Lifestyles

Solo Traveler: What The French Do Best

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Andouillette sausage in mustard sauce with potatoes au gratin, carrot puree, and salad at Restaurant Les Paves de St. Jean in Old Lyon. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Joyce Nickols of Los Alamos in a self-cleaning restroom in Lyon, France. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Solo Traveler
What the French Do Best
By SHERRY HARDAGE

The Michelin guide in France is known for its unfettered judgment of the best restaurants and chefs.

There are a maximum of three stars awarded to any given restaurant. When a chef loses a star, it is said to be as traumatic as the breakup of a marriage.

Reviewers who work for Michelin Read More

Grand Opening Of Unquarked The Wine Room Dec. 20!

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Operations Manager Veronica Black-Stepp is busy Thursday afternoon preparing for the Dec. 20 grand opening of Unquarked The Wine Room in Central Park Square. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The flooring has been installed, tables and chairs are in and artwork fills the walls at the new wine room. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The community-wide grand opening for Unquarked The Wine Bar in downtown Los Alamos is set for noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. The event includes live music 5-8 p.m., and appetizers created by local restaurants.

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County Seeks Additional Public Feedback Before Dec. 4 Transportation Board Meeting

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Atomic City Transit. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The last time a Transit Study was conducted was just prior to Atomic City Transit starting operations, approximately seven years ago.

The County contracted with LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. (LSC), to develop a Comprehensive Transit Study / Updated Five-Year Transit Plan (Transit Plan). This contract was executed in February of 2014. Atomic City Transit is funded primarily with Federal Grant funds. A Federal grant also funds this Transit Study with the goal of providing the most efficient and economical transit system to assure responsible Read More

Blue Buses Not In Service Thanksgiving Or Day After

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27 as well as Friday, Nov. 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Monday, Dec. 1.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses more than 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties Read More

Weck’s Restaurant Postpones Los Alamos Location

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Weck’s Restaurant at 2000 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Rumors swirling around town for weeks of a new eatery opening on the hill have come to a temporary end.

Weck’s has decided to postpone opening a restaurant in Los Alamos for at least six months.

Weck’s Santa Fe owner and licensee Michael Dennis explained during an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post that he had come very close to finalizing negotiations to open a restaurant at Smith’s Marketplace.

“We really like Los Alamos and think it is a great

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John Payne Describes Climbing Mt. Denaili At Mountaineers Meeting Tonight

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Denali, the highest peak in North America. Courtesy photo
 
Climbers assend Mt. Denali. Courtesy photo
 
By JOHN GUSTAFSON
LA Mountaineers

Denali, aka Mt. McKinley, is the highest peak in North America. More than 20,000 feet tall, with temperatures framed by its proximity to the Arctic Circle, winds that can top 10 miles per hour, and an unforgiving landscape of glaciers and crevasses, Denali, of course, is a siren song to adventurers and mountaineers.

At the November meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers, Josh Payne will provide a first-hand account of his 22 days on the mountain Read More

Los Alamos Rabbi Jack Shlachter Visits China

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter of Los Alamos with Kehillat Beijing’s Torah in Chinese-style Holy Ark. Courtesy photo

SPIRITUALITY News:

Rabbi Jack Shlachter, Rabbi Emeritus of the Los Alamos Jewish Center and a rabbi at HaMakom in Santa Fe, recently returned from a trip to China, where he was the visiting rabbi at the progressive congregation Kehillat Beijing.

In addition to leading High Holiday and weekly Sabbath services, Rabbi Shlachter also conducted a Chinese-style Jewish wedding and a baby-naming, and spoke on the intersection of science and Judaism. He is preparing a slide-show presentation Read More

Food on the Hill: Sour Cream Dill Onion Bread

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Food on the Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
 
This Week’s Recipe: Sour Cream Dill Onion Bread
 
Photo by Felicia Orth

This Sunday is Family Bread Service at church. Congregants bring two loaves of bread from a recipe that is meaningful to them for cultural reasons or as a reflection of ethnicity.

Although I was aware growing up that my ethnic heritage was German-Swiss on both sides, there was no special focus on that history in my family. Nevertheless, the dishes that appeared on our table routinely and at the holidays spoke volumes: my mother served cabbage as a regular vegetable and made sauerbraten Read More

Children’s Christmas Bazaar Seeks Gift Items

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TOTH News:

Donations are needed for the annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar to be held at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in December.

The Children’s Christmas Bazaar is a fun family event where children in kindergarten through sixth grade may shop for gifts for family and friends without their parents. Gifts are wrapped free of charge as parents relax and enjoy coffee while their children shop. The success of this event relies on donations of new and gently used items from members of our community.

Suggested donations include dolls, stuffed animals (any size), Read More