The Food Bank of El Dorado County, in partnership with California Emergency FoodLink, will provide its first free farmers market of the season Aug. 19 at 1:30pm n South Lake Tahoe. This event takes place at Saint Theresa Church at 1041 Lyons Ave. This market will provide fresh produce to El Dorado County residents who […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed I need another lesson – or lessons. I did OK following the recipe, but it just wasn’t the same as when I made it in Beijing earlier this year. I needed my two Chinese instructors telling me how to chop, stir and what to add. But that wasn’t happening no matter how […]
Read moreBarton Foundation’s annual Signature Cocktail Contest is Sept. 8 from 5:30-8pm at Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. Must be at least 21 to attend. The contest is the kick off to the Festival of Trees and Lights which is the first weekend in December at MontBleu in Stateline. Both events benefit the expansion and […]
Read moreBy Johnathan Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal Pity the poor peanut butter and jelly. Today’s school lunch boxes, primed by food culture, offer an opportunity to pack far more than the classic default sandwich. Ban the bread (sliced, that is) for a day in favor of sliders built with: Chicken and Alfredo-tossed broccoli; Soft soft lavash lined […]
Read moreThe 26th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, considered one of Lake Tahoe’s premier gourmet events, is scheduled for Sept. 9-11 at the Village at Northstar in Truckee. The three-day event kicks off Sept. 9 with the 8th Annual Village Grape Stomp and Vineyard Luncheon, with costumed teams furiously stomping fresh-from-the-vineyard grapes trying […]
Read moreBy Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal John Larsen’s 36-year voyage as a purveyor of submarine sandwiches has been anything but calm. He’s faced some of the harshest seas a businessman can imagine — and took them, in character with his upbringing, head-on. “You do whatever you got to do. I never took ‘no’ for an answer,” […]
Read moreMose Roenberg of UC Davis will dissect cheese making’s more than 9,000-year evolution to become a unique and complex technology enabling more than 2,000 different cheeses. The event is Aug. 11, with a 5:30pm no -host bar and the program at 6pm. Cost is $10, which includes cheese tasting. It is at the Tahoe Center […]
Read moreCapisce in Zephyr Cove is partnering with Dry Creek to host a winemaker’s dinner on Aug. 16 starting with cocktails at 5:30pm, then dinner at 6:30pm. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Barton Foundation’s Community Health Endowment. For more information and reservations, contact Capisce at (775) 580.7500.
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed Summer vegetables mean barbecue season. I think I could have grilled veggies every night for dinner. It’s that savory taste of veggies from the farmers’ market marinated in some concoction that is never the same that makes me love this time of year. Shopping at a farmers’ market is also likely to […]
Read moreTo the community, I am proud to announce the top winner in the state of California of the prestigious “Golden Bear Award”, my neighbor Windwalker Winery. Of the 2,800 wineries in the state of California, the owners of Windwalker Winery in Fairplay, Jim and Alanna Taff, and winemaker Dominic Mantei, took top honors for the […]
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