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AQUA SANTA
451 W. Alameda Street, Santa Fe, NM 87503
T: 505.982.6297
I like the intimacy of the space. Brian Knox certainly cares about his plates and uses organic meats. I like that it has an outdoor area.
Historic District
American / Seafood
Restaurants - Albuquerque, NM
JENNIFER JAMES 101
I love Jennifer James, she’s a great chef and worth stopping in to eat there. It’s Modern American and always fresh and delicious and she constantly changes up the menu.
Midtown
Modern American
Cafe Pasqual’s - Chef Katharine Kagel - Recommendations
August 15, 2011
Santa Fe, NM
ATRISCO CAFE
Third generation, family-run place for New Mexican cuisine.
Santa Fe
New Mexican
WHO
Katharine Kagel is the chef and owner of Cafe Pasqual’s in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
WHY
Chef Kagel cooks New Mexican cuisine with Asian influences and has been using sustainable and organic ingredients since she opened in 1979.
COOKBOOKS
- Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook: Spirited Recipes from Santa Fe [buy it]
- Cooking with Cafe Pasqual's: Recipes from Santa Fe's Renowned Corner Cafe [buy it]
RECOMMENDATIONS
Katherine Kagel’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos.
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Restaurants - Santa Fe, NM
BOBCAT BITE
If you’re a hamburger person, you have to go to the Bobcat Bite. It’s 2o minutes out of town. Great for lunch.
Santa Fe
American / Burgers
CAFE PASQUAL’S
Cafe Pasqual for our breakfast. We serve it all day until 3 o’clock. You can get pancakes, huevos rancheros, huevos Motuleños, and stacked enchiladas with an egg on top.
Historic District
New Mexican
EL MESON
It’s good for drinking and Spanish food. They have small plates and live music in their bar called Chispa, which means sparks. He does everything from meatballs, that are the most tender thing that ever hit your mouth, to paella. Locals know about it and you need a reservation or you won’t get in, but I love eating in the bar.
Downtown
Spanish
LOUIE’S CORNER CAFE
Go for breakfast, they use organic eggs.
Downtown
American
MAX’S
It’s small. There is a new partner, Mark Connell, who is a young chef and does a tiny bit of molecular and some sous vide and certainly knows his way around a pig. He makes delicious pork-- crispy and lovely.
Historic District
Contemporary American
SHIBUMI TAMENYA
I go here to have ramen for lunch. Owned by Eric Stapleman of Trattoria Nostrani, which is next door.
Downtown
Japanese / Ramen House
THE SHED
For New Mexican.
Downtown
New Mexican
THE TEAHOUSE
I go for a little bite. It’s fun to be outside and it’s an old adobe house. They have shirred eggs that they steam in the espresso maker. They are so light and delicious. I don’t like scones, but they make one I like. They also do a wonderful strawberry shortcake and an excellent BLT wrap. And of course, they have every kind of tea known to man.
Historic District
American
TRATTORIA NOSTRANI RISTORANTE
304 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
T: 505.983.3800 (make a reservation)
Delicious Italian food. Nelli Maltezos is the chef and she has a delicate hand. Order anything she is doing. She is a consummate chef and the menu changes all the time. They have their own garden and they also able to get very late and early greens, because their garden is in a very sheltered in a courtyard.
Downtown
Italian
VINAIGRETTE
I go to Vinaigrette for a salad, she has a ten-acre farm and I know it’s all organic.
Santa Fe
American
EL FAROL
El Farol up on Canyon Road always has music and tapas. Wonderful old wood bar that’s been around since like the 20s. They have low captain’s chairs at the bar, instead of silly stools. Wood floor, which is easy for dancing. It’s in the light house.
Santa Fe
Spanish / Southwestern
LA FONDA’S BELL TOWER BAR
www.lafondasantafe.com/dining/bellTower.html
100 E. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
T: 505.982.5511
There is a secret place in the summer in Santa Fe. You have to go to the back of the hotel and take the elevator to the roof and you can see a great view from there. It’s great for sunset. Take your drink over the adobe wall and watch the western view and see the sun sink. It’s delightful.
