Keys to a Quality Beer Bar
New and expanding taprooms and bottle shops that are hidden neighborhood gems. When I walk into a bar with 20-plus taps, my beer quality radar sounds, often clouding my excitement about the variety. How long have these kegs been on? When do these lines get cleaned? I’ve had too many stale or dirty beers than […]
Cheers to More Beers
A variety of new breweries opens in Reno-Tahoe. Beer is the ultimate affordable luxury, the field leveler. No matter who you are, if you like beer, you’re a beer drinker. And it’s a great time to be one in the Reno-Tahoe area. Whether you’re in the Tahoe forest, the Great Basin, or somewhere in the […]
All is Merry and Bright
Delicious holiday celebration ideas bring family and friends together in jovial delight. ’Tis the season for holiday cheer and gatherings galore! This year, perhaps a few updated takes on those age-old traditions are due. As festive table runners and centerpieces are placed, consider the awe you’ll inspire by presenting a beautifully prepared goose or duck […]
Sugary Structures
Nothing to It! hosts two gingerbread-house-decorating events. Each year, a group of children gathers around bowls of candies, colored frostings, and cookie cutouts to transform gingerbread houses into masterpieces at Nothing to It! Culinary Center in Reno. With many repeat attendees, culinary director Lara Ritchie always anticipates some creative results and encourages a whole lot […]
Sub-stantial Sandwiches
Yellow Submarine has been a South Lake favorite for nearly 50 years. Everything’s bigger in Tahoe — the mountains, the snowpack, the lake … and the sub sandwiches. Yellow Submarine Sandwich Shop (known by locals simply as “Yellow Sub”) has been a South Lake staple since 1975. Hungry sandwich seekers have sought out Yellow Sub’s […]
Drag Wieners
Local queens dish on dressing their dogs. Sharpay Evans-DeLeon and Sofia Evans did more than pose for our cover shoot. The drag queens also took time to share with us their preferences when it comes to the quintessential summer treat: the hot dog. Always dressed to impress, the two say they’re picky about dressing their […]
Al Fresco Dining
Big-wall climber Chris McNamara prefers eating on summits. When it comes to food, Chris McNamara is what he likes to call “an opportunivore.” Though the big-wall climber and ex-BASE jumper once scrounged leftover pizza from tourists at Yosemite’s Curry Village during summers, the South Lake Tahoe entrepreneur now snags leftovers from the plates of his […]
The Art of Flaskology
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe teaches mixology classes. Have you ever wanted to craft your own cocktails but feel intimidated by the gizmos, gadgets, and fancy spirits needed to turn out a truly spectacular beverage? For those of us without a formal bartending education but with, perhaps, the inclination to tinker in mixology, managers at The […]
Tracking Carbon Footprints
Reno company tops the charts for invention aimed at reducing emissions. On the eve of Earth Day, it’s good to know that one local company is making an important contribution to the environment — and gaining national attention. Helping organizations track their carbon footprints in a simple, near-real-time format has been the goal of the […]
Hoppy Place
Truckee’s Donner Creek Brewing is a communal space with hot cheese and cold beer. “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 […]