Chef Charlie Abowd, co-owner of Cafe at Adele’s in Carson City and well-known local philanthropist has passed away. Karel Ancona, who co-authored the book “Recipes and Rambles That Made Adele’s a Nevada Hot Spot: Forty Years of Cuisine and History as Told by Chef Charlie Abowd” with the chef and handles media relations for Charlie and his wife Karen, posted about the chef’s passing on Facebook: