My first rendezvous with The Pink Adobe was over the Christmas Holiday in 2006, it was love at first bite. It was a Christmas of first times. To say I was full of hope and the wonder of a child would be an understatement, this in reality was my first real Christmas. We arrived one […] The post Santa Fe Dining: The Pink Adobe Restaurant first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
Disclosure: This is written in two parts, the prelude, which chronicles a series of misadventures leading up to the main event. If you’re only interested in the main event skip the prelude. Only read the prelude if you have a sense of humor or need to laugh at the expense of someone else. The Prelude: […] The post Santa Fe Experience: Mystic Echos at The Mystic first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
Taos is one of the last remaining hippy-dippy, artist communities that hasn’t been completely gentrified by the big city slickers. Don’t get me wrong, there’s fine dining but if you’re wearing stilettos and designer duds you’re going to get a few dirty looks. Taos is known as an artist community (art geeks remember the Taos […] The post Taos: El Monte Sagrado first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
The big city lights, shopping and music scene were flirting with me. It had been a while since I had pounded the pavement popping in and out of boutiques, stopping for midday cocktails in the warmth of the winter sun. Austin being less than a 90-minute flight away kept enticing me for a weekend in […] The post Girls Weekend: Two Nights in Austin, Texas first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
The countdown to ten days of dining bliss has commenced. Santa Fe Restaurant Week 2024 is less than two weeks away and the festivities run February 19-29th with approximately 36 restaurants participating this year. When I first moved to Santa Fe, I was on a frenzied mission to try as many new places as I […] The post Ready, Set, Dine: Santa Fe Restaurant Week 2024 first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
Celebrating Valentine’s Day at Home: 8 Romantic Ideas February 7, 2024 by Julia Weaver The familiar saying goes: “Home is where the heart is.” With that in mind, why venture elsewhere for Valentine’s Day? While some may hustle for dinner reservations and plan costly getaways, you can unwind and savor a romantic evening in the embrace […] The post Redfin Collaboration: Celebrating Valentine’s Day at Home – 8 Romantic Ideas first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
Autumn in New Yorr….err, New Mexico! Yes, that’s it. Just like New York, Autum in New Mexico is an enchanting, magical experience not to be missed. Having spent a significant amount of my life in Southern California where the seasons are summer, summer, spring, summer, I had lost sight of the fact that other parts […] The post Autumn in New Mexico first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
When all else fails, begin again, and begin again as many times as you need to. Through the school of hard knocks I’ve earned an MBA in “starting over”. I’ve done this many times in my life, always prompted by the end of a relationship. Lessons I’ve learned: The only person you can depend on […] The post Starting Over first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
“Let me tell you a story. Sicily 2023 (but in my Southern California Kitchen). Picture it.” – adapted from Sophia from Golden Girls It was a dreary day in Southern California. One of those strange atmospheric river systems was making our normally vibrant clear blue skies grey and upsetting the normal activities of SoCal life […] The post Sicilian Wanderlust from Home: Cherry Tomato Risotto & Catarrato Lucido first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™
Don’t judge, breakfast wine is a concept I fully embrace. Especially at the holidays. No other time in the year is a little glass of bubbly needed more to ease you into the daily holiday stress and anxiety. Deliveries not arriving on time, last minute shopping, parties, recitals, the Nutcracker, decorating, menu planning and Holiday […] The post Christmas Tree Mimosas first appeared on Tout va bien! (tm).| Tout va bien! ™