[Leica] LHSA meet in Santa Fe

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Brian und Phil,

Has no one mentioned Taos as a place to visit after Santa Fe?  It will 
be too late for skiing, but
there is plenty to see and photograph,  Restaurants too.

Jerry

Phil Swango wrote:
> Brian Reid wrote:
>
> In my opinion, the best "Mexican" restaurant in the world (actually New
> Mexican, but that difference is lost on most non-fanatics) is about a 
> 1-hour
> drive away from Santa Fe:
>
> http://www.ranchodechimayo.com/
>
> I'm toying with the idea of attending this Spring Shoot, but my decision
> will probably hinge on whether I can get reservations at Rancho de 
> Chimayo
> while I'm down there.
> =================================
>
> I like it too but I wouldn't go as far as "world's best". ;-)  It's very
> charming though.
>
> The Mexican/NM distinction is something they take pretty seriously up in
> that part of the state.  Those folks settled in the area around 400 yrs
> ago.  They see their cultural history as Spanish, not Mexican.  Until 
> fairly
> recently there was hardly any Mexican influence in central and 
> northern NM.
> That's changing now, but the areas north of SF are still pretty 
> isolated and
> still mostly old-blood Spanish or Indio-Spanish.
>
> Albuquerque has both Mexican and New Mexican restaurants.  The Mexican 
> ones
> often feature seafood ("mariscos").  Mexican restaurants are typically in
> working class neighborhoods and cater to Mexican clientele.  My 
> neighborhood
> has a nice assortment of them, and also a good Mexican grocery where 
> you can
> get some tasty specalty items made up from scratch.  But five years 
> ago none
> of that was there.
>
> There's a lot to see and do in Albuquerque if you get tired of SF.  
> What are
> the dates of the LHSA meeting?
>
>
>
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