Wild & Scenic Film Festival celebrates fresh, local, wild
IN ONLY EIGHT YEARS, THE WILD & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City hasgrown to become the nation’s largest festival of its kind, drawing 5,000 people to watch 125 films. “Wild & Scenic is the next Sundance,” as one filmmaker puts it. This year, the festival’s theme is “Fresh Local Wild,” focusing on the […]
LeGacy brings community theater to Nevada City
THE REGION’S ARTS COMMUNITY SUFFERED a blow in May, when Foothill Theatre Company in Nevada City closed after 33 years. It was the only resident professional theater in the area, and its rent helped pre- serve the historic Nevada Theatre. But “this too, shall pass,” and community theater groups such as Sierra Stages and LeGacy […]
Artists Profile: Elizabeth and Olof Carmel
TRUCKEE’S CARMEL GALLERY FEATURES the work of Elizabeth and Olof Carmel, who are Truckee-based photographers specializing in unique and expressive landscapes of the natural world. Their prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world. All their works are printed as museum-quality pigment prints using archival […]
New York Hotel offers eclectic shopping, history experience
MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, THE New York Hotel in Nevada City was a favorite stopping place for actors who were performing across the street at the Nevada Theatre, the state’s oldest. Nowadays the hotel, first opened in 1853, houses more than a half dozen unique shops and eateries. One of the first retailers was […]
Fresh Spring Rolls
4-6 rice paper wraps 1 c. cooked flat rice noodles 2-3 strips of cucumber 1/2 c. shredded lettuce 1/2 c. shredded carrots 1/2 c. strips tofu, chicken or shrimp Fresh mint leaves Fresh cilantro Bowl of hot water. Dip two rice paper wraps in the water until softened. Lay softened wraps down on work surface. […]
Asian-inspired Marinade
Juice and zest of 2 oranges Juice and zest of 1-2 limes 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame or canola oil Pinch red pepper flakes Brown sugar or honey to taste Use for marinating chicken, fish, Tri-tip, pork or vegetables or as a grilling sauce. […]
Exotic eats at Sopa Thai in Nevada City and Yuba City
THAI FOOD IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL exotic cuisine. It combines mysterious sounding ingredients—such as lemongrass, coconuts and ginger-like galanga—for a sweet and sour, salty or spicy taste. It also is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, because it depends on so many fresh herbs and spices. Tom Yum soup, a hot and sour soup […]
Asian cuisine abounds in Sierra and foothills
THE ASIAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE was a rich part of the Sierra foothill’s past. In the 1800s, the area received a flurry of the Gold Rush and later during the building of the Central Pacific Railroad. Chinese cooked as domestics but restaurants did not become popular in the area until the 1920s and ’30s, according […]
Riverhill and Summer Thyme’s are a fresh food team
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE began in the 1960s in Japan, where families wanting safe food and farmers seeking stable markets for their crops formed partnerships. Since then, community supported agriculture, also known as CSA, has spread to America. CSA farms now total more than 1,300, stretching from the West Coast to the Midwest to New England, […]
BarkPorch Market in Grass Valley rivals any “big-city” deli
NOTHING BEATS THE SIERRA LIFESTYLE hiking, biking and fishing is right at your doorstep. But it can mean giving up the creature comforts of big-city living, including speciality food and wine selections. Enter Bryan Frost and Debra Hynson, who opened the Back Porch Market in Grass Valley three years ago. This pair of gourmands is […]
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