New sushi in TC
Tahoe City Sushi is a new arrival to the North Shore food scene. The restaurant is located behind the Gear and Grind in the heart of Tahoe City. It’s a small seven table establishment with a six person sushi bar, owned and operated by longtime Sushi chef Vanessa Fiedler, who moved to Tahoe from the foothills to open this place They’ve only been open about two months but both their credit card machine and liquor license should be online before the winter holidays. When we visited last week they couldn’t yet sell us any hot sake or beer, but they can certainly sell you some fabulous sushi. They have all the staples covered - starting with a good miso soup and edamame. Tahoe City’s nigiri and rolls are definitely something special. Their unagi (fresh water eel) is some of the freshest and best we’ve ever tasted. The Placer Gold is a unique roll with spicy tuna and prawns on the inside, wrapped with salmon and avocado, drizzled with three sauces and garnished with green onions and tobbiko. Another stand out roll is the Landshark with grilled albacore, unagi, spicy sprouts, cucumber, avocado and a touch a lemon. Quite honestly, anything you order will not disappoint, look for Tahoe City Sushi to be around for many years to come. Find them at 690 North Lake Tahoe Blvd. Open every day but Sunday.
Pattern change possible next week
December 20, 2011 by admin
Filed under Weather Geek
Tuesday Dec. 20 2011
It looks like we are still about a week out from any possible shift in the pattern that has left Tahoe dry for all of December. But there’s hope.
Two systems forecast to take shape in the Pacific Northwest early next week appear to be on track to at least make it to Northern California. The first one would be on Monday and would be the weaker of the two. It seems likely to just brush the Sierra on its way east. The second one, around Wednesday, looks stronger and could bring precipitation to the Sierra. But we have seen these glimmers before only to be disappointed as the storms broke apart or went elsewhere as they approached. So it is far too early to bank on it.
Still, having something out there in the Pacific to keep our eye on is better than nothing, which is the way it’s been for most of the month.
Stay tuned for updates as the forecast develops.
White Christmas? Still hoping but nothing yet
December 17, 2011 by admin
Filed under Weather Geek
Saturday Dec. 17
No news is not good news when it comes to Tahoe’s winter weather.
But that’s all we’ve got for now. The forecast is dry for the next seven days, with only a couple of passing systems Monday and Wednesday to liven things up. At this point the look like nothing more than wind events, with perhaps some clouds to change the temperatures a bit. The high pressure over the Pacific is stuck in a spot that is pushing everything to the north and then into the interior US. And the storms that have made it down the coast are splitting as they approach California, with the best energy going south.
This pattern appears to have a grip on us for at least another six or seven days.
Here’s hoping it breaks in time for a white Christmas.