Dining
Celebrate Valentine’s Week With Two Romantic Options At Beef & Leaf Or Pig & Fig
Two romantic options are available on Valentine’s Day at Beef & Leaf or Pig & Fig. Courtesy photo
DINING News:
The community is invited to celebrate Valentine’s Week with two romantic options to choose from at Beef & Leaf or Pig & Fig.
The popular eateries will be offering a romantic Prix Fixe Menu all week long at Beef & Leaf, as well as hosting one of their legendary wine dinners at Pig & Fig at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14.
Email pigandfigcafe@gmail.com to make a reservation for the Valentine’s Day wine dinner.
See the Prix Fixe menu below. Call 505.500.8087 to make a reservation. Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Feb. 3
Lab retirees gathered at a previous monthly breakfast social at Muy Salsas. Photo by Morrie Pongratz
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between 8:30-10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive. Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees.
LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.
The LRG is a non-profit organization that seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees Read More
Posts From The Road: ‘Old Town Palestine’ In Texas
Oxbow General Store: The Oxbow General Store is home to Oxbow Bakery. Pies and other pastries were the stars of the store, which also featured a selection of antique items. We learned that the Oxbow Bakery was named one of the best places in the state for pie by Texas Highway Magazine, a hidden gem by Texas Monthly Magazine, and was featured on the cover of Southern Living Magazine. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Hambones: Hambones Cajun Grill was a perfect stop for lunch the day we discovered Old Town in Palestine, Texas. The casual diner served some of the best seafood and fish, which we always Read More
Thanks To Community Support, The Future Of Our Local Independent Bookstore May Be Bright
Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse at 174 Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
By LACDC Executive Director Lauren McDaniel
Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District’s Jacquelyn Connolly
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce’s Sandy Jones
The Los Alamos community has shown an outpouring of support for Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse over the last week since owner Jill Lang’s letter earlier this month about her probable closure. This support, not only through words of encouragement but also through active consumer spending, hasn’t gone unnoticed by the owner. Please, keep this momentum going Read More
Kiwanis To Hear From LAHS Principal Eric Ziegler Jan. 12

LAHS Principal Eric Ziegler
KIWANIS CLUB News:
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will hear from Los Alamos High School Principal Eric Ziegler at its dinner meeting on Monday, Jan. 12.
The dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting to be called to order at 6 p.m. at Trinity on the Hill Church.
To learn more about the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, visit kiwanis.org. Read More
Los Alamos Members Of IWF-NM Celebrate Start Of 2026
Several Los Alamos members of the International Women’s Forum-New Mexico (IWF-NM), gathered for lunch Tuesday at Blue Window Bistro to celebrate the start of a new year. From left, Retired Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck. Los Alamos Historian Nancy Bartlit, Enterprise Bank & Trust Regional President Liddie Martinez, County Administrative Services Department Director Helen Perraglio, and not pictured Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark. IWF-NM celebrates women by advancing leadership across careers, cultures and communities, connecting the state’s most Read More
Cowboy Breakfast At Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Sunday Jan. 4
COMMUNITY News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos invites the community to attend the monthly Cowboy Breakfast this Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge at 650 North Mesa Road.
The breakfast is served 7-11 a.m. and costs $10 for adults and $5 for youth under 12 and directly supports Rotary’s local and international service efforts from youth programs and education initiatives to community assistance and humanitarian projects.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes:
- Pancakes – Banana, Blueberry, Chocolate Chip and Plain;
- Scrambled Eggs;
- Sausage;
- Bacon; and
- Coffee, Tea and
LRG First Tuesday Breakfast Jan. 6, 2026

LRG News:
Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG)
monthly breakfast social on Tuesday Jan. 6 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive.
Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees.
LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.
The LRG is a non-profit organization, which seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees from LANL. All laboratory retirees may join LRG.
Contact sgirard@losalamos.com Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Jared Krupp At Blue Window
Local artist Jared Krupp is on the job Monday serving customers at Blue Window Bistro and showing off the beautiful blue themed Christmas Tree at the center of the eatery at 1789 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. Along with his work at Blue Window, Krupp also teaches drawing classes at the Karen Wray Gallery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More