InConcert Sierra presents The Rose Ensemble on April 15
What: InConcert Sierra presents The Rose Ensemble
When: Sunday, April 15, 2012 – 2pm (1:15 pre-concert forum)
Where: Seventh-day Adventist Church, Grass Valley
Tickets: $24 adults, youth under 17 free with adult
InConcert Sierra presents The Rose Ensemble, one of our country’s top award-winning vocal and period instrumental groups on Sunday, April 15 at 2 p.m. in Grass Valley. [...]
Second annual Nevada City Car Show on June 9
The Sierra Sports Car Group, United Way of Nevada County and The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the second annual Nevada City Foreign Car Show. This car show is a collaborative effort between the three groups. This exciting event will take place in downtown Nevada City on June 9, 2012, from [...]
Excellent adventures: Skiing, snowshoeing and lodging
TRUCKEE, LAKE TAHOE AND THE SURROUNDING high country is a winter paradise. The region is home to more than a dozen ski resorts and cross-country ski areas. Other winter activities include snowshoeing, ice skating, sleigh rides and dog sled tours, an adventure of a lifetime.
Guided snowshoeing treks—during the day or under a full moon—offer [...]
Good Times Roll Below the Snowline
GRASS VALLEY IS A JEWEL among the foothill’s gold-rush towns. At times, the snow does fall, but most of the winter it is snowless.
This season you can attend the Foothills Celebration food and wine festival on March 3 and a classic Car Show on April 28.
Visitors can enjoy boutiques, gift shops [...]
Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 10-11
The Lake Tahoe Concours d’ Elegance celebrates its 40th anniversary August 10 – 11, 2012, with the Riva Aquaramaas the Marque Class. The collection of nearly 100 antique wooden boats will gather once again at the height of summer along the docks of the Sierra Boat Companyin Carnelian Bay, Calif., to compete for top honors [...]
Cafe Zorro celebrates five years
From Cafe Zorro in Loomis:
February 1, 2007, the former Zorro’s Villa Rosa underwent an official name change and ownership change and Cafe Zorro was launched.
We inherited quite a tradition with Zorro and his legacy through the years in Placer County. We wanted to be able to capture the essential parts that had made Zorro [...]
Burning Man sanctioned event coming to Nevada City in March
Editor’s note: The foothills increasingly are becoming a popular destination for Burning Man devotees — well before the “main event” in the Nevada desert. Here’s an example, a Burning Man sanctioned event coming to Nevada City this spring:
“BURNAL EQUINOX NEVADA CITY – NEVADA CITY, CA – MAR 3-4
Burnal Equinox Nevada City
Saturday, March 3, 2012 noon [...]
Pizza & Pasta: Where to get it
ITALIAN-AMERICAN COOKING WILL TAKE its place at the table as a top food trend in 2012, predicts Saveur magazine. Regional Italian food also is high on the list. Some menu items and area restaurants that serve notable ones are:
LASAGNA Tofanelli’s Lasagna is made in-house from a recipe handed down from generations, with layers of [...]
Sage-stuffed leg of lamb
Ingredients:
1 large onion (minced)
2 large stalks celery – including some leaves – (finely chopped)
3 T olive oil
3 to 4 T minced fresh sage leaves
Fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 cups coarse soft white bread crumbs
Sea salt
1 leg of lamb ( 5 to 6 lbs. boned but not tied)
1 cup good red wine (like Ophir’s Syrah)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to [...]
2012 Food Trends: What’s hot?
LOCALLY GROWN MEATS, fruit and produce, gluten-free food and signature sandwiches will be among the hot trends this year, according to “What’s Hot,” the National Restaurant Assn. survey of 1,800 chefs. “Local sourcing—from meat and fish, to produce, to wine and beer—is a big trend,” says Joy Dubost of the Restaurant Assn. Other trends are [...]
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