MaryBeth and Colin Smith, local business owners of Roundabout Catering, Smith and River, Tannenbaum Events Center and The Meadows events venue, have announced the acquisition of Franco Baking Company. For more than 50 years, Franco Baking Company has been producing freshly baked bread at its facility in Sparks, Nevada. With…
Chef Colin was feeling “fall-ish,” so he brought an herb roasted chicken to the studios. He added caramelized vegetables such as fennel, onions, herbs and zucchini. He brined it for an hour (in salted water) and roasted it hot at 410 degrees, for 45 minutes to an hour, to keep
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This roasted beet salad recipe is for the gourmet chef in you. It is also served as part of Roundabout Grill’s divine 8-course Chef Table menu. Enjoy this intricate recipe, especially if you’re up for a new challenge in the kitchen! Or, enjoy it in all its glory as part
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Chef Colin highlights this fun, end-of-summer Italian dish on Fox 11 Reno. Take squash, eggplant, tomatoes, basil, garlic, Italian parsley, bell peppers, EVVO and shrimp (use almost anything you’d like!) to make a delicious vegetable dish. Chef Colin wrapped some of the shrimp in prosciutto with some parsley, garlic and
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Chef Colin makes grilled fish on Fox Reno, a grade A (aka sushi grade or Saku grade) Ahi tuna to be exact. This dense, steak-like fish is perfect for the late summer, and takes very little time to make! This was cooked about 4-1/2 minutes. Make a marinade of soy
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Ricotta gnocchi is a lighter and fluffier alternative to the gnocchi family, making this a tasty dish for summer. Experience this delicious recipe. 2 cups fresh ricotta 2 tablespoons White Truffle oil ¼ cup finely grated parmesan Salt to taste 2 egg yolk 1 egg ½ to 1 cup all-purpose
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Another tasty summer favorite from Chef Colin Smith is for flat iron steak, which comes from the vertical part of the shoulder of the cow. It’s got the texture of a flank steak or a London Broil, but with the flavor of a rib eye. It’s thin, so it cooks
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Beach day? Camping? This is a delicious, simple dish — the boil! In Louisiana it’s called a Low Boil. First, make a stock of water, Old Bay seasoning, lemon, garlic and onion and bring to your boiling point. At the time it starts to simmer and boil, that’s when you
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Enjoy this tasty comfort food recipe from Chef Colin. It was featured in the 2018 Yelp’s Home Away From Home event benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada. Chicken 4 8 oz. skin-on chicken breasts 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 4 sprigs of parsley for garnish Butternut Squash
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Not too long ago, one of our Roundabout Grill guests asked for our Mushroom Cheesecake recipe. We’d thought we’d share it with all of you! This is a Chef Christian Flores specialty. Bon appetit! 1 cup shredded parmesan 1 cup panko bread crumbs 2 tablespoons of fresh thyme 2 tablespoons
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