Lorraine Blanco Moss
Exit Spring Mountain Host & ProducerLorraine Blanco Moss is the host of KNPR's award-winning Asian American Pacific Islander podcast, Exit Spring Mountain. She's also a producer for State of Nevada, specializing in food and hospitality, women's issues, and sports. She started at Nevada Public Radio in October 2021.
Before joining the KNPR team, she worked as a professional chef/cook at several prominent Strip restaurants including Bazaar Meat by José Andrés and Joe's Stone Crab. She even got to cook at the James Beard House in New York City. Prior to that, Lorraine worked as a TV news anchor/reporter for KTVU in the Bay Area, KXTV in Sacramento, WHBF in Illinois, and KVVU here, in Las Vegas.
She enjoys volunteering as a board member for Junior League and the Culinary Council for Three Square Food Bank. You can find Lorraine reading by the pool or cooking international dinners for her husband Mitch and two dogs, Dexter and Mickey.
(Editor's note: Lorraine is no longer a member of our staff, but you can still enjoy their contributions here.)
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Keeping a family restaurant open for more than 20 years is not an easy task. But Gaetano's Ristorante in Henderson is still staying strong with second generation owners. -
Jolene Mannina and J Dapper’s latest concept picks up where VTK left off
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A couple Las Vegas chefs who worked at high-end Las Vegas Strip restaurants are now making products to get people high.
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Kim Owens is the owner of Main St. Provisions, a successful local restaurant on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas.
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For many years, Nevada hasn’t had enough doctors for its growing population. Today, it ranks 48th in the country for primary doctors per person.
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The FBI says hate crimes against Asian Americans has increased 73%. In the last two years, that's compared to a 13% increase in hate crimes overall.
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Books are having a moment, boosted by TV series, social media, and the residual pandemic-related desire to just chill
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A lot of us dabble in grilling. We'll throw a slab on the metal grill over hot coals, let it char and then you eat it. But what if you'd like to do more?
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They are a dynamic duo in business and life and since they opened CraftHaus in 2014, they have also become big boosters for Southern Nevada's growing brewing industry.
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