Silver State of Mind

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

What's Cooking Wednesday
  1. 9:04The Nevada Table

    Nevada's official state drink comes in a can now

    Nevada's official state drink is the picon punch, the Basque bar staple with the brandy float on top. A Reno distillery now cans it, and there's a Basque picnic in Minden on Saturday morning.

  2. 9:18The Nevada Table

    Jake's came back for one more summer

    Jake's on the Lake in Tahoe City closed last November, then reopened in June for a final season running through about the end of October. The Boatworks building it sits in has a trustee's sale scheduled.

  3. 9:32The Nevada Table

    What's that fee at the bottom of your check

    A credit card surcharge and a flat kitchen appreciation fee are two different things with two different rules behind them, and most people have never been told which is which.

  4. 9:47The Nevada Table

    Your cake isn't your fault

    Reno sits at about 4,500 feet, water boils here around 203 degrees, and almost every recipe you own was written for somewhere else. The adjustments for our elevation, plus a canning safety item.

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