By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters In a 10-year U.S. study, people who drank coffee regularly were less likely to die of many causes, including heart disease and diabetes, than those who didn’t drink coffee at all. The more coffee study participants consumed, the lower their risk of dying, and decaf drinkers showed a similar pattern. “Coffee […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Charred. That’s how the chef likes her marshmallows. Daniella Rinaldi prepares about 2,000 of these gooey squares each week at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe. Then guests turn them into s’mores. Rinaldi likes when hers catch fire. That’s what happens when the stick stays static. To get an even golden hue […]
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By Ellie Krieger, Washington Post At first glance, the holiday season seems to be anything but healthy, with its piles of party food, elaborate dinners and cookies, cookies, cookies. But underneath that candy-cane coating is a surprisingly nourishing core. You see, good nutrition is much more than what we eat and the grams of saturated […]
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Bible is full of references to wine: Noah gets drunk on it after the flood. Jesus turns water into wine. It is praised in Ecclesiastes and reviled in Proverbs. Yet nowhere in Scripture is the type of wine identified — until now. A small but growing number of wineries in […]
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By Mary Callahan, Press Democrat With less than two weeks left in 2015, state health and wildlife officials say chances are slim to none that Californians will be feasting on local Dungeness crab this Christmas or any time before next year. Though overall levels of a naturally occurring neurotoxin called domoic acid have diminished off the […]
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Gourmet burgers, handmade pastas, steaks, fresh seafood, small plates, and desserts are on the menu for the Jan. 8-15 at Tahoe South Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants to-date include: Artemis Lakefront Café, Beacon Bar & Grill, Bear Moon Bar & Grill, Blue Angel Café, Casey’s, Chart House, Ciera Steak + Chophouse, Echo Restaurant, Edgewood Tahoe, Fire […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee If you’re looking to become part of the thriving beer scene, it can be a lot of fun. But it can also be intimidating, especially when it comes to the language of beer. What, exactly, does your beer geek friend mean by “hoppy?” And did he say “bread” or […]
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By Mike Schneider, AP As part of Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods with no supermarkets by 2016. By their own count, they’re far short. Moreover, an analysis of federal food stamp data by […]
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By Johnathan L. Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal After a 2015 he described as “hell, just hell,” chef Mark Estee is reorganizing his restaurant group. Chief among the changes: If a deal proceeds as expected later today, Dec. 11, he will sell a 50 percent stake in Campo, his flagship restaurant in downtown Reno, to a “financial partner.” […]
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By Christopher Null, Drink Hacker Jack Daniel’s is making a second stab at Sinatra’s legendary love of JD with another ultra high-end bottling of its signature Tennessee Whiskey. If you thought Sinatra Select was ostentatious, wait until you get a load of Sinatra Century, which arrives at more than twice the price. Sinatra Century — bottled […]
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