Dining

Community Invited to Rotary’s Family-Style Crab Fest

February 10, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

ROTARY News:

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos cordially invites the community to its fourth Annual Crab Fest

This all-you-can-eat crab and prawn family-style dinner is Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on DP Road at Trinity Drive.

The cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and there will be music, as well as silent and live auctions.

Tickets are $45 each; reserved tables of 10 are $450. Tickets may be purchased at Blue Window, CB FOX and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce.

Proceeds benefit local schoalarips and the purchase of an AED for Fuller Lodge. Read More

Album Release Party for Rumelia at Pyramid Café

February 10, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Rumelia band members from left, Nicolle Jensen, Sitara Schauer and Deborah Ungar. Photo by Jennifer Esperanza

Staff Report

Rumelia will celebrate the release of their debut album 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Pyramid Café in Los Aamos. There is a $10 cover. Children are free.

Rumelia is a band composed of three women who are putting a new spin on music from Eastern Europe, a region generally known as the Balkans.

The music is unique to the western ear in that it uses odd time signatures (think 7/8, 9/8 and 11/8 for starters), as well as eastern scales (maqam) and tonalities. Rumelia’s repertoire Read More

Thursday’s Beer and Cheese Tasting Sells Out

February 8, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Thursday night’s Beer and Cheese Tasting at the Los Alamos Coop Market raised funds for the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative. The sold out event featured beer and hard cider from Blue Heron Brewing Company and international cheeses carried by the Co-op. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Bandelier Grill’s New Owner Shares Revitalization Plans

February 7, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Brian Appell has purchased the Bandelier Grill at N.M. 4 and Sherwood Boulevard in White Rock. Appell is the longtime owner of Los Ojos Restaurant & Saloon in Jemez Springs. He said that he plans to update the menu to include the most popular items at Los Ojos and to extend the hours of operation to include daily breakfast and Sunday brunch. He plans to host a grand opening event for the public soon, which will be announced in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Daily Post Lifestyles Editor Bonnie J. Gordon stopped by the Bandelier Grill Wednesday to meet Read More

Food on the Hill: Cooking for Valentine’s Day

February 5, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

This week’s recipe:

Cherry Chocolate Cake

For Valentine’s Day (next two weeks) I am going to have recipes in that ANYONE can cook. I feel it is very important that you show the people that you love (Sweethearts, Family, and Friends) that you think they are important. Surprise your loved ones with a great dinner.

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingrediants…

Cake

Devil’s food cake mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 pound 5 oz cherry pie filling (strawberry can also be used)

Frosting

1/3 cup milk
1 cup sugar
5 Tablespoons butter
6 – 7 oz chocolate chips

Cake

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New Eatery Offers Creole, Cajun and Down Home Food

February 4, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Creole Nouvelle co-owner Esther Lucchini inside her new restaurant at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

After working in Los Alamos for LANL contractor Canberra Industries for several years, Peter Lucchini suggested to his wife Esther that the town could benefit from a different type of restaurant.

“Peter loves creole food and had a good friend who was a chef in the Louisiana/Mississippi area who was willing to move out here,” Esther Lucchini said. “So we decided to open Creole Nouvelle with the goal of providing the community with Read More

‘Meetup’ at Dixie Girl Every Friday Night

February 3, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Several people gathered Friday night for a ‘Meetup’ event during Happy Hour at the Dixie Girl, 1789 Central Ave. Community members are invited to join the group or simply drop in around 5:30 p.m. each Friday, during which time the restaurant bar will offer $3 beers, $5 well drinks, $7 martinis, peel and eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell and other bar food. Anna Dillane will be facilitating the weekly Meetups, which officially start at 5:30 p.m., but don’t hesitate to stop by as early as 4:30 p.m., when the bar’s Happy Hour specials begin. For more information, visit

Community Invited to Rotary’s Crab Fest Extravaganza

February 2, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Proceeds from this annual fundraising event support the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’ community projects. Read More

TOTH Hosts Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

January 30, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

TOTH News:

Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr., invites the community to a Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) pancake supper from 5:30-7 p.m., Feb. 12.

There will be beads, masks and Dixieland music. The menu includes ham, pancakes, a variety of syrups, fruit, eggs cooked to order, and orange juice.

Tickets can be purchased at the door at $4 for children, $8 for adults, and $20 for a family. All proceeds go toward the Juarez House Build Mission trips, which take place this fall.

Come hungry and you will be fed! Read More