Edible Reno-Tahoe Magazine

South Lake Tahoe’s resort economy creates a unique challenge: housing costs are high, but the hourly workers needed to keep resorts running often can’t afford to live there.

Enter Bread & Broth, a charitable organization and ministry of St. Theresa Catholic Church that has served the community since 1989. What began as a weekly hot meal now serves more than 500 people each week through two community meals, student food programs throughout the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, and community grocery bags.

Read more about this charity in the article written by Nora Heston Tarte:
https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/a-fight-against-hunger/

Photos by Mary Claire Bouchér

Have you ever wondered how a restaurant decides what to charge for a burger, a cocktail, or even a side of fries?

The answer goes far beyond the cost of the ingredients. Every napkin, ketchup packet, to-go container, employee hour, square foot, and light fixture has a cost, and somehow all of those expenses have to make their way onto the menu. We're shining a light on how restaurateurs arrive at the price of your plate. Read the article, written by Natasha Bourlin, here:

https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/menu-math/

Photos by Brooke Reyes, Dreampilot Films

Menu Math - edible Reno-Tahoe After reading this story, you may never look at a restaurant’s ketchup packet, napkin, or to-go container the same way again. Every single component of making a restaurant run, from the bussers cleaning the tables to the detergent used to wash dishes, has a dollar sign attached to it. Even the flo...

Reno Bar and Grill may be in its second year of business after opening in April 2025, but chef Shane Mathias is no newbie to the food-and-drink scene. He’s been cooking for more than 40 years and has owned Tahoe City-based Big Blue Q of Tahoe food trucks and catering company for 15 years.

Located on Reno’s Fourth Street, Reno Bar & Grill is not your typical bar and grill, and that’s just how Mathias likes it.

Read all about Reno Bar & Grill in our 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 notable:
https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/the-element-of-surprise/

Article by Nora Heston Tarte
Photos by Britney Mendoza

DIRKA DIRKA!! Congratulations to our friends at Full Belly Deli-Midtown for a winning best sandwich shop 2026 from Reno News & Review

If you’re tired of ordering the same chicken fingers and mac and cheese every time you take the kids out to eat, this one’s for you. We rounded up the local restaurants where kids can have an elevated dining experience, too. Because maybe the kids’ menu deserves a little more attention than we’ve been giving it.

Read the full story to find your next family dinner spot: https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/pint-sized-big-flavor/

Article by Nora Heston Tarte
Photos by Lou Manna

Biggest Little Steakhouse
Freshies Ohana
Great Full Gardens
Land Ocean Restaurants
Red’s Old 395 Grill
Sprouts Natural Cafe
Tahoe Natural Cafe
The Shore Room

Spanish Springs master falconer Corey Dalton gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at falconry, a highly regulated tradition that requires years of training, dedication, and hands-on experience. For Dalton, it’s much more than a hobby. Hunting wild game during falconry season, running Sept. 1 – Feb. 28, is a way of life for him.

Learn more about the centuries-old practice, what it takes to become a master falconer, and how falconry is practiced right here in our region: https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/ravishing-raptors/

Written by Barbara Twitchell
Photos by Shea Evans

Get excited! The Oktoberfest menu from Great Basin Brewing Company has just been released!

Live music at Marcolino's Italia this Friday night! Don’t miss it.

Live music indoors Friday night
9/25
6 pm to 9 pm

Virginia City is called “the birthplace of Mark Twain,” and the town proudly boasts of it. Since 2022, both Carson City and Virginia City have collaborated by creating Mark Twain Days — which will be celebrated this year Oct. 13 – 17.

To celebrate his connection to our area, try a Mark Twain cocktail. The Mark Twain cocktail is a simple, refreshing drink that resembles an old-fashioned or wh***ey sour made with scotch. Find the recipe below, and learn more about Mark Twain Days by following Visit Carson City!

https://ediblerenotahoe.com/magazine/fall-2026/literary-libation/

Article by Sharon Honig-Bear
Photo courtesy of Visit Carson City

Check out this really cool (and Nevada-specific) concept for wings from our friends at Dough.cheese.sauce! Now serving. Try them and let us know what you think!

So we have wanted to make a Reno wing for a very long time and this has been rattling around in the old brain for a few years.

We are really excited to show you guys what we came up with.

We have a new wing on the menu modeled after the state drink, the Picón Punch.

This is probably one of the most complex sauces that we have made in a long time, but it hits all the notes.

You get a little sweetness with Brandy undertones up front, and then you get Curaçao and just a slight hint of bitterness in the middle, and then when you breathe out you get a really big note of citrus, and then once everything kind of mellows out you get this heat that comes on the end and lingers for a little bit.

And then we garnish it with fresh lemon zest and cracked black pepper to make it proper Basque.

The wings are available starting right now, we hope everybody enjoys them as much as we enjoyed making them.

Come get your Basqueness on.

And we'd love feedback on them as we feel like this sauce has the most depth out of any one we have made yet.