Restaurants of the Year – 2016
 The Cafe at Adele’s, 1112 N. Carson Street in Carson City 775-882-3353
Here’s a recent Facebook post about this most excellent restaurant: “Had breakfast this morning at Adele’s in Carson City. Of course it was good — it’s one of the best restaurants in Nevada — but it was also an education. I’m a decent cook, for a dabbler, but Chef Charlie Abowd’s pork belly Benedict illustrates the concept of balance. Each thing by itself is perfect (even the vegetable hash, the highest and best use of zucchini and okra). Taken together, though, a little dab of each on the fork, it is a chord, a melody, a symphony of complementary flavors. I hate this kind of writing, and scorn people who do it, but DAMN, Charlie!”
Z Bistro at 730 Basque Way Carson City (off N. Roop Street) 775-775-885-2828
From a previous NevadaGram: “There was music: Joe Lachew, well-known Carson City musician, played guitar in a quietly masterful way to weave a beautiful background to the evening.
The food was the foreground. Each plate that emerged from the kitchen was an aria, a solo interpretation of a dish composed, let us say, of sautéed pork tenderloin cutlets stacked with melted smoked gouda and pancetta served with white bean and fennel ragout. It was greeted with pleased anticipation of the guests and then bliss, prompted by the aromatic melodies and visual harmonies delivered with each plate.
Pony Express Deli, 101 Bullion St, Eureka (A block west of US 50 at the uphill end of town) 775-237-7665
This plain but pleasant cafe is operated by a Mennonite family, and is truly home cooking. Everything fresh, everything good. One example: the burgers might be the best on US 50 in Nevada, which is the same as saying Best in the World. It’s a big patty, cooked so the center retains a little color and then accompanied by onions, lettuce tomato, and pickle, and contained in a perfectly textured home-made bun: majestic. They not only cook the burgers and bake the bread, they serve it with a smile.
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