Dining

Hill Diner In Los Alamos Has Sold!

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Hill Diner and the Magistrate Court properties on Trinity Drive have sold. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Hill Diner and the adjacent building that housed Magistrate Court have sold to a Santa Fe investment group.

The combined property at 1315 and 1319 Trinity Dr. was listed at $549,900 for the two buildings on 0.676 acres; the final sale price has not been disclosed.

Hill Diner. File photo

Refurbishing is underway at Hill Diner and the plan is to bring it back to its former glory as a warm and charming place for the community to gather

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French Steaks Class Offered At Co+op Market

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Courtesy/lacm

Co+op Market:

Ray Joggerst will explain the intricacies of preparing gourmet steak and sauces at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at the Los Alamos Co+op Market.

Class participants will enjoy steak au poivre, steak with sauce béarnaise and merchant’s steak – leaving participants with confidence and recipes to make first-class steak meals at home. Registration is open at the Los Alamos Co+op Market

Joggerst enjoys sharing the chemistry behind cooking, and brings an in-depth knowledge of food to each class. He debuted his Shop with the Chef Class career at the Co+op with a popular fermentation Read More

Food On The Hill: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

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Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food On The Hill
By FELICIA ORTH

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

My favorite of the houses we lived in growing up was an old farmhouse in Eola, ILL., with a rhubarb patch.

Although we kids clamored for sugar when we first started gnawing on the raw stalks, we soon became accustomed to the sour stringiness and enjoyed it straight, in between the strawberry rhubarb pies my mom made all through the season.

When Fermi Lab was built, the ring extended to the edge of the farmhouse property, and we moved to a house that had no rhubarb patch. Rhubarb was still available Read More

Cowboy Dinner And Dance At Posse Lodge Aug. 8

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COMMUNITY News:
 
A Cowboy Dinner and Dance is Saturday at the Posse Lodge after the Los Alamos County Rodeo. 
 
Dinner starts at 5 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with the dance. The Rifters are playing for the dance.
 
The cost is $15 per person for dinner, $10 for the dance. Kids can get a hot dog plate for $4. Dinner+dance combos and couples will be discounted.  
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Food On The Hill: Cherry Clafouti And Pickled Cherries

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Sour Cherry Clafouti. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food On The Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
 

Cherry Clafouti and Pickled Cherries

 

The sour cherry trees in our yard produced more cherries this year than they had in 17 years.

Sour cherries. Photo by Felicia Orth

And although we are typically in fierce competition with birds to get them as they ripen, this year the birds seemed sated by other food sources and took only a modest share. I have also seen lots of cherries at the Farmer’s Market this year. This meant that I could make more than a few cherry crisps for the family, and considered other recipes. Read More

Rio Arriba County Fair July 29-Aug. 1

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RACF News:

The Rio Arriba County Fair is July 29-Aug. 1 and the Rio Arriba County Fair Association is welcoming all food, arts and crafts, promotional and information vendors to participate.

To obtain a $20 permit for the entire fair, visit https:////www.racfa.net/. This year’s fair will feature the most livestock and indoor projects seen. Come out and see the lambs, goats, swine, steers, breeding heifers, rabbits and poultry.

Indoors, fair goers will find baking, photography, welding, sewing, cake decorating and many youth projects.

The Rio Arriba County Fair also will feature Read More

Fresh Cold Press Juice Arrives In Los Alamos!

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Verde Juice owner Kelly Egolf stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post Thursday to talk about her product and its introduction in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Verde Juice owner Kelly Egolf began juicing seriously by necessity. After an operation required her jaw to be wired shut for months.

Products available for a liquid diet were unappealing and she decided to get back into juicing. Soon she was juicing for 10 of her friends.

“Everyone kept asking me why I didn’t start a business,” Egolf said. “I thought, why not?”

So began Verde

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New Mexico’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail Front-runner In USA Today Contest

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STATE News:

New Mexico is known as the epicenter for green chile and its most beloved culinary treasure, the green chile cheeseburger.

USA Today announced the 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and the New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail is a front-runner. The New Mexico Tourism Department is asking that residents display their pride and vote for New Mexico’s beloved Cheeseburger Trail.

With more than 100 stops on the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail it is truly a one-of-a-kind destination for travelers. Green chile cheeseburgers are featured from across the state ranging from local Read More