Openings
Chef Shawn Giordano and his wife, Marcia, who co-own Madein, have opened a new breakfast and lunch spot called Luncheonette, at 3594 W. Plumb Lane, Suite A, on the corner of McCarran Boulevard. They call it a New York style deli.
“The place is an homage to where I grew up in New York,” Shawn said.
The Jewish food traditions he learned about as a private chef there have influenced his menu, which includes a Rueben sandwich, latkes—and a bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomatoes, capers, red onion, cucumber and lemon zest.
Luncheonette has separate breakfast and lunch menus, but the smoked salmon bagel and the “BEC”—bacon, egg and cheddar served on a Japanese milk bread roll—are served all day. The offerings also include challah French toast with berries and mascarpone whipped cream.
The lunch menu includes sandwiches like the Tribeca Italian combo—soppressata, pepperoni, ham, mortadella, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion and Italian dressing on a house-made hero roll. Luncheonette also sells items such as smoked whitefish salad and mortadella a la carte from a deli case.
Learn more at www.myluncheonette.com.
After hosting a friends and family night on Oct. 24, Bora Mediterranean is now open at 960 S. Virginia St., No. 120, next to The Selden, in the building that used to house Junkee Clothing Exchange.
The new eatery bills itself as a “Turkish kitchen and bakery.” It serves breakfast, then switches to a different menu that stays the same for lunch, dinner and late-night noshing until 2 a.m. on weekends. The menu lists döner (spit-roasted beef, lamb or chicken served in a wrap or bowl or atop fries); simit (a traditional Turkish sesame bread ring); and Turkish coffee served with Turkish delight.
For more details, go to boramediterranean.com.
On Oct. 3, Old World Coffee opened a new location at 1654 U.S. Highway 395, in Minden. According to owner Chris Garrison, this is Old World’s fifth location, its first drive-thru, and the first coffee drive-thru in Carson Valley run by a craft roastery. Old World roasts its own beans in at its Las Brisas Boulevard location in northwest Reno.
Find more information at oldworldcoffeeroasters.com.
The Village at Rancharrah has welcomed a new Italian addition, Great Gold. The restaurant took over the space formerly inhabited by Grafted, which has undergone a slight remodel and now has more booths and a large, wood-fire pizza oven. Menu items include pork belly meatballs, pappardelle with 12-hour lamb sugo (a slow-cooked meat sauce), homemade pastas, and of course, wood-fired pizza and focaccia. Gluten-free pasta is available upon request.
For the indecisive, the “Chef’s Feast” is an option. It’s an $85 pre-fixe meal that promises some off-menu items, with an optional $35 wine pairing. The wine list features reds, whites, pinks and sparkling from several regions of Italy. It’s located at 7300 Rancharrah Pkwy., Suite 160. Go to www.greatgoldrestaurants.com/reno.
Closing
The Eddy, the downtown Reno container bar and beer garden that’s been located at 16 S. Sierra St. since 2017, announced on social media that it will close permanently on Nov. 8.
“This is a direct result of the negative business impacts looming from RTC’s Sierra Street Bridge project slated to run April 2027 thru Summer 2028, and the land owner’s unwillingness to renew our ground lease at reasonable terms,” wrote owners Kurt Stitser and Phil Buckheart.
Events
The Atlantis, at 3800 S. Virginia St., will host its Fall Crab Feed from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14. The event is for patrons 21 and over, and tickets include an all-you-can-to-eat buffet, open bar, soup station, salads, shrimp cocktail and hot entrees like steak Diane and lobster mac and cheese. There will also be and a dessert bar with treats like mini lemon curd tarts. Tickets are $172.01 including taxes and fees. Find more information at atlantiscasino.com/more/events/crab.
The annual Fantasies in Chocolate will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St., at 6 p.m., Saturday Nov. 7. Highlights will include artful displays of food and drinks from vendors such as Dorinda’s Chocolates and Doggy Style Korean Corndogs alongside wine, beer and cocktails. This year’s theme is “The Curse on Royal Tides,” and organizers encourage attendees work the theme into formal attire. While the age is 18 and up, organizers note, “please keep in mind it does feature a large variety of alcoholic beverages.” Tickets start at $172.50 for general admission. Additional info is at fantasiesinchocolate.com.
Kris Vagner contributed reporting.