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 former producer for State of Nevada, specializing in food and hospitality, women's issues, and sports.
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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Kim Owens is the owner of Main St. Provisions, a successful local restaurant on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas. -
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. -
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. -
Books are having a moment, boosted by TV series, social media, and the residual pandemic-related desire to just chill -
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? -
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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Foodies discuss where to take your lovers — current and soon-to-be-former — on dining's big day. -
Although print-book sales last year were down 6.5 percent from 2021, Publishers Weekly says people are still buying a lot more books than before the pandemic — 12 percent more since 2019. As for Las Vegas: Four years ago, the New York Times said the city was becoming a literary hub. -
Anima by EDO, a local restaurant that’s been open for about a year, is already at the top of many dining lists.