The Plaza
Roof Deck Drinks
Drinks - Santa Fe, NM
THE MATADOR
116 W. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87503
T: 505.984.5050
The Matador for a subterranean experience at night. It opens after dark and is always an interesting younger crowd.
Downtown
Bar
TINY’S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE
1015 Pen Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
T: 505.983.1100
Really local and certainly off the tourist path. If you want to catch a band, go on Friday nights.
Santa Fe
Lounge / Mexican
SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET
The Railyard
Tue & Sat: 7am - 12pm
Thu: 3pm - 7pm
New Mexico Artisans Market at the Market Pavilion
Sun: 10am - 4pm
Southside Farmers Market at San Isidro Plaza
Tue: 3pm - 6pm
There are 120 vendors all together.
Multiple Locations
Farmers Market
Farmers MArkets / Purveyors - Santa Fe, NM
MONTE VISTA ORGANIC FARM
66 County Road 544, Espanola, NM 87532
T: 505.753.6817
Sells at Santa Fe Farmers Market (see above for details)
They have the best raspberries you’ll have in your whole life. I mean it! I’m a raspberry fanatic. Oh my god!
Espanola / Santa Fe
Fruits & Vegetables
ROMERO FARMS
Dixon, NM
T: 505.929.0160
Los Alamos Farmers Market
Mesa Public Library Parking Lot, 20th & Central
Thu: 7 am - 1 pm
Chef/ farmer Matt Romero has wonderful shisito peppers. And at the end of the season, we get our green chilies roasted from him in an open bin.
Dixon / Los Alamos
Vegetables
Restaurants - Santa Fe Area, NM
EL PARAGUA
Second generation family-run and they have a couple of stands around the state, as well.
Espanola
Mexican
RANCHO DE CHIMAYO
It’s kind of fun to have a margarita here. They use apple cider that they make from the apples in the valley in Chimayo.
Chimayo
New Mexican
Restaurants - Taos, NM
EL MEZE
El Torreon Hacienda, 1017 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87529
T: 575.751.3337 (make a reservation)
I like Meze, it’s small plates inspired by the Middle East.
Taos
Mexican / Southwestern / Middle Eastern
THE LOVE APPLE
It’s in an 1800s desanctified adobe chapel, so it’s just fabulous to be in. It’s a narrow little white-washed adobe. When there are candles glowing, it’s unparalleled as a place to be and very cool in the summer. They have a wonderful outdoor garden where they grow their own organic vegetables out back. They really care about food.
Taos
American / Northern New Mexican / Organic
Chiles
CAFE PASQUAL’S CHILE MIXES
Red & Green Chiles
Cookware
MICA CLAY COOKWARE
www.pasquals.com/The_Gallery/Mica_Clay_Cookware/index.html
T: 800.722.7672
It’s hickory apache mica-cookware that you can put directly on the flame. It’s hand-built using the ancient Jicarilla Apache Coil and Scrape method. No potter's wheel or glazes are used and they clay is 40 percent naturally occurring mica.
Cookware
Drinks
GRUET
We’ve always loved Gruet. We were lucky that these two brothers from Champagne, France, came to New Mexico almost 25 years ago and started making sparkling wine here. They are constantly winning awards all over the world.
New Mexican
Sparkling Wine
NEGRA MODELO
I’m not much of a beer drinker, but I like Negra Modelo.
Mexican
Lager
RED TAIL ALE
I love Red Tail Ale. Delicious! It’s got a sweetness and amazing depth. Really suave.
American
Amber Ale
Stores - Santa Fe, NM
SANTA FE GALLERY AT CAFE PASQUAL’S MICA CLAY COOKWARE
East of Cafe Pasqual's entrance, Second Floor
121 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
T: 800.722.7672
It’s hickory apache mica-cookware that you can put directly on the flame. It’s hand-built using the ancient Jicarilla Apache Coil and Scrape method. No potter's wheel or glazes are used and they clay is 40 percent naturally occurring mica.
Historical District
Gallery
SANTA FE SCHOOL OF COOKING
They have a lot of New Mexican things to purchase.
Downtown
New Mexican Products and Foods
Markets - Los Alamos, NM