MaryBeth and Colin Smith, local business owners of Roundabout Catering, Smith and River, Tannenbaum Events Center and The Meadows at Fernley, have announced the acquisition of The Virgil. The Virgil is one of Reno’s landmark event, party and wedding venues with space for boardroom meetings and corporate gatherings. The Virgil’s…
This recipe is from Chef Christian Flores of Roundabout Grill. “When March comes around, all I can think of is seafood. Back home, I remember every Wednesday and Friday we could not eat red meat because of Lent. Here is my recipe for Spanish seafood paella with saffron rice.” Ingredients 1.5 cups Spanish bomba
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Chef Colin and Melissa Carlson share easy-peasy recipes for great breakfast on the go items. Chef Colin made all of these in muffin tins! French Toast – mix up diced sourdough bread in french toast batter, with vanilla and cinnamon. Pour into muffin tins and bake. Denver Omelettes — use
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At Roundabout, we like to kick up the spice from time-to-time, especially around the season of LOVE, aka Valentine’s Day. Chef Colin Smith has a recipe for your sweetheart – tandoori roasted chicken breast with spinach and butternut squash and an apple and pine nut tzatziki with white balsamic and
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When it’s cold outside, we all love to turn to comfort food. But, what about a healthier version of dishes that are still comforting enough to give you a hug? For beef stroganoff, you can used any type of beef, (Chef Colin is using leftover trip-tip), add thyme, tarragon, onions
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Waffles are not just for breakfast anymore. The first is a gorgonzola waffle with short ribs on top — cook your short ribs with caramelized onions, a beef demi glaze and red wine. This is a rendition of Chef Colin’s dad’s recipe from the military, called SOS (that used to
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Chef Steve DiPietro shares a delicious, healthy recipe for Eggplant Milanese to start out the new year. Slice eggplant lengthwise in 1/4 inch slices. Bread with flour, egg and panko breadcrumbs. In a heavy skillet, preheat olive oil until very hot. Lightly brown eggplant on each side; drain on paper
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Braised Short Ribs are relatively easy to do, yet they just take some time. It’s a terrific beef alternative because it gives you another delicious red meat option. We use boneless short ribs and dust them in flour and fresh thyme, and then pan sear them. Then, we add a
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Hams are super easy — whether it’s a shoulder, picnic or spiral — they’re already smoked or cooked, so you’re actually just warm/heating it. During this segment, Chef Colin put some scores on the sides of it that will expand as heat gets into it. We added a mustard seed and
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For a standing rib roast, Chef Colin typically uses a CAB 109 export rib roast. The 109 export has the cap removed and perhaps is the most common bone-in rib that is used for a standing rib roast or ‘prime rib’ (keep in mind that although that classification is used more
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