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Popular Restaurants | Other Restaurants Tips | All Tips (2) Leona Medina-Tiede started selling her tortillas nearly thirty years ago from a roadside stand and now has a modest restaurant located next to El Santuario in Chimayó that offers dining alfresco. In addition to such things as tacos, burritos (including Chicharrón) and burgers, the menu includes a variety of traditional Northern NM dishes such as posole, menudo, carne adovada, as well as a number of other items prepared with red or green chile. Vegetarian versions of some of the items on the menu are also available, as are her whole wheat tortillas. (Leona is a major tortilla producer and her products are sold in markets throughout the southwest, as well as via her website). The restaurant is open daily in the summer from 11am to 5pm but is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Forget everything you know about 'chili' If you're not from NM, because with all due respect this isn't like the lesser examples you'll find in Texas or the Mid-West. Chile is a unique local staple that comes in two basic forms, referred to as either "green" or "red" (the best is a local strain grown in Chimayó but most is commercially grown in Hatch NM, the self-proclaimed "Chile Capital of the World"). Green chiles are picked unripe and fire-roasted before being peeled for use, while red chiles are allowed to ripen and dry on the vine before being ground into a powder. Red chile is generally perceived as being 'hotter' or more piquant than green chile since it's effects are felt on the tongue and mouth rather then in the stomach. Ask for 'Christmas' if you want to taste them both in a single dish - some sour cream or milk will dampen the fire. In any case prepare to have your sense of well-being stimulated and heightened by the potent physiological and pharmacological effects of NM chile. Theme: LocalComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 4 Medina Lane/Santa Fe County Rd 94APhone: (505) 351-4569Directions: Next to the Santuario in Chimayó.Website: www.leonasrestaurante.com
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Albuquerque Journal (North) October 6th, 2008 http://www.abqjournal.com/north/061059589187north10-06-08.htm
...Three months after an arson fire gutted its kitchen, the historic restaurant's hopes of reopening quickly have been scuttled by a dispute with the insurance company.
"I can't hire anyone to do anything because they're disagreeing with certain things that the contractor has to do," owner Florence Jaramillo said.
Jaramillo had hoped to reopen the 19th-century hacienda on Sept. 20, with its northern New Mexican cuisine and signature Chimayó Cocktail being prepared in a portable kitchen. But, then, over the summer, she learned the restaurant's walls had to be stripped down to the adobe to ensure it was dry, thereby delaying the reopening date.
Jaramillo has worked at the Rancho de Chimayó for all of its 44 years, while the building itself has been in the family since it was built, which she said was in 1865, although some sources cite other dates in the 1800s for the construction.
"In October 1965, the home of Hermenegildo and Trinidad Jaramillo became Restauranté Rancho de Chimayó. Arturo, Hermenegildo’s grandson, and his wife Florence had an idealistic vision in their plans for the house and land. Their restaurant would preserve the rich traditions of their family and its proud culture."
(www.ranchodechimayo.com/history/history.htm) Theme: LocalAddress: Santa Fe County road 98Phone: (505) 351.4444Directions: Located on Santa Fe County Road 98 in Chimayó, between NM State Highways 503 and 76 on the scenic “High Road to Taos”Website: http://www.ranchodechimayo.com/food/food.htm
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