Dining

Katherine’s Restaurant In White Rock Sells At Auction

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Katherine’s Restaurant at 121 Longview Dr. sold today at auction. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report

The Los Alamos Housing Partnership, Inc. successfully bid today on Katherine’s Restaurant on Longview Drive in White Rock Village.

The auction occurred at noon today on the steps of the Los Alamos Justice Center. It drew two bidders for the property, which has been vacant for several years. Los Alamos National Bank bid $50,875 and LAHP bid $51,000. The most recent appraisal on Katherine’s Restaurant set the value at $115,000.

LAHP Board Member James Chrobocinski

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Thomas Crotzer Returns From Two-Year Mission To Chile

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Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos during his assignment in Corral, a small historical sea port near Valdivia, Chile. Couresy photo

Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos is greeted by his family at the airport after serving a two-year mission to Chile. From left to right, Ron Crotzer, Madelyn Crotzer, Laura Crotzer, Elder Thomas Crotzer and Sarah Crotzer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News: 

Thomas Crotzer, a 2012 Los Alamos High School graduate, recently returned to Los Alamos after serving a two-year mission to Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Crotzer, whose foreign Read More

Scenes From Friday’s Activities At Ashley Pond Park

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Summer events are always fun at ‘Party to Go’. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

Food vendors stay busy at Friday’s Summer Concert. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Taking a break for Kettle Corn. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Staff Report

An ocean of people were drawn to the events taking place Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park.

The Red Elvises rocked the stage. The original members of the band came out of Moscow, Russia as a folk and folk-rock band. The band moved to Santa Monica, Calif.

By 1995, they were a Siberian surf-rock, Russo-American rock band. They became a major part

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New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail Wins Top Honor In USA Today’s ’10Best’ Readers’ Choice Awards!

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Chile Cheeseburger. Courtesy/New Mexico True

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Tourism Department announced today that its New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail has been honored with the top spot in the “Best Food Trail” category by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Beating out 19 other tough contenders like the Mississippi Seafood Trail, Oregon Cheese Trail and Arizona Salsa Trail, the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail remained in the top spot during most of the voting period, proving that readers know nothing in the nation beats a juicy, spicy New Mexico green chile cheeseburger.   Read More

Food On The Hill: Watermelon Radishes, Shishito Peppers And Figs

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Watermelon radish salad with plums and avacado. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food on the Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos
 
Watermelon Radishes, Shishito Peppers And Figs

The fruit and vegetable bounty of summer is especially colorful, sometimes surprisingly so. Whole watermelon radishes, for example, resemble smooth white or light green turnips. Trim and slice them, however, and you’ll find a cheerful bright pink starburst interior.

Related to the daikon radish, watermelon radishes are mildly peppery, delicious raw, and make an excellent pickle. I paired them with sliced red heart Read More

Conditions Are Perfect For UNM-LA Mushroom Hike

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Boletes mushrooms. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The recent rains have made local mountainsides green, wildflowers dot the mesa tops, and the wild mushrooms abundant if one knows where to look.

That’s why UNM-LA Community Education is excited to offer a mushroom hike 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Experienced mushroom forager Thomas Peña is leading the hike.

“This year’s precipitation is going to be a real boon for the mushrooms,” Peña said. “Normally, the area where we hike is quite green and lush, but this should be a banner year.”

This one-day outing will have students hiking in the beautiful Read More

Central Park Square Has Become ‘The Place To Be’

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Crowds have been gathering all summer in Central Park Square as seen Thursday with a packed house inside the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op that spills onto the patio. CPS Owner Philip Kunsberg has been strategic in the types of businesses he is attracting including Unquarked, The Wine Room and Rigoberto’s Mexican Restaurant. Live music is now heard coming from the bandstand outside the beer co-op and large metal sculptures by Los Alamos artist Richard Swenson and loaned pieces from the Shidoni Gallery add visual interest throughout Central Park Square. It’ll be interesting to see what Kunsberg Read More

Green Chile Comes To Los Alamos Co+op Market

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Chile roasting at the Co+op Market. Courtesy photo

CO+OP News:

Make space in your freezer because green chile season is here.

The Los Alamos Cooperative Market has organic green chile from Seco Spice in Berino, which is located in the Hatch Valley between Las Cruces and El Paso. Roasting will be done at the Co+op on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays.

Chile can be ordered by the case while supplies last – hopefully through mid-September.  For the Co+op, chile roasting is about community and culture.

The Co+op’s produce manager and head chile roaster, Leonda Clendenen, recounted her family Read More