Dining

Hot Rocks Cafe Hosts Special Lunch For University Of Nebraska Hockey Team In Town For Tournament

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Hot Rocks Java Cafe owner Brad Burke hosted a lunch Saturday for the University of Nebraska Hockey Team in town to play in the Los Alamos Nuclear Shootout at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink. Nice Los Alamos hospitality shown by Burke and Hot Rocks. The restaurant is at 4200 West Jemez Road across the street from LANL. Photo by Chief Troy Hughes

In appreciation for his kind hospitality, the University of Nebraska Hockey Team presented Hot Rocks Java Cafe owner Brad Burke with a jersey signed by team members. Photo by Chief Troy Hughes

Hot Rocks Java Cafe owner Brad Burke holds up the signed jersey he received Read More

Heavy Snow Collapses Roof & Traps Cars At Sonic

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Los Alamos police and firefighters on the scene this afternoon of a couple of vehicles trapped under the roof that collapsed from the weight of heavy snow at Sonic on Trinity Drive. First responders told the Los Alamos Daily Post that no injuries have been reported. Sonic is closed until further notice. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

First responders jack up the collapsed roof at Sonic to open the doors of the vehicles pinned beneath and extract the occupants safely. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Scene this afternoon of the collapsed roof at Sonic. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

New Cooking School Aims To Educate Kids About Healthy Food In Fun Way At Little Sprout’s Kitchen

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Little Sprout’s Kitchen owner Kelly Parker at home in her kitchen in White Rock. The eight members of Parker’s Spice Girls cooking club made the dishes pictured here. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
When White Rock resident Kelly Parker retired after a long career as a graphic designer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, she began searching for ways to fill her time.
 
She volunteered in Houston during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. She traveled to Portugal and worked on a farm. And now, she’s starting a new venture right in her own home: Little Sprouts Kitchen.
 
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Secret City Kitchen Now Open Fridays!

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Secret City Kitchen owner Jeremy Varela and his assistant Sanaa Ahmed at the popular eatery monday morning inside the student center in Building 2 on the UNM-Los Alamos campus. They announced that beginning this week, the restaurant is now open Fridays. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Secret City Kitchen also serves Tapas @ The Tub 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays at 163 Central Park Square and offers catering for small get togethers, business meetings and large events. To learn more, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Mincemeat Empanaditas

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Mincemeat Empanaditas. Photo by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
Holidays for my family were more about looking back and embracing tradition; a time to bring the family together.
Since my Grandmother was the matriarch and lived with us when I was a kid, generations of relatives started arriving the week of Thanksgiving and came and left with such irregularity, you never knew who might come to dinner. Arrays of ingredients were prepped and cooked for the parade of parties, luncheons and Sunday dinners that followed: six whole weeks of celebrating from Thanksgiving to New Year’s
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