Lifestyles

Bandelier Grill’s New Owner Shares Revitalization Plans

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Brian Appell has purchased the Bandelier Grill at N.M. 4 and Sherwood Boulevard in White Rock. Appell is the longtime owner of Los Ojos Restaurant & Saloon in Jemez Springs. He said that he plans to update the menu to include the most popular items at Los Ojos and to extend the hours of operation to include daily breakfast and Sunday brunch. He plans to host a grand opening event for the public soon, which will be announced in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Daily Post Lifestyles Editor Bonnie J. Gordon stopped by the Bandelier Grill Wednesday to meet Read More

An Evening with Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi

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Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi practices the art of calligraphy. Photo by Mitra Bishop
 
NMMA News:

Calligraphy’s long and rich history in Japan both as an art form and teaching device is well suited to Zen’s emphasis on immediate, unhesitating, and spontaneous expression.

Weaving in an aural overview of calligraphy’s history as he works skillfully with brush and ink, Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi will share his personal journey both as a monk and with this spiritual art form.

Roshi’s presentation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26  in the St. Francis Auditorium, inside the Read More

Learn a New Method of Gardening at The Hive Thursday

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THE HIVE NEWS:

Wes Myers will present his idea for the “Urban Micro-Farm System,” a modular, expandable approach to vertical gardening at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at the brown-bag lunch at the Hive, 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock. Myers is a LANL retiree. The meeting is open to the public at no charge. 

The urban micro-farm system offers the potential to grow quantities of many types of vegetables, herbs and other plants inside a footprint less than one-quarter to one-half of that required for a conventional Read More

Public Invited to ‘Co-opROCKS!’ Feb. 16

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LACM News: 

The Los Alamos Co-op Market, La Montanita Co-op and Warehouse 21 present Co-opROCKS! 11 a.m. to 9  p.m. Saturday Feb. 16. at Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.

Co-opROCKS! is a music and art based annual event that brings cooperative values to light through community involvement, cooperative partnerships and creating opportunities for education while promoting local talent.

Attendance for teens and adults is free. For more information and event schedules, visit the Co-opROCKS! Facebook page https:////on.fb.me.U9c9jy.

This year, Co-opROCKS! presents Read More

Generations Program Explores The Trinity

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TOTH News:

This week at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, join the congregation for Generations.

The program will discuss how to receive God’s love and how to be in a relationship with each person of the Trinity (One God, three distinct persons.)

Generations takes place at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. A free meal will be served and at 6:07 p.m. the program begins, with contemporary music by the Generations band, a sermon by Mother Alicia Pope, and the receiving of Holy Eucharist.

St. Valentine’s Day is coming up Feb. 14. Saint Valentine is a widely recognized third-century Roman saint and associated Read More

Food on the Hill: Cooking for Valentine’s Day

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This week’s recipe: 

Cherry Chocolate Cake

For Valentine’s Day (next two weeks) I am going to have recipes in that ANYONE can cook. I feel it is very important that you show the people that you love (Sweethearts, Family, and Friends) that you think they are important. Surprise your loved ones with a great dinner.

 

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingrediants…

Cake

  • Devil’s food cake mix

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

  • 1 pound 5 oz cherry pie filling (strawberry can also be used)

Frosting

  • 1/3 cup milk

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 5 Tablespoons butter

  • 6 – 7 oz chocolate chips

Cake

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New Eatery Offers Creole, Cajun and Down Home Food

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Creole Nouvelle co-owner Esther Lucchini inside her new restaurant at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

After working in Los Alamos for LANL contractor Canberra Industries for several years, Peter Lucchini suggested to his wife Esther that the town could benefit from a different type of restaurant.

“Peter loves creole food and had a good friend who was a chef in the Louisiana/Mississippi area who was willing to move out here,” Esther Lucchini said. “So we decided to open Creole Nouvelle with the goal of providing the community with Read More

‘Meetup’ at Dixie Girl Every Friday Night

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Several people gathered Friday night for a ‘Meetup’ event during Happy Hour at the Dixie Girl, 1789 Central Ave. Community members are invited to join the group or simply drop in around 5:30 p.m. each Friday, during which time the restaurant bar will offer $3 beers, $5 well drinks, $7 martinis, peel and eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell and other bar food. Anna Dillane will be facilitating the weekly Meetups, which officially start at 5:30 p.m., but don’t hesitate to stop by as early as 4:30 p.m., when the bar’s Happy Hour specials begin. For more information, visit
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