It was good to be back.
On Oct. 26, after taking a year off because of the pandemic, I returned to hosting my annual wine dinner at Atlantis Steakhouse in the Atlantis casino. The evening sold out as folks sat down to six splendid courses paired with equally splendid wines from the PlumpJack Group, one of my favorite wine houses.
Here, for your browsing pleasure, are scenes from the dinner. (Click on the top left image in the grid to launch the photo carousel. Names are in the grid.)
The final Steakhouse event of 2021 occurs Dec. 14 with a holiday dinner starring G.H. Mumm Champagne, known for its streaming column of bubbles and layers of peach, citrus and caramel. Reservations: 775-824-4411.
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Jin and Christian Taguding 
The menu 
The dining room is set 
Christian O’Kuinghttons, second from right, Ali Sar-Sangi, center, and the service team 
Cheree Boteler, Candy Greene, Johnathan L. Wright and Tracie Barnthouse 
Diaz and Heather Dixon and Heather and Josh Reimer 
Dave and Judy Hayden 
Anna, Vernon and Amy Scarborough 
Diana and J.P. Zunini 
John Siegel, George Nye and Alice Chi 
Janice Ono and Tim Weiner 
Amanda Gregory, left, and Natalie Hurley 
Erin and Dave Bogart 
Scott and Michelle Christy and Eve and Dick Johnston 
Milton and Elena Estrada 
Ann and Paul Carey and Karen and Scott Goodspeed 
Stephen Canepa, Savannah Shutz and Mark Steele 
The meal is underway 
Elsa and John Weiss and Michael and Ruthy Aizenshtat 
Candy Greene, left, and Tracie Barnthouse 
Jennifer and Carol Greenwell 
Paul and Queta Bertone 
Vicki Sperbeck and Noni Cox 
Albert Curutchet and Emily Navarro 
Dave and Judy Hayden and Tim and Amelie Plaehn 
Chefs Dennis Houge and David Holman, back right and back second from right, and the culinary team
Johnathan L. Wright is the food and drink editor for Reno News & Review. Follow him on Twitter at @ItsJLW or on Facebook personally or at @FoodNevada. Sign up here for the Reno News & Review free weekly newsletter highlighting our most recent stories.