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The vertical line that forms Nevada’s border with California turns east at Lake Tahoe and runs on a long diagonal for 400 miles down to the northwest corner of Arizona, giving Nevada the vague appearance of a cartoon quote box. The Silver State is perhaps one of the more unlikely places to find some of the swankiest restaurants in the world. After all, Nevada (also called the Sagebrush State) is mostly desert. Early Native inhabitants survived on diets of little more than grasshoppers, berries, pine nuts, seeds, roots, and desert rodents. When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, early prospectors made due with little more than sourdough biscuits. Las Vegas and jet airplanes changed things. Today, some of the world’s most famous chefs have opened restaurants in Vegas, flying in whatever exotic ingredients their extravagant menus require. Quite a change from the dirt-cheap “all you can eat” buffets that once lured hungry gamblers to the city. Well before Vegas rose out of the desert, a large Basque population settled in Nevada to graze sheep. Their culinary influence can still be experienced in the hearty, family-style restaurants in some Nevada towns.

Featured Cook Chastity Berlfein Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Laguna Niguel, California, USA Living In: North Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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