Rob DeWalt's Blog (31)

RUNNING WITH A FORK: Another one Bites the Dust — Get it While it's Hot

Museum Hill Café, located between the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture at 710 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill, will be closing its doors on Nov. 29. Contract negotiations between the cuisine provider,… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on November 13, 2009 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Food For Thought: Bumble Bee's Baja Grill Fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The Bumble Bee's Baja Grill has created Bumble Bee Bucks for a Cure to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. Team in Training participants train for a marathon, half marathon, triathlon, or cycling endurance event and raise funds to support the Leukemia and Lymphom… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on October 8, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork: Wine and Chile Fiesta Comes Home

Wine and Chile Fiesta makes its way home: Hatch relleno with asadero cheese and a Chimayo red chile sauce (with our secret: a touch of cinnamon) — with New Zealand Vin Koru Sauvignon Blanc, 2008. Be safe and have fun during the 19th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, folks! Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on September 21, 2009 at 8:28pm — 1 Comment

Running With a Fork: Lost In Translation

Former Santa Fe Desert Chorale singer Janet Andrew sent classical music critic Craig Smith this photo from a local grocery store in the Chicago area, where she now lives. It seems proper knowledge of chile — with an "e" — and of the village of Hatch, green chile's heart and center, hasn't arrived in the M… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on September 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork: Ground Control to Chef Boyardee

I wanted to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing with a big 'ol post about the food they ate, but ran out of time. Instead, check out this post on eatmedai… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on July 25, 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: This Dog? Can't Hunt

First, I want to make this perfectly clear: I LOVE animals. I love bunnies and chicks and dogs and kitties and even pigs and cows. They can be cute, and I don't deny that. But I also eat animals, which means that sometimes, what's cute can also be incredibly delicious. When m… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on May 27, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: Product Review — Organicville Dressings and Sauces

I'm leery of packaged salad dressings, organic or otherwise. As a general rule, vinaigrettes of the big-brand ilk have a ubiquitous blah quality that never seems to change, no matter what temperature they're served at. The viscosity of something like Hidden Valley Italian Vinaigrette is akin to coagulated sheets of baking gelatin, and whatever "herbs" one finds end up sticking to your mouth like an overnight teeth-whitening strip. Most organic dressings taste no different to me, but I have a fee… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on May 13, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Farmers' Market Folly — Get your OPA on!!!!!

You know the old adage, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?" Well, apply that to the dwindling days of late-winter-early-spring crops and you have yourself a marvelous Farmers' Market scenario that fits the phrase. Everyone is waiting for robust spring and summe… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on April 9, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Will the White House Garden Get a Code Name?

Congrats go out to everyone who rallied — through Facebook, the press, letters to the White House, and all other viral means — for the Obamas to start an organic garden at the White House. YOU DID IT!

Here's what th… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on March 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Pay to Play the Dining Way — Pay What You Wish?

I recently read a story at CNN.com about an Ohio café owner who has eliminated pricing on his menu. His wife, a Bulgarian transplant, told him that the "pay what you wish" practice was fairly commonpla… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on March 18, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Um, Yeah, But No — Senate Bill 608, better known as a way to waste taxpayers' time and money.

On March 10, 2009, the New Mexico Legislature passed Bill SB609, originally drafted as a bill to allow the possession of a licensed concealed firearm in a liquor establishment "THAT DERIVES A M… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on March 10, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Spring Has Almost Sprung

For those of you itching for a taste of Spring at area restaurants, your time has almost come. Downtown Santa Fe eatery A La Mesa recently introduced some spring-ier dishes to its menu, and across the country, chefs are bellying-up to the seasonal-food bar. Many of these ingredients… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on March 10, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork in My Mouth: Welcome to Hell

Today was the last day of the 21st Annual Fiery Foods & BBQ Show at Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, and boy, was it a FLAMIN' HOT affair. More than 200 exhibitor booths offered over 1000 products that spoke to the spicier side of life, and despite a slumping economy, the chile… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on March 1, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Call for Recession-Resistant Recipes!

Ahoy, eTasters! We have been tossing around the idea for awhile about building a database of recession-friendly recipes, and we figured there was no better place to start than with you all here at eTaste. Just e-mail me your inexpensive recipes here, or send them to rdewalt@sfnewme… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on February 19, 2009 at 3:36pm — 2 Comments

And the Winner Is: New Mexico!

The San Francisco Chronicle's 2009 Wine Competition picked its best of the best last month, and out of 4,765 wines entered in the event, only six were awarded the top "Sweepstakes Award." And one of those award winners hails from New Mexico!

Congratulations go to South… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on February 17, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: Resolution Schmesolution. Bring On the Real Black Eyed Peas

I know the New Year is pretty much upon us, and if you haven't planned your party menu already, you're probably making interesting excuses for that sorry plate of cheese cubes and stale crackers right about now. But most of your guests are probably gravitating toward the liquid ta… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on December 31, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: Hard-pressed for last-minute gift ideas? Hit the Bar!

Not the saloon, silly pants. We're talkin' chocolate! The candy fairy informed me today that the New Mexico Environmental Law Center has been hoarding sweets, but for a very good reason. The Center recently unveiled the Justice Bar, an organic dark-chocolate treat with other goodies created in small batches by Santa Fe confectioners. The base chocolate, a fair-trade product provided by sweetearthchocolates.com, is mixed either with Chimayo red chile and Alamogordo pistachios or just a hint of mi… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on December 18, 2008 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: Green Chile Caramel Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust

OK, I promised you some apple recipes, and I'm gonna start with a DeWalt Household classic. I created this recipe eight years ago for a cooking demonstration I did for the 4-H Club in West-Central Kansas. The event was sponsored in part by the National Pork Producers Council, s… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on October 18, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: How 'Bout Them Apples?

Does it ever end? First, the summer squash take over my home and distract me from my mission to live off of nothing but green chile and Halloween candy for the next few months. Zucchini is a crummy house guest: he stays too long, uses up valuable space, often tells the same stories… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on October 13, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Running With a Fork In My Mouth: New Mexico Green Chile Rocks Denver — and Homeland Security

Barack Obama wasn't the only one to get a standing ovation during the recent Democratic National Convention.

A small contingent of Salvation Army volunteers from New Mexico headed up to Denver last week to help feed a throng of civil workers and like-minded volunteers. Beverly Hughe… Continue

Added by Rob DeWalt on August 31, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments