Dining

Local Restaurants Work Hard To Serve Los Alamos

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Diners enjoy the nice weather at Boese Brothers Brewery. Courtesy photo

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

Los Alamos and White Rock eateries and bars are working hard to keep serving residents and abide by the governor’s order.

It can be a tough order to serve since the only thing predictable, it seems, about COVID-19 is that it is unpredictable. As a result, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order is in a constant state of flux. One week it will be able to permit the state to progress into a next phase in the reopening plan only to have to retreat to an earlier Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Grants Governor’s Request To Stay An Order To Temporarily Permit Indoor Dining

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SUPREME COURT News:

SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court on Monday afternoon granted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency request to stay an order issued by a judge in Carlsbad earlier Monday that would have temporarily permitted indoor dining at restaurants in New Mexico despite the state’s emergency public health order and the emergent need to take all necessary action to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

As a result, all provisions of the state’s emergency public health order of July 13 remain in effect. 

The action by the state Supreme Court effectively blocks the temporary restraining order Read More

Bob’s Bodacious Offers Outside Dining, Curbside Pickup

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Bob’s Bodacious BBQ at 3801 Arkansas, Suite G is open for outdoor dining and curbside pickup 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, however, those hours are subject to change based on the latest health code orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All meats are fresh every day and served until the item runs out. ‘Thank you for understanding that we want to make quality and your experience our number one priority. With the disruption in the supply chain, we can’t always receive the high quality products we expect. We’d rather serve the best and be out than serve a lower quality product.’ To

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Boese Bros Brewpub Open In Central Park Square

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Boese Bros Brewpub is serving a cookout menu and libations outside on the lawn at 145 Central Park Square. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Boese Bros Brewpub patrons partaking this evening in selections from a cookout menu and libations outside on the lawn at 145 Central Park Square. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Boese Bros Brewpub burgers and fries on the menu along with a cold brew outside on the lawn at 145 Central Park Square. Courtesy photo

Boese Bros Brewpub cold brewskies and ball caps on the menu outside on the lawn at 145 Central Park Square. Courtesy photo

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New Mexico Environment Department Suspends Food Service Permits For Restaurants Operating Dine-In Service In Violation Of State Law And Endangering Public Health

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NMED suspends food permit Tuesday from the Trinity Hotel in Carlsbad. Courtesy photo

NMED News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) suspended food permits Tuesday from four restaurants that opened for dine-in service in violation of the current public health orders, endangering the health of their employees and customers.

All the establishments provided dine-in service to customers, which presents a public health risk to employees and customers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Last week, 15 percent of all rapid responses were at restaurants due to an employee testing positive Read More

Letter To The Editor: Order Take Out To Help Our Restaurants

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By DAVID HAMPTON
Republican Candidate
District 43 State Representative

The governor’s new health order goes into effect today and will be hard on New Mexico businesses, especially restaurants.

Please consider ordering out today in show of support for your favorite restaurants. We’re getting breakfast from Pig + Fig! 

You can also contribute to the New Mexico Restaurant Association’s “Serving New Mexico Fund” that offers financial assistance to restaurant and other hospitality workers facing hardships. Here’s the link: https://www.nmrestaurants.org/serving-nm-fund/ Read More

Los Alamos Helps ‘Impossible Foods’ Save Environment

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Impossible Foods CEO and Founder Pat Brown

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

When Pat Brown founded his company Impossible Foods in 2011, he set a high-level objective: to eradicate the consumption of meat from animals by 2035.

Turns out several businesses in Los Alamos are helping Brown achieve this goal. During a virtual presentation Tuesday night, which was part of ScienceFest, Brown revealed several local restaurants including Sirphey, Pajarito Brew Pub and Cottonwood on the Greens serve dishes with Impossible Burger and Impossible Sausage.

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On The Job In Los Alamos: At Violas Restaurant

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On the job in Los Alamos this afternoon are Viola’s Restaurant owner Belinda Jaramillo and cook Bernardo Bojorquez delivering food to patrons at their cars in the parking lot at Trinity Dr. Viola’s is not yet offering inside dining. For more information or to place an order for pick-up, call 505.662.5617. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Fideos

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Fideos. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

All world travelers have seen pasta dishes representing the cultures of the world with recipes varying from Italian Spaghetti to German Spätzle to Chinese Chow Mein.

It is an inexpensive comfort food that is accessible to all pocketbooks. Pasta dishes have become somewhat universal although the origins of pasta can be traced back to 500 B.C. pre-Ancient Rome and the Etruscan civilization.

Shared widely by the Etruscan’s, everybody wants to lay claim to its invention including Marco Polo enthusiasts who claim he brought Read More