North Shore YAMAKAI FISH & SUSHI CO. 5001 Northstar Dr. #5101 | Truckee, CA (530) 562-2188 www.facebook.com/pg/YamakaiFish Combining “yama,” the Japanese word for mountain, and “kai,” Polynesian for ocean, this Hawaiian-Japanese fusion spot occupies the former Mikuni space in the Village at Northstar. Sushi is on the menu, as are...
World travels—from Asia to Africa to South America—reveal a wide array of culinary concoctions When my husband, Tom, and I started planning our family gap year of global travel, the first thing I thought about, naturally, was food. Even before investing in a raft of...
Christy Hill Lakeside Bistro serves sophisticated Modern American cuisine in a stunning Tahoe setting It seems like all Tahoe roads somehow lead to Squaw Valley. And so it is with Christy Hill Lakeside Bistro in Tahoe City. The restaurant originally opened some 38 years ago in...
North Shore CLAY OVEN 868 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 18–19 | Incline Village, NV | (775) 831-8317 | www.clayovntahoenv.com Like the space’s previous iteration as Indu’s Asian Noodles, Clay Oven serves a selection of Indian family recipes. Samosas, bhaji and pakora are among the appetizers here, while mains include chicken, lamb and...
Fill your cup with these Tahoe-based tipples, teas and coffees Yes, Tahoe brews beer, but other oft-craved beverages also have their humble high-altitude beginnings here. Most can be enjoyed at cafés, restaurants and bars around The Lake and purchased via area retailers or online. Here are...
No need to check in to check out these dining spots Tahoe has its share of handsome, earth-toned, oft-awarded hotels, many of which happen to house some of the region’s top restaurants. Run by talented chefs who take pride in cultivating personal relationships with area purveyors...
The Reno–Tahoe area’s fleet of food trucks is ever expanding It wasn’t long ago that a few food trucks rolled onto local roads, dishing out delightful treats from gooey grilled cheeses to spicy samosas from their mobile custom-built kitchens. Several years and many food trucks later,...
Kalani’s on South Shore warms winter with Hawaiian Island fare Snowboards, surfboards, sushi. The Tahoe-Hawaii connection is a well-travelled one, and the shortest distance between the two happy places might be Kalani’s at Lake Tahoe, where waves of Pacific Rim flavors are served in an upscale...
Executive chef at Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats in Truckee since 2012, William Burns grew up in Connecticut and graduated from New York City’s prestigious French Culinary Institute. A veteran of the city’s celebrated Le Bernardin and 11 Madison Park, he traded East Coast for...
Classic Truckee diner is big on portions and people The folks at JAX at the Tracks have figured out that mountains make us hungry. Really, really hungry, at all hours of the day. The classic American diner along an Old Town Truckee stretch of the Transcontinental...