Silver State of Mind

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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

    A Turkish Bakery, a Focaccia Shop, and $7 Diesel

    Reno's food scene keeps adding new storefronts, an Italian focaccia shop, a taco spot that turns out not to be 24-hour after all, a Turkish bakery nobody saw coming, while the trucks on wheels are getting squeezed by record diesel prices. Thad walks through what's actually new.

  2. 9:18The Nevada Table

    Nevada's Alcohol Rules Are a Patchwork, and Almost Nobody Knows the Rules Where They Live

    Nevada taxes your drink by alcohol content, not by what's in the glass, and whether a restaurant can pour you a glass of the wine you brought in might come down to which county you're sitting in. Thad walks through the rules almost nobody actually knows.

  3. 9:32The Nevada Table

    Your Grocery Store Might Charge You and Your Neighbor Different Prices, and Nevada Hasn't Said No

    Starting tomorrow, Maryland grocers can be fined for pricing you differently than your neighbor based on your personal data. Four other states have moved on this since Thad first covered it in September. Nevada still has zero protection, and won't have a chance to act until 2027.

  4. 9:46The Nevada Table

    Casinos Have Been Losing Money on Food on Purpose for 80 Years

    The Caesars CEO once had to go on an earnings call and deny his company was losing $3 million a year on every buffet. Thad walks through why casinos ran food as a loss leader for decades, why that math stopped working, and which Reno properties still do it.

  5. StandbyThe Nevada Table

    Northern Nevada's Spirits and Wine Scene Is Having a Very Good Year

    A Fallon bourbon just turned ten years old and won a top national award, a Carson Valley distillery is putting out its first whiskeys since a big-name restart, and Reno grapes are coming off the vine right now. Thad rounds up a genuinely good year for local spirits and wine.

  6. StandbyThe Nevada Table

    What Northern Nevada Actually Grows, and What It Costs to Sell It

    A Sparks mushroom farm is building real restaurant infrastructure, and a Fallon family farm is getting its melons and corn back on Reno shelves after losing a federal contract. Thad also breaks down exactly what it costs a small grower to sell at a Reno farmers market before a single sale.

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