Dining

Secret City Kitchen Launches ‘Tapas @ The Tub’

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Secret City Kitchen offers a variety of dinners available for pickup or delivery such as this pork tenderloin with fall compote, bubble and squeak and grilled califlower. To find out what’s on the menu this week and to order, visit https://secretcitykitchen.com/familydinners. Courtesy photo
 
Secret City Kitchen offers a variety of desserts including dulce de leche. To find out what’s on the menu this week and to order, visit https://secretcitykitchen.com/familydinners. Courtesy photo
 
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The community has made 2016 a success for Secret
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IRS: Time Is Running Short For 2016 Tax Moves

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IRS News:

PHOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to know they have some time left to make any final tax moves for the 2016 tax year.

“There are many opportunities for taxpayers to legitimately reduce taxes or defer income as the year winds down,” IRS spokesman Bill Brunson said. “A little tax planning now could save you time and money later.”  

A few tax items to consider:

  • Make Charitable Contributions. Make charitable contributions (cash or non-cash items) on or before Dec. 31. Give to a qualified public charity and keep a paper trail. Non-cash items such as clothing
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‘The Lodge’ Menu Surfaces After 26 Years

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Courtesy/Roy Hopwood

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Rummaging through a drawer some 26 years after his beloved wife died, Roy Hopwood found a menu from one of the couple’s visits to “The Lodge” restaurant in Fuller Lodge.

“My wife Sharon collected things,” Hopwood said with a smile. “I hadn’t looked in that drawer in a longtime and was very surprised to find that old menu.”

He can’t recall the date he and his wife dined at The Lodge and she received the menu but its cover shows vehicles from the 1950s. Food prices include a prime rib sandwich for 95 cents.

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Scenes From Special VIP Opening Of New McDonald’s Restaurant In Los Alamos This Morning

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Julian Garza and his daughter Clementina Garza welcomed guests at this morning’s special VIP opening of their new McDonald’s Restaurant in the Smith’s Marketplace Shopping Center. The restaurant officially opened for business to the public at 10:30 a.m. today. Julian Garza has been in the McDonald’s Restaurant business for more than 30 years and his daughter, who grew up in the business, joined him 25 years ago. The family owns the largest McDonald’s Restaurant in New Mexico, which is in Espanola. Their new Los Alamos restaurant is filled with the most cutting edge technology in the state including Read More

Old McDonald’s Closes Doors At 8 p.m. Today … New McDonald’s Opens 10:30 a.m. Wednesday

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The old McDonald’s restaurant on Trinity Drive is closing for good at 8 p.m. today and will open in its new location in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Finishing touches are underway in the new McDonald’s restaurant, which opens at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The new McDonald’s restaurant opens at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Keep Holiday Food Safe With Four Safety Steps

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USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukah all fall within three days of each other this year.
 
As friends and families gather together this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service has four food safety tips to ensure a healthy and safe holiday.
 
Even on Holidays, Always Follow the Four Steps to Food Safety 
 
Clean hands before food preparation by following these simple steps: wet hands, lather with soap, scrub for at least 20 seconds, rinse with clean warm water
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Pig + Fig Wine Dinner With Tablas Creek Vineyard

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Tablas Creek Winery. Courtesy/Tablas Creek Vineyard
 
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At 7 p.m., Jan. 10, the Pig + Fig Cafe in White Rock will host a wine tasting dinner with exclusive pairings from Tablas Creek Vineyard (https:////www.tablascreek.com/), an organic estate vineyard on a 1,600-foot elevation site in the Paso Robles Wine Country in California.
 
The Pig + Fig at 35 Rover Blvd. specializes in gourmet comfort food and traditional French style desserts.
 
Chef Laura Crucet Hamilton is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France,
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New McDonald’s Opens For Business Next Week

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The M goes up Thursday afternoon on the exterior wall of the new McDonald’s Restaurant set to open next week in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Finishing touches underway on the new McDonald’s Restaurant set to open next week in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More