Dining

Food On The Hill: New Mexican Cassoulet

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New Mexican Cassoulet. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food On The Hill
By FELICIA ORTH

A New Mexican Cassoulet

Our family was in Cleveland, Ohio recently and had the pleasure of dining at L’Albatros Brasserie, a very fine restaurant near Case Western Reserve. Older son Alex ordered the Cassoulet, a traditional French peasant dish of beans with multiple meats – usually pork, duck and mutton or lamb. The duck portion of the dish is often duck confit, which typically requires professional skills, epic amounts of duck fat, and lots of time.

I returned to the Land of Enchantment determined to try Read More

Lenten Fish Fry At IHM Friday, March 18

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Orphans at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Orphanage, Rancho Santa Fe in Honduras. Courtesy/Cheryl Wampler

The community gathers for Mass. Courtesy/Cheryl Wampler

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to a Lenten Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m. March 18, in the Parish Hall of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.

The event is a fundraiser for the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Orphanage, Rancho Santa Fe in Honduras. All proceeds from the event go to the orphanage.

In October 2014, the Rancho accepted 84 additional children, which further stretched its resources. Donations will be gratefully Read More

SFCC Culinary Arts Students Present ‘A Taste Of Italy II’

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Baba rum cake. Courtesy photo
 
SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Current and future chefs with Santa Fe Community College’s Culinary Arts Program will present an elaborate Southern Italian feast in the Jemez Rooms on campus Friday, March 11. The event is a benefit for the program’s study abroad fund.
 
The sumptuous Napolitano dinner will include grilled calamari and shrimp with lemon aioli, pizza margherita, eggplant rolls stuffed with basil and smoked provolone, and pork loin stuffed with garlic, pine nuts, spinach, artichokes and ricotta. Dessert is baba rum
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Celebrate Los Alamos Co+op’s 5th Birthday Saturday

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Scenes from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market. Courtesy/LACM
 
 
By WHITNEY SPIVEY
Co+op Board Member
 
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market (Co+op) turns five this spring, and community members (Co+op members and non-members alike) are invited to a birthday celebration Saturday, March
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“Who doesn’t love a good party?” Interim General Manager Rebekah Valentine said. “Five years is a huge milestone, made even more significant when looking back over the struggles we’ve had during the last year or so.”
 
To celebrate, the deli will make
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LAHS Graduate Joshua Grimes Advances To Final Round Of Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen

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Chef Joshua Grimes, a 2002 LAHS graduate, advances to the final round in the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

Joshua Grimes, a 2002 Los Alamos High School graduate, achieved a career highlight few others share – he showcased his culinary skills on a national television program.

The nation watched as Grimes competed Feb. 21 on the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen. The show requires its contestants to create the same dish and whoever makes it the best advances to the next round.

What makes the program cutthroat is the chefs are sabotaged Read More

Pig And Fig Grand Opening Showcases Tasty Treats

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Pig and Fig owner Laura Hamilton shows off her pastry tower created for Thursday’s Grand Opening of the restaurant at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock. The bakery and café serves breakfast and lunch and is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday and hosts various food pairing dinners throughout the month. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Executive Chef and owner Laura Hamilton cuts the ribbon at Pig and Fig Thursday with help from Sous Chef Jessica Martinez. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event and Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge is on
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Celebrate New Mexico Restaurant Week With ‘New Mexico True’ Dishes And Events

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NMTD News:
 
SANTA FE ― As if New Mexico Restaurant Week weren’t already enticing enough, this year it’s even more tempting with the addition of ‘New Mexico True’ designated menus and events.
 
New Mexico Restaurant Week, which covers three different weeks in three New Mexico cities, runs Feb. 21 to March 13, so that foodies can satisfy their palates for much more than a week.
 
This year marks the first time that New Mexico Restaurant Week has teamed up with the New Mexico Tourism Department. Through the New Mexico True Event Sponsorship Program,
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