Dining

Los Alamos WinterFest: Weekend Of Holiday Magic & Festive Fun For All Ages Kicks Off Friday

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Los Alamos MainStreet News:

Los Alamos WinterFest takes place this weekend, Dec. 1-3, with a variety of holiday festivities for the entire family. Find the full schedule at LosAlamosMainStreet.com/WinterFest.

The highlight of the weekend is the annual Holiday Lights Parade, Saturday Dec. 2. Organized by the Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, the parade marches along Central Avenue beginning at 6 p.m., with this year’s theme, “Winter Around the World”. Central Avenue from the roundabout to Oppenheimer will be closed 4-8 p.m. for the festivities.

Judges this year include Samizdat Read More

Small Business Saturday: Pajarito Brewpub & Grill

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BUSINESS News:

Small Business Saturday will be held Saturday. A number of local businesses are taking part and offering specials and activities. One of the participants is:

Pajarito Brewpub & Grill

Full-service restaurant and bar serving unique twists on all your favorite dishes. Bite into a mouthwatering, half-pound burger made with local beef, enjoy our specialty wings with unique sauces, or share some nachos. With dozens of rotating craft beers to choose from, you’ll be able to pair your meal with the perfect cold brew. Fill your growlers with 28 beers to choose from!

Blue bucks participant. Read More

Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 To Host Thanksgiving Dinner

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Community Thanksgiving with the Elks Thursday, Nov. 23 at 1601 Trinity Dr. Courtesy photo

Elks Lodge News:

Looking for a place to go for Thanksgiving dinner? The Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 will host a  Community Thanksgiving with the Elks, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23. 

The menu will feature smoked turkey, turkey, smoked ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, sausage stuffing, rolls and desserts.

Please enter through the side door of the Elks Lodge (15th Street side of building) at 1601 Trinity Drive.

Donations are welcome and appreciated. Read More

Sugar & Cream Prepares To Open In Downtown Los Alamos!

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Local restaurateur Laura Crucet gave the Los Alamos Daily Post a sneak peek Wednesday of her downtown eatery, ‘Sugar & Cream’ which she is preparing to open at 1801 Central Ave. in the former Starbucks. She had originally planned to open a sandwich shop called ‘Cochon’ but during construction delays decided on a new concept. ‘Sugar & Cream’ will offer coffee, pastries prepared onsite and gelato. ‘We want this to be a space for friends and families to enjoy gathering and for realtors to meet their clients and be a place to go before the summer concerts … for comfort food by the spoonful,’ Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Nov. 7

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG pays for coffee and tea and attendees pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information. More information about the LRG can be found at their website. Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Roasted Butternut Squash & Pear Soup

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How to make roasted butternut squash and pear soup. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

I believe that the best part of cooking is allowing your creativity to take charge in the kitchen and experiment with new flavors, textures, and pairing of ingredients. As a kid, I used to play a game with my mother when we went out to eat and tried a new dish. We would try to name the main ingredients of the dish and try to replicate it at home if we liked it. This game, I believe, is the main reason my palate is so well trained. I can figure out the ingredients and procedure for most dishes to the faintest Read More

Betty Ehart Senior Center Unveils Renovated Kitchen

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Betty Ehart Senior Center Chef Stephen Jakob prepares Tuesday’s lunch in the center’s newly remodeled kitchen. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A group of hungry diners eagerly wait for lunch to be served Monday at the newly re-opened Betty Ehart Senior Center’s kitchen. Courtesy/LARSO

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

After nine months of being shuttered, the Betty Ehart Senior Center’s kitchen is back in business. Not only that, but it is looking better than ever.

Besides improvements to its interior such as duct work, electric and plumbing, the Read More

Scenes From Wolf & Mermaid Café Celebrating New Location

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Saturday morning, owners Scott Baird and Kate Kudynska cut the ribbon on the new location of their business Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Café and Bakery at 181 Central Park Square. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon cutting ceremony and Chamber Member Services Manager Sam McCrae is holding the ribbon at left. Photo by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com 

The new location of Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Café and Bakery at 181 Central Park Square. Last fall, Wolf & Mermaid owners Scott Baird and Kate Kudynska completed a successful pop-up shop as part of Phase II of the Los Alamos Read More

Gruninger: Betty Ehart Kitchen Renovations Completed … Grand Re-Opening Monday Oct. 30

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By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO

Did you know that for the last nine months the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) chefs have been making more than 175 lunches a day out of our White Rock Senior Activity Center kitchen? More than 80 of those meals are delivered to homebound seniors in both Los Alamos and White Rock. The rest are served to members and visitors in the White Rock Cafeteria or were part of a grab-n-go program while our Betty Ehart Kitchen has been under renovation.

We are excited to announce today that our renovations are now complete, and our Betty Ehart Chef,

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