Santacafé
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{{Infobox restaurant
| name = Santacafé
| logo =
| image = Santacafe matchbook - Stierch.JPG
| image_caption = Santacafé matchbook circa 1994
| established = {{start date|1983}}
| current-owner = Quinn Stevenson
| head-chef = Dale Kester
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| rating =
| street-address = 231 Washington Ave.
| city = Santa Fe
| state = New Mexico
| zip = 87501
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|41|24|N|105|56|10|W|region:US-NM|display=inline,title}}
| seating-capacity =
| reservations =
| other-information = Phone: 505-984-1788
| website = {{URL|www.santacafe.com|Santacafe.com}}
}}
Santacafé is a new American restaurant located in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the United States. The restaurant is located in the former home of José Manuel Gallegos.{{cite web |last=Meadows |first=Susan |title=Fit for a king: Santacafé |url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/reviews/article_3596c234-97f3-11e2-b67c-0019bb30f31a.html |work=Pasatiempo |publisher=The Santa Fe New Mexican |accessdate=September 29, 2013}}
Background
The restaurant, which is located in a historic building that was once the home of congressional delegate José Manuel Gallegos, has kiva style fireplaces and courtyard dining.{{cite web |last1=Beckeley |first1=Barbara |title=U.S. couples' getaways showcase traditional to contemporary cuisine |url=http://www.latimes.com/brandpublishing/travelplus/summerseries/la-ss-dto-summerseries-us-couples-getaways-20140710-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher=Viator |accessdate=July 31, 2014}} The interior has been described as minimalistic.{{cite web |last=Madden |first=Ben |title=First impression tops second at Santa Fe's Santacafe |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2004/05/03/focus4.html?page=all |publisher=Albuquerque Business First |accessdate=September 29, 2013}} The interior has a close seating arrangement and was described as being "close together, so don't plan on sharing anything intimate that you don't mind sharing with the class," by the Denver Post.{{cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Kyle |title=Santa Fe |url=http://www.denverpost.com/roadtripper/ci_5351154 |website=Denver Post |accessdate=July 31, 2014}} Ming Tsai is the former executive chef.{{cite web |title=Ming Tsai |url=http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/chefs/mingtsai/ |website=LifeStyle Food |publisher=T Media |accessdate=July 31, 2014}} Martin Anton became executive chef in 2012. The restaurant was chosen as one of Giada De Laurentiis favorite restaurants in Santa Fe on Giada's Weekend Getaways.{{cite web |title=SantaCafé Restaurant & Bar |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/nm/santa-fe/santacafe-restaurant-bar-restaurant.html |website=Food Network |publisher=Television Food Network G.P. |accessdate=July 31, 2014}} In 1998, Tom Ford named the restaurant one of his favorites in Santa Fe.{{cite web |last1=Smith MacIsaac |first1=Heather |title=Home to an Urbane Cowboy |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/home-to-an-urbane-cowboy |website=Travel + Leisure |publisher=Time, Inc. |accessdate=July 31, 2014}} Former chef Ángel Estrada left the restaurant to start his own restaurant, The MidTown Bistro, in 2013. He had worked at Santacafé for 18 years.{{cite web |last1=Schirtzinger |first1=Alexas |title=The Middle |url=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-7326-the-middle.html |website=Santa Fe Reporter |publisher=Wehaa |accessdate=July 31, 2014}}
Cuisine
Dale Kester continues Santacafe's tradition of serving high-quality New American Cuisine with New Mexican and international influences.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.santacafe.com/}}
- [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/01/travel/choice-tables-santa-fe-chefs-refine-a-sturdy-lusty-cuisine.html "Choice Tables"] in the New York Times
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