Dining

Dinner and Jazz at Dixie Girl Saturday Night

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The Craig Martin Experience will perform Saturday night at the Dixie Girl. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

MUSIC News:

Los Alamos jazz moves to the Dixie Girl Restaurant this weekend as the Craig Martin Experience (CME) brings its blend of smooth horns and a swinging rhythm section to the town’s newest music venue.

“We were ready to groove the afternoon crowd at Beer and Band on Pajarito Mountain, but the lack of snow nixed that,” band leader Craig Martin said. “Victor Medina, owner of  the Dixie Girl, stepped in and offered us a chance to perform for the dinner and after Read More

Learn, Cook and Eat in Co+op Cooking Class

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Chef Emily Schmidt shows off ingredients for her family-friendly, nutritious cooking class. Courtesy/LA Co+op Market

Co+op News:

The Los Alamos Co+op Market’s Shop with the Chef cooking classes give local chefs the opportunity to share their love of cuisine, starting with picking out the ingredients and taking participants through the process to enjoying the final product.

Three upcoming classes include:

  • Jan. 28 – Healthy One-Dish Meals by Emily Schmidt
  • Feb. 11 – Valentine’s Day Dinner Made Simply by Steve Watts
  • March 11 – The Key to French Cuisine by Edwin Theodore

The classes are 6 p.m. Read More

Food on the Hill: Appetizers, Part One

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This week’s Recipe: Caprese on a stick

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients:

Grape tomatoes
Small mozzarella balls (found in the specialty cheeses)
Fresh basil leaves
Good extra virgin olive oil
Good balsamic vinegar
Little bit of flake sea salt (optional)
6 inch long skewers

Directions:

Arrange them to look like the picture above. Drizzle the oil and vinegar over the top. Sprinkle very little salt over the top also.

Chocolate Hazelnut spread with Orange zest

Ingredients:
Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls
Nutella hazelnut spread
Orange zest

Directions:

Slice the dinner rolls Read More

DK and the Affordables at Dixie Girl Friday

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DK and the Affordables on stage. Courtesy photo

Dixie Girl News:

The Dixie Girl Restaurant has a lot going on these days, including Dart League on Mondays, Open Mic Tuesdays, Karaoke Thursdays as well as plenty of music.

This week, DK and the Affordables will perform starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. There’s no cover charge.

On Saturday, Beer and Band will move operations to the Dixie Girl from the ski hill at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. Square Peg from Taos will perform. Taos Mesa Brewing will be serving beer and Dixie Girl will offer its bar menu. Read More

Pajarito Mountain Beer and Band @ Dixie Girl

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PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:

Because ski hill operations have been suspended, beer and band has moved to the Dixie Girl Restaurant. The event starts at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. Taos Mesa Brewing will be serving drinks and Dixie Girl will offer its bar menu. Square Peg, a favorite house band at Taos Mesa, will provide the music.

Thanks to Victor Medina, the new Dixie Girl owner, for supporting Pajarito Mountain events. Come downtown this weekend and do some snow dancing so we can be back on the mountain soon. Read More

Food on the Hill: Berry Tiramisu

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This Week’s Recipe: Berry Tiramisu

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients:

Small jar of raspberry preserves
12 oz. of mascarpone cheese, at room temperature  
½ cup of orange juice
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
16 oz. of heavy whipping cream, cold
45-50 ladyfingers, dried
2 ½ cups of orange juice
½ cup Grand Marnier liqueur (optional)
16 oz. fresh raspberries
16 oz. fresh strawberries
¼ cup sugar

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, mix together with a hand mixer, the whipping cream and sugar until you start to get peaks. In another large mixing bowl, mix together with Read More

Owner Says Los Alamos Subway Opening March 15

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On Sunday, the drywall of the new Subway was visible through the windows. Owner Larry Singh said today that he is waiting for the flooring to arrive and be installed. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Subway owner Larry Singh says the plunmbing is done, the electrical system is 80 percent complete. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The owner of the new Subway undergoing renovations in downtown Los Alamos told the Los Alamos Daily Post a few minutes ago that he will definitely open for business March 15.

“The drywall is up,

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Craig Martin Experience Jazzes Up Saturday Night Crowd at Blue Window Bistro

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Patrons at the Blue Window Bistro Saturday night couldn’t get enough of the Craig Martin Experience and called for an encore following their two hour jazz performance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The Craig Martin Experience performing at the Blue Window Bistro Saturday night. Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Craig Martin Experience helped audience members bop into 2014 at Blue Window Bistro Jazz Night Saturday. Los Alamos’ own seven piece jazz ensemble just gets better and better. CME has been swinging together for two years.

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Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Turkey

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Sidney Frazier dining on frog legs in Turkey. Photo by Jason Frazier

Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Turkey

Introduction: Teralene Foxx. Photos by Jason Frazier

Over the past year, Sydney, our grandaughter, traveling the world with her parents has blogged about different foods: Foods of the Netherlands, Foods of  Poland, and now foods of Turkey. She was eight when then began their travels and turned nine in September. What amazes me is that this 8/9 year old is willing to try all these different foods. When they were in Bulgaria, she tried frog legs, which she proclaimed “They were really good.” Read More

Rosebud Cafe Coming to White Rock!

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Lana Crochet is opening the Rosebud Cafe in February at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Major renovations are underway as Lana Crochet creates her Rose Bud Cafe in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Lana Crochet plans to open her Rosebud Cafe in February at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock.

During an interview Thursday with the Los Alamos Daily Post, Crochet said her menu will include organic and gluten free foods, salads, whole grains, muffins, scones, egg salads, quiche with hash

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