Cafe Castro

We went to Cafe Castro this week. It was our first visit there, and we loved it!

Castro's has been in Santa Fe for a long time, but moved in the past year from their location on Rodeo Rd, to their present location on Cerrillos Road just across from Jackalope.

The service is friendly and very prompt, the food is very well prepared, delicious and inexpensive, and the interior of the restaurant is all painted in bright colors. Lots of windows so the atmosphere is very light and happy.

I had two tamales, with beans and rice and posole. John had carne adovada. The sopapillas were huge and puffy and light. And the green chile was EXCELLENT.

Castro's may move up near the top of our favorites list, and we will be going back often.

(Hey Karin -- you and Carlos will love this place. And Katy - next time we go there I am going to try the chile relleno and let you know how it is.)

Breakfast Santa Fe Style

Several weeks ago, I purchased this neat little book, Breakfast Santa Fe Style, published in 2006, which is a guide to all the Santa Fe restaurants which serve breakfast and brunch. Breakfast in Santa Fe is a big thing, with a wide variety of places to choose from and crowds nearly everywhere you go for breakfast, and authors Santa Fe residents Kathy Barco and Valerie Nye have written a wonderful book -- not only their reviews of the restaurants, but including additional fun information about the city and tips on books featuring New Mexico authors and themes.

We have already used the book a lot since we purchased it -- and our only regret is that we didn't buy it sooner. The authors are in the process of publishing their newest book - Breakfast New Mexico Style, which will feature breakfast restaurants all over the state. I will be buying that one as soon as it comes out!

And here's the best part -- Valerie Nye is a blogger friend who posts at "Val on Line" -- there is a link to her blog on my site. Check out her blog -- she not only has written a great restaurant book -- but her photography is excellent, too.

Thanks for a great Santa Fe resource book, Val!