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Sample the Nevada-centric food trend of Basque cuisine in these Las Vegas cheesecakes
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Isle McElroy is one of Black Mountain Institute’s 2025-26 Shearing Fellows. They're the author of two fictional novels — The Atmospherians and People Collide — the latter of which was named one of the best books of the year 2025 by NPR, Vulture, and The New York Times -
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