INN AND SPA AT LORETTO, SANTA FE
Stop first at the Crafted Tasting Room, which features New Mexico wine, beer, and spirits, alongside small plates like green chile cheese fries and chicken posole. This year the hotel will showcase local distillers with a series of cocktail-pairing dinners in the flagship Luminaria restaurant, says food and beverage director Demo Morales. DON’T MISS: If the weather’s nice, look for a table on the romantic patio or book a poolside cabana and have fish tacos and strawberry-jalapeño margaritas delivered to your sun bed.
The best part of visiting El Monte in summer is chef Cristina Martinez’s farm-to-table dinners with local produce.
Photograph courtesy of El Monte Sagrado.
EL MONTE SAGRADO, TAOS
The best part of visiting El Monte in summer is the luck of getting a seat at one of chef Cristina Martinez’s farm-to-table dinners celebrating local produce and fruit from the resort’s trees. Martinez recently introduced what she calls “theatrical elements” to the menu at the hotel’s De La Tierra Restaurant, including a s’more dessert that magically appears from under a dome of smoke, and table-side truffle fries that can be customized with caviar. DON’T MISS: Dogs give four stars to the Hos-Pet-Ality package, which includes a bark-uterie plate for your pup.
Chaco’s Level 5 rooftop restaurant offers stunning Sandía Mountain views and delicious local dishes, including a prize-winning smashburger.
Photograph by Douglas Merriam.
