Dining

Dine Like A Black Bear At Nature Center Friday

Bear Buffet menu inspired by a black bear’s diet features salmon catered by Pig + Fig, stuffed mushrooms, salads, a variety of desserts and much more, 6 p.m. Friday at the nature center. Courtesy/PEEC

 

PEEC News:

 

Enjoy a meal fit for a black bear Friday at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

 

The Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation and Pajarito Environmental Education Center are hosting the second annual bear buffet as a part of Bear Week. The dinner is 6-8 p.m. and tickets are $40 for PEEC members and $50 for non-members. Only a few tickets remain, so reserve a seat soon at peecnature.org Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: At Fleur de Lys

On the job in Los Alamos at Fleur de Lys is employee Julia Booton greeting customers Friday at the French gourmet store and tea salon. Booton has worked for seven months at Fleur de Lys at 1460 Trinity Dr. She has been learning to bake for the cafe alongside owners Marcel and Stephanie Remillieux in the early mornings before the business opens. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Mairen Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More

Chartwells Team Gears Up For Back To School

Chef Mia Holsapple
 
CHARTWELLS News:
 
Chef Mia Holsapple and her Chartwells team have been working all summer long to feed community youth and are gearing up, for a new school year.
 
As the school year came to a close, Holsapple worked with the LAPS Administration to secure funds through the Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD), for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
 
The beauty of the program was that the service provided free lunch and snacks for any student under the age of 18. The ease of needing no income eligibility to apply, but just show up and eat, allowed
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Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op Hosts Benefit Golf Tournament And 3rd Anniversary Party Today

TUB News:
 
Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op at 163 Central Park Square is celebrating its 3rd anniversary today.
 
There will be food, beer and entertainment along with a charity golf tournament at the Los Alamos County Golf Course benefiting the All Individuals First daycare program for adults with disabilities. And starting at 3 p.m.there will be a pig roast from Pig+Fig Cafe.at the Tub.
 
Music at the Tub includes:
  • Lane Stevens 3-5 p.m.
  • Bronach – Celtic Blues 6-8 p.m.
  • Vanilla Pop 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
 
There is a cover charge of $10 for the Vanilla Pop performance, arm bands will
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Liddie’s Traditional New Mexico Dishes: Gazpacho

Gazpacho. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

At the height of summer my childhood days were spent playing stickball with the neighborhood kids, wandering along the river banks looking for lizards or rabbits or wild flowers, roaming the acequia with my sister searching for wild asparagus and harvesting veggies with my grandma in her garden.  

Tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers were brought in by the bucketsful and, for us that meant fresh Gazpacho was readily available.  

My mom used to make it by the gallon and leave it chilling in the refrigerator for us Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Secret City Kitchen

On the job in Los Alamos is owner Jeremy Varela of Secret City Kitchen as he stops by to visit with the Los Alamos Daily Post news team Wednesday at 1247 Central Ave. Varela launched his Secret City Kitchen in September 2015 and operates the café in Building 2 at UNM-LA, 4000 University Dr. The café is open 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. To arrange for catered meetings or events at UNM-LA, call 505.819.3676. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More