The old Galena Lodge welcomes a trio of brand-new businesses, the perfect pit stops before or apres ski!

For 30+ years, the Alpine lodge on Mount Rose Highway was home to restaurants. You’ll find the quaint location just a few minutes beyond Montreux, in the Galena Forest area as the road rises towards Lake Tahoe. The Galena Forest Inn was built and opened in the lodge in 1983 by Reno culinary figures Gaudenz Derungs and Walter Zahnd. Julius Weiss, another Reno chef, bought the restaurant in 1988 and ran it for a decade before it was purchased by Craig Cunningham, another longtime local restauranteur. Later in 2005, Sierra Solitaire set up and wasn’t around for long. The Lodge at Galena followed and was open until 2013.

After five years of

Reno residents are being blessed with more options for food delivery, now from grocery stores.

Shipt, an online grocery delivery service began offering same-day delivery from Safeway on July 26 and Door Dash, an online restaurant delivery, soon followed suite on August 1. For either, orders can be placed through their app on iPhone or Android, or on their website.

Shipt and Door Dash aren’t the only other food delivery platforms running amuck in Reno. They’ve joined the crowd including Uber Eats, Instacart and drivers from Grubhub. These launches are following a macro-trend in which consumers desire time savings, convenience and an ecommerce experience with their food delivery.

In the past five years, deliveries of restaurant food has risen

Lake Tahoe is the summertime go-to and there’s nothing better than enjoying a delicious meal with the lake’s perfect background.

As you roam around Tahoe’s 72 miles of shoreline wondering what to do next, be sure to check out these fabulous eateries. What could be better than an umbrella-shaded table on a restaurant deck where the cool breeze is highlighted by even cooler margaritas? Nothing. Nothing is better.

Hint: Call ahead for a reservation on the deck and remember to be patient. At the end of the day, everyone else wants to sit on a deck and watch the sunset too.

Sunnyside Resort – www.sunnysideresort.com

Open daily from 11am – 9:30pm

1850 W. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City

Doesn’t matter if it’s a bachelorette party or a family

Gone are the days when people flocked to Reno to waste dollar bills on slot machines and tables. Today, the Biggest Little City is completely different.

Just south of the Truckee River is the hip Midtown area, the “it” place to enjoy the city. Shops, restaurants and bars inhabit early 20th century bungalows and give it an eclectic feel. This neighborhood arose from entrepreneurs finding their way during the recession and because of that there is a feeling of authenticity found there. Business owners will recommend their competition with a smile and a sense of community is in the air. The people here have one thing in common – they’ve all come together to create something special from what was once considered seedy.

There is no shortage of events

Jonathan Wright of the RGJ has prepared a bird’s-eye view of how Reno’s food scene has evolved over the past year.

In 2017, the foodie scene in Reno flourished like never before. Many new restaurants opened, online food services arrived and officials essential to Reno’s reimagining made their acknowledgements.

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1)      Restaurant Openings

They say that to go into the restaurant business, you have to be willing to be lucky. Last year, we saw that many folks showed that they were more than willing. Baski Acai Café arrived in Midtown with their trendy Acai bowls, along with sushi burritos from Finbomb Sushi Burrito. Arario mixed up the crowd by bringing Korean fusion to Midtown and Bab Café bringing the Korean

The Loop is a $30 million, 20-acre complex with planned family and adult dining options, bowling, roller-skating, ropes course and much more.

In addition to all the bells and whistles, The Loop will contain a year-round indoor sports facility called the Sportsdome XL. This recreation multiplex is the brainchild of several different developers who’ve partnered up to make South Reno even better. Construction will soon begin at the corner of South Meadows and Double Diamond Parkways, with opening slated for 2018. First will come the opening of two dining and entertainment spaces, with the 120,000-square-foot Sportsdome XL to follow.

“We’ve been working on this concept for about seven years,” Anthony “AJ” June, president and developer of The Loop,

What better way to celebrate the holidays than in the beautiful Reno-Tahoe area.

The northern Nevada region is blessed with four beautiful and distinct seasons with winter being no exception. What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a backdrop of glittering, pure-white snow, warm, hearty meals and crackling fires. We have all of the latest news and mountain playtime that should not be missed this holiday season.

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DINING

Northstar California: Après Ski

This ski resort is known for its exciting runs, large amounts of snow and the quaint Northstar Village. This winter, they will be offering several on-slope activities like their Marshmology program by the fire-pits. Indulge in bacon-wrapped s’mores and