If walls could talk, those of Pianeta, the long-running rustic Italian restaurant in Truckee’s Old Town, would speak volumes. Located in the heart of historic Commercial Row, the 1800s-era site has over the years housed a couple of saloons, a U.S. Post Office, the town...
Bay Area native and Culinary Institute of America at Greystone alum Lee Kresy moved to Lake Tahoe in 1982, working at Jake’s On The Lake for four years, then at Sunnyside as executive chef and partner for two decades. In 2013 Kresy and his wife...
North Shore GOOSE & CHEY’S 877 North Lake Blvd. | Tahoe City, CA (530) 807-1003 www.facebook.com/gooseandcheys Located in the former Doma Sushi spot across from Safeway, Greg and Cheyenne Goosen post a chalkboard menu of homemade comfort food dishes like cheese-stuffed bacon-wrapped prawns, crispy pork chops, pan-roasted salmon, smokey beans...
TAHOE CITY BAKER ON TV Tahoe City resident Amanda Nguyen, who spent three and a half weeks on a set in London, was a runner-up on ABC’s The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition based on the British series. Nguyen, who tested her old-fashioned classic family...
Seemingly no single food item can stir the pot like the beloved burger, from theories on the provenance of the portable patty to postulations as to who does it best. Tahoe’s latest burger king? Inclined Burgers and Brews, a small, simple, 29-seat counter-service spot that opened...
With craft distilleries launching faster than you can say “bespoke artisan handmade small batch spirits,” Bently Heritage Estate Distillery opened its doors in Minden with a splash of something special....
On November 8, wind-driven flames roared through California’s bone-dry Sierra foothills, devouring in its path towns named Paradise, Concow and Magalia. Dubbed the Camp Fire for its point of origin, the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire ultimately claimed 86 lives, scorched over 150,000 acres...
Wine is best enjoyed with food, but for many years an arcane ordinance kept Napa Valley wineries from serving much more than cheese and crackers in their often spectacular tasting rooms. More recently, many of the region’s wineries have found a workaround under the umbrella...
Good things do come in small packages. For three decades Evans American Gourmet Cafe in South Lake Tahoe has served standout meals in an unassuming roadside cabin on Emerald Bay Road....
North Shore THE STATION, A TRUCKEE EATERY 10130 West River Rd. Truckee, CA (530) 563-5285 www.truckeestation.com The little yellow Union Pacific Railroad building in Old Town formerly Diego’s is now serving a seasonal healthy menu under the auspices of Dragonfly vet Danny McCabe. Signature sandwiches such as the Mediterranean tuna melt,...