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Smokehouse options coming to Sandy’s Pub

Resort at Squaw Creek has announced that Sandy’s Pub will launch its new smokehouse theme on May 27 when the restaurant reopens. The menu will include all new items such as a large craft burger selection, Prohibition cocktails, a beer-pairing menu and a smokehouse section featuring a variety of items smoked on the premises. Patio seating will be available all summer.

Sandy’s Pub is located in Resort at Squaw Creek at 400 Squaw Creek Rd. in Olympic Valley. It serves lunch and dinner daily. | destinationhotels.com/squawcreek

Meal delivery service opens

Jessie & Laurent, a Bay Area-based heatand-eat-meal delivery service since 1981, is now offering service to Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Jessie & Laurent specializes in fresh meals, from breakfast to dinner, delivered to homes. Meals can be customized for dietary restrictions. | jessieetlaurent.com

Tallac Coffee Coffee

roasters opens

South Lake Tahoe natives Kyle and Jacob Miller recently opened Tallac Coffee Co. roastopened Tallac Coffee Co. roasters offering a variety of quality, ers offering a variety of quality, sustainable coffee including the Full Moon light road, Big Mountain medium roast and the Desolation Wilderness dark roast. Beans are available for purchase online. | tallaccoffee.co

Farmers Markets begin to open

Farmers markets in the Tahoe Sierra are opening for the season and the Truckee Community Farmers Market will return this summer in a new location at the historic downtown railyard parking lot.

People will need to practice distancing guidelines and wear face masks. Expect limits on the number of shoppers allowed at a time at most locations and to abide by each markets’ guidelines.

TUESDAY Truckee Certifi ed Farmers Market

Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., until Oct. 19 at Truckee River Regional Park. | truckeecertifi edfa.wixsite.com

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market

Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 1 to Oct. 12 at the American Legion Hall parking lot. | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

THURSDAY Tahoe City Farmers Market

Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., until Oct. 7 at Commons Beach. Parking map available by clicking here. | tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Incline Village Farmers’ Market

Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., starting May 27, 845 Alder Ave. in the parking lot of the Incline Village Library. | laketahoemarkets.com | laketahoemarkets.com

FRIDAY Romano’s Certifi ed Farmers’ Market Romano’s Certifi ed Farmers’ Market

Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May 28 Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May 28 to Sept. 17, at Sierra Valley Farms in to Sept. 17, at Sierra Valley Farms in Beckworth. | sierravalleyfarms.com Beckworth. | sierravalleyfarms.com

Courtesy Tallac Coffee

Ski Run Farmer’s Market Ski Run Farmer’s Market

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SATURDAY SATURDAY Truckee Community Farmers Market

Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, June 5 to Sept. 4, in the railyard parking in the historic downtown. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

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