Monday, July 26
Fanta Se feasting
I was in Santa Fe over the weekend, and had several lovely meals:
1. Breakfast on the patio of our friend's casita: breakfast burritos. Simply made with bacon, scrambled eggs, applewood cheese, and green chile; these were eaten while drinking lots of coffee, reading the paper, smelling the rain on the grass, and listening to the morning birds, all in pajamas. Truly, this was heaven.
2. Green chile cheeseburger and chocolate malt w/ real ice cream from Bert's Burger Bowl. 50 years and going strong, Bert's still has a very limited menu, a 12-15 minute wait time on each order, and crinkly fries! At their prices ($2-3 for shakes, $2-4 for burgers), it is all very much worth a trip, even from Albuquerque. No credit cards accepted.
3. Egg, corn & asiago pie from Zia Diner (recent article from ABQ Journal). This is like a quiche, but taller and eggier, and the asiago is used in staggering amounts so its like having cheesecake, its that rich. $8, includes salad. Unfortunately I have less of a thumbs up for their house made tapioca pudding, which I was craving on that cool evening. It came in a parfait cup, cold, and topped with whipped cream. I should have asked, but I was anticipating a nice bowl of warm pudding, perhaps topped with a real garnish like a vanilla cookie or something similar. Whipped cream out of a can (even if its real, which it was) just doesn't impress me. $3.25
4. Lunch at the Coyote Cantina. I had the duck quesadilla, which was worth the notoriety its received. Great food at decent SF prices, and excellent service. $11 for the ducky.
5. Iced cafe au lait at Ohori's Coffee. A Santa Fe institution for over 20 years, Ohori's serves coffee the way some people love it and others hate it: thick, black, and muddy. Not burnt, but rather its just very... um, distinct. Possibly an acquired taste, but I like it much more now than I did 5 years ago, when I pronounced it "yucky".
On Sunday, we dined in Albuquerque, which will be the subject of my next post....
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