La Ferme was one of those restaurants. From the first seared foie gras to the last caramelized crème brûlée, for some two decades the endearing antique-filled bistro located in historic Genoa lured diners from across Northern Nevada for its authentic country French cuisine....
Our next meeting is in 15 minutes. Capitol Hill is a bit overwhelming. We all feel it, but everyone also seems to be riding the collective good energy of our mission. We are athletes and creatives from across the country, and we are meeting with...
Of all the appealing aspects of skiing and snowboarding, the sports’ ability to bring complete strangers together through a common interest stands out as perhaps Bill Clark’s favorite quality. “One of the analogies I often use is: What other sport or endeavor do you have a...
Classic Tahoe architecture is perhaps best defined by lodge-style homes complete with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces, log rafters and gables. But when a retiring couple set about planning the home of their dreams in the flourishing Clear Creek Tahoe community, they wanted to go for a...
Summer skiing has never been high on my priority list. Unlike some of my Tahoe friends—like TQ contributor Brennan Lagasse, who has skied 226 consecutive months—my winter-centric brain cells are usually laid to rest by May, pushed aside by ambitions of hiking, biking and jumping...
As any business owner can attest, the past few years have been rocky at best. And yet, in the face of a global pandemic and economic uncertainty, a new wave of fine art galleries has sprung onto the Truckee-Tahoe scene—with their owners not only supporting...
This Indian eatery in Christmas Tree Village that last year took the place of long-running Indu’s has been freshly remodeled with light-toned walls and woods. Its second location (the first is in Truckee), the menu here includes similar subcontinent standards here such as samosas, pakora...
In their final days of life, Tahoe’s kokanee salmon put on a show. Flame red and hook-jawed, they thrash up Taylor Creek with an inescapable biological urge to spawn in the gravelly channel of the South Lake Tahoe stream where they were born. Between them...
In the spring of 2017, I salvaged an old Chevy Astro from my home near Lake Tahoe, built a bed frame in the back, and traveled around the western half of America and mainland Mexico. In the spring of 2020, I bought a colonial house...
On Monday, May 9, 2022, Adrian Ballinger stood on the summit of Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world at 27,776 feet. Ballinger, the affable mountain guide and CEO of Tahoe-based Alpenglow Expeditions, is no stranger to standing on the summit of the world’s tallest...