For years, Chuck Stuthard found eating at most vegetarian restaurants a challenge. "It took an hour to prepare the food and then it tasted like cardboard," he said with a laugh. "I'd always wanted to show people you really can eat healthy and have it taste good."
Sharing a simple meal of soup and bread is an opportunity for the community to express its compassion for those who are homeless and hungry. At the Empty Bowl benefit for Hospitality House, soup is served in bowls handmade by local artists that event-goers may take home with them as a reminder of their support of their neighbors in need.
Nestled in the Western foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, about an hour outside of Lake Tahoe, sits the quaint and picturesque town of Nevada City. The town, with a population of about 3000, was primarily built in the 1850s during California's gold rush. To this day the town retains much of that old-timey feel due to a prohibition...
Nevada City is among the most interesting of California gold rush towns, attracting visitors from far and wide. The entire downtown district is a national historic landmark where guests enjoy quality restaurants, comfortable lodgings and a variety of fine shops, museums, all flavored with old-fashioned Nevada City hospitality...