Kakawa Chocolate House 847 Ninita StreetSanta Fe, NM 87505 (505)982-0388 The shop is in an old Spanish adobe building with Saltillo tiled floors and modern glass display cases. It has murals of Aztec designs and a European ambiance with vases of fresh flowers and meticulously hand prepared chocolates; some in forms of flowers and butterflies, some like truffles. All the chocolates are made from ancient European and Mesoamerican recipes. If you like dark chocolate with a lot less sugar than conventional chocolates, and exotic flavors like almond rose, cinnamon chili and many other unique and unusual combinations--along with a taste of history, this place is it! I really enjoyed their chocolate elixirs that look like truffles and melt into a cup of hot chocolate when you pour hot water over them. Great for chocolate addicts, but will leave the sugar addicts wanting more. www.kakawachocolates.com
--DONNA KAROL, SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO
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Bobcat Bite is a local hang out for the best burgers in the country! John and Bonnie Eckre are the current owners since the last 8 years; but Bonnie is no novice to the store, having worked there for 18 years. Seating only 26 folks, the Bobcat is a home-style diner with a counter and a few tables. As you might imagine, located out of Santa Fe on the old Las Vegas Hwy, this find has a friendly relaxed atmosphere catering mostly to local regulars. Their beef is natural, hormone free and is a combination of chuck and sirloin, which they grind fresh everyday. The secret to the incredible flavor of the burgers is that it's cooked on a 50-year-old cast iron grill that has as many stories hidden in it as flavors. Served with grilled potatoes and vinegar-based depression era coleslaw, both are wonderful and different than the usual accompaniments to burgers. Yummy. Us Santa Fe locals definitely know "Where’s the beef.” Bobcat Bite420 Old Las Vegas HighwaySanta Fe, NM 87505 (505) 983-5319
Your Santa Fe Mobile Reporter, Donna Karol
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