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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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  1. 9:04The Nevada Table

    The Spice Rack, the Whiskey Farm, and the Bread Aisle

    A spice plant in Sparks, a grain-to-glass whiskey farm in Fallon, and a fifty-year-old Sparks bakery all make something real and ship it out of state. Three Northern Nevada producers most people drive past without knowing what's inside.

  2. 9:18The Nevada Table

    Four Things Your Restaurant Bill Isn't Telling You

    Why the house wine is marked up more than the good bottle, what that new service-fee line actually pays for, and who really gets your tip before it reaches your server. Thad walks through the real math behind a restaurant bill.

  3. 9:32The Nevada Table

    The River That Didn't Show Up

    Nevada's cattle market is about as good as it's been in a decade, and a real chunk of the state's ranchers are still having a rough fall. It comes down to a river that didn't run and a range that didn't grow.

  4. 9:46The Nevada Table

    So, How'd the Rib Cook-Off and the Cantaloupe Festival Actually Go?

    Chicago Barbecue took home the $10,000 top prize at this year's Nugget Rib Cook-Off, and we finally nailed down whether it's really free to walk in. Plus an honest check-in on how Fallon's Cantaloupe Festival went.

  5. StandbyThe Nevada Table

    Nevada's Own Tax Department Will Tell You: There's No Alcohol Police Here

    Nevada is one of the loosest states in the country for buying a beer, a bottle of wine, or a bottle of tequila, and the state's own paperwork says so in plain English. Here's why, and how it traces back further than the casinos do.

  6. StandbyThe Nevada Table

    The Safety Stuff Nobody Tells You About Your Own Kitchen

    Well water, pressure canners, garden dust from smoke season, and a menu law Nevada doesn't have. Four things that work differently out here than they do in a city with a water bill, and what to actually do about each one.

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