to Speicher’s living room, aka Donner Creek Brewing.
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Rebuilding for Resilience
Pivot, adapt, innovate — these were the words the food industry lived by when March 2020 arrived and the world as we knew it came to a grinding halt.
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Leading the Change in Health and Wellness
Meet exceptional providers of health and wellness for the body, mind, and spirit.
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Taste the Big Apple
Want to nosh on some flavorful foods typically found in New York City? Craving a mile-high Reuben sandwich layered with thousand island dressing and sauerkraut, or perhaps a New York-style pizza? Then do not pass go — head immediately to the Manhattan Deli at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
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Healthy Bounty
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.
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The Chosen Ones
Come on, admit it! When you go out to eat, more often than not, you head to a favorite restaurant and order that favorite item you’ve enjoyed so many times before. We’re all creatures of habit. Once we find something we love, we tend to stick with it.
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In a Crunch
It’s football season and, for many, chip-and-dip season. Guac and corn chips may be the standard now, but there was a time when potato chips and onion dip ruled the snack world. I’ve always loved potato chips, so when I discovered that Midtown Reno had a potato chip factory that thrived between 1933 and 1959, I knew I needed to investigate.
