Tuesday, May 19, 2009

In Santa Fe: Dinner at Coyote Cafe, and an unexpected tour of the town

It's Monday evening just after the final talk, and I soon join a group of nuclear theorists to go to dinner. Where should we go? How do we get there? Certainly these are difficult questions for Santa Fe neophytes, but luckily our sextet includes Andrew Steiner, a former resident. Excellent! We unanimously decide to follow are intrepid local expert to what certainly will be a great restaurant.

We pass by numerous shops, legal offices, and restaurants. I start to get worried. "Andrew, do you know where we're going?" "No, I'm not really familiar with the area. I just figured we'd walk down this street until we found something good." Having now reached what looks like the end of town, I suspect that won't happen.

Luckily, we run into Sanjay Reddy. Great! He lives here, he must know where we should go! He tells us of a great restaurant, somewhere over that way on a road that probably starts with the letter "G." Oh dear. Thankfully, he mentions the Coyote Cafe as well, which is located on this very street and in the direction of La Fonda. That sounds safe, let's go there.

Coyote Cafe turns out to be an excellent choice: The food is somewhat pricey (~$30 entree), but it's delicious, and the wine list is extensive. Andrew redeems himself with his choice of Chardonnay, and we have a thoroughly enjoyable dinner.

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