Passport to Dining, North Tahoe’s flavorful fundraiser, features tastings from up to 35 restaurants, caterers, breweries, wineries and distilleries as well as a raffle and silent auction. The Nov. 12 event is a fundraiser for North Tahoe Business Association. It is from 6-9pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. A portion of Passport […]
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By Ellen Knickmeyer, AP RUTHERFORD — The grape vines that grower Frank Leeds tends in Napa Valley stand among the unheralded heroes of California’s drought, producing decade after decade of respected Cabernets and other wines without a drop of added water. In a state where farms and dairies take the biggest gulp of the water supply, Leeds […]
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By Abigail Carroll American eaters, they’re like a pack of animals, hustling dinner in 10 minutes or less. It sounds like a recent complaint, but in fact it comes from 1864, when the Englishman John Francis Campbell was startled at the rapidity with which fellow steamboat passengers consumed their meals as they floated down the […]
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Award-winning chef Mark Tarbell will headline the sixth annual South Lake Tahoe Food and Wine Festival at Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe on Oct. 16-18. Tarbell studied in Paris, receiving wine training at the l’Acadamie du Vin and earning a Grande Diplome d’Etude Culinaire from La Verenne Ecole du Cuisine. Nominated for Best Chef-Southwest by […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post On a weekend morning not long ago, I found myself in the kitchen, near the burner, whisking eggs while a pan absorbed the heat from a light flame. I was making breakfast for a few friends. The mood was light. The coffee was dark. Music played in the background, […]
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By Kathryn Reed I’m not sure I had heard of lemon verbena until my landscaper planted it in my herb garden. This meant needing to figure out what to do with it besides taking a leaf or two along with some peppermint and popping it in my mouth. Brian, the landscaper, said his girlfriend makes […]
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More than 250 people packed into the Riva Grill on Sept. 23 for the sixth annual Signature Cocktail Contest hosted by the Barton Foundation. The contest featured one-of-a-kind creations made by local bartenders with Tahoe Blue Vodka and their choice of ingredients. This year, garnishes were a popular addition with different drinks boasting candied beets, cupcakes, and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Feta cheese for enchiladas is not something I would have come up with on my own. I adapted the following recipe from my friend Denise. She rolls hers up more like a taquito, and therefore has less filling. I increased the amounts for all of the ingredients compared to what she did. […]
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The Blind Barrel is an El Dorado Winery Association event celebrating the repeal of Prohibition with the passage of the 21st Amendment on Dec. 5, 1933. Marshall Gold Discovery State Park will become a speakeasy. A gourmet soup-line and wine tasting are part of the event. Guests will be able to mix and match bottles from the […]
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The 30th anniversary of the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival included multiple days of of activities ranging from a hands-on mozzarella making to numerous farm-to-table dinners. Leading up to last Sunday’s grand finale at Northstar was the Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook Off. Executive chef Jason Friendy of the Resort at Squaw Creek/Six Peaks Grille and executive chef Rob […]
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