Dining

NM Junior Foodies: Santa Fe Souper Bowl 2025

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Creamy Turnip Miso soup from Cafecito. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Desserts provided by What the Truck catering. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Every year fans gather in Santa Fe for the Food Depot’s most anticipated event- The Souper Bowl! Thankfully when it is spelled out it is easy to tell, because I kept telling people we had tickets to the “Souper Bowl” and there was some confusion.

What is the Food Depot, and what is the Souper Bowl? The Food Depot is Northern New Mexico’s food bank and has been serving New Mexicans since1994 to help create food security. 2025 was Read More

Best Of Liddie’s Recipes: Red Hot Chocolate Soufflé

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Preparation for Red Hot Chocolate Soufflé. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Years ago, my husband was invited to participate in a dune buggy adventure in Mexico.

The invitation did not extend to me, which was fine; a long weekend covered in sand would not have been my idea of a fun time. Luckily, I was able to tag along with him to San Diego and while he caught up with his buddies, I arranged for my own private weekend to take in uninterrupted jaunts at Balboa Park museums, stroll along manicured gardens, inhale the salty air of coastal drives to old Spanish missions and meander Read More

Valentine’s Day Wine Dinner At Pig & Fig Feb. 14

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Courtesy/PFC

COMMUNITY News:

Pig & Fig Cafe will hold a Valentine’s Day Wine Dinner Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. $125 per person, six courses and wines. For reservations, email pigandfigcafe@gmail.com. Seating is limited.

Reception Wine & Hors d’Oeuvres

Skewers of peach, prosciutto and ciliegine mozzarella
2022 Ca del Re Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy

First Plate

Five cheese tortelloni, butter poached lobster, apricot and basil beurre blanc
2021 Manni Nossing Gruner Veltliner, Alto Adige, Italy

Second Plate

Sauteed beef tips, avocado, crumbled gorgonzola and wild arugula Read More

NM Junior Foodies: Alkemē Cooking Event Review

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Christopher Rutherford outside Alkemē. Courtesy photo

Chef Hue-chan Karels and Christopher Rutherford. Courtesy photo

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Have you ever really wanted to just leave it all behind and take off for Vietnam? Same! Sadly, my four cats and two children (not to mention my job) would be really bummed if I were to jet off overseas, so I am stuck here. That said, you can eat like you are in the heart of Vietnam in Santa Fe at Alkeme!

What is Alkemē? From their website:

Alkemē is Culture-to-Table dining with an innovative spirit. What does this mean? Similar to the “Farm-to-Table” Read More

Los Alamos Family Council’s Movie Night Features Classic ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ & Dinner Tuesday Feb. 11 At SALA

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‘Singin’ in the Rain’ is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to ‘talkies’. Courtesy/LAFC

COMMUNITY News:

There’s Rain in the Forecast! It may be warm and sunny today, but the Los Alamos Family Council promises there will Read More

Cowboy Breakfast At Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Sunday Feb. 2

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Sheriff’s Posse News:

The Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse is hosting its monthly Cowboy Breakfast this Sunday, Feb. 2.

The breakfast is served 7-11 a.m. at the lodge at 650 North Mesa Road, near North Mesa Stables.

The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes:

  • Pancakes – Banana, Blueberry, Chocolate Chip and Plain;
  • Scrambled Eggs;
  • Sausage;
  • Bacon; and
  • Coffee, Tea and Orange Juice.

The price for adults is $10, children 4-10 years of age $5 and those 0-3 are free.

Proceeds this month go to benefit the Knights of Columbus a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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MOWW To Feature Los Alamos Historian Nancy Bartlit On ‘Ready, Willing, Able: Women in World War II’ Jan. 21

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Los Alamos Historian Nancy Bartlit

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of Military Order Of The World Wars (MOWW) will feature Los Alamos Historian Nancy Bartlit presenting a talk on, “Ready, Willing, Able: Women in World War II”, Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park building. 

Bartlit will discuss how the performances of women to assist the Allied WWII win in Europe or the Pacific are becoming better known through new research. The experiences were extremely varied. As men were called into military service, women used multiple skills successfully, such as: to produce Read More