Uma ubheka indawo yokuluma okungajwayelekile ukuze udle eSanta Fe lapho uzothola khona abantu abakuhlangene, ungaboni ngaphezu kwama-Chocolate Maven. I-cafe yindawo ethandwayo yokuphumula, ikakhulukazi ama-brunches ngeSonto, futhi inikeza ukudla kwasemini, futhi ngezinsuku ezikhethiwe, iThe High.
I-Chocolate Maven Bakery neCafe isendaweni enkulu yokugcina impahla. Kuyinto encane endleleni eqhutshiwe hhayi endaweni yedolobha lasePaza, kodwa lokho kwenza kube mahhala ekuhlanganyeleni kanye nomuzwa wokuba phakathi kwezokuhweba kwezovakashi.
I-Maven yi-bakery yokukhiqiza ejwayelekile futhi ngaphakathi kwe-cafe, amafasitela amakhulu eglasi anikezela ababheki njengoba benza umsebenzi wabo. NjengeBoudin Bakery eSan Francisco's Pier 39, ukubukela isinkwa sikhuphuka futhi imiqulu emihle ihamba kuhhavini iyingxenye yalokho okuhlangenwe nakho ngenkathi ishiya isobho noma sinesihlabathi. I-bakery yenza izinkwa zokukhwabanisa, amakhukhi, amakhekhe, kanye nemenyu egcwele.
Ukufaka i-cafe, uzothola icala lokubheka lapho izimpahla zosuku ziboniswa khona. Olunye udonga luqukethe amaphakheji amakhukhi ahlanzekile, futhi amatafula ahlanganiswa ngamapeyi adutshulwa yakamuva, amaqebelengwane etiyi nokuningi. Ama-pastries ayesebenza ngokwabo.
Abaningi bavakashele i-cafe ukuze babukele abapheki emsebenzini ngesikhathi bebambe kodwa behamba ekuseni ukuze bathole isihlalo. Uma kungekho ukuhlala okwanele ekamelweni lokubuka ebhakabhakeni, kunezihlalo ezengeziwe eziphezulu, noma ngesimo sezulu esifanele, esikhwameni sangaphandle. Ukuhlobisa kulula futhi kuhlanzekile, ngezindwangu zelineni elicolekileyo nezindwangu eziphuzi eziphuzi.
Ukugxila lapho kufanele kube khona: ekudleni.
Sasiba ne-brunch e-cafe ngeSonto ekuseni, ngokukhetha i-cafe ngoba ithola okuningi komkhiqizo wayo kusukela ku-Santa Fe Farmer's Market. I-cafe nayo inezinhlobo zemifino, i-vegan ne-gluten-free, njalo njalo. Umngane wami wazama ama-Eggs eCopanhagen ($ 14), ayenamaqanda amahhala asekhaya angamahhala amabili, i-salmon e-Atlantic ephulukisiwe yase-Atlantic kanye ne-hollandaise sauce kwi-muffin yesiNgisi eyenziwe endlini.
Kwakuneziphuzo zokudla kwasekuseni, i-Maven ekhethekile yamazambane abomvu aphule futhi ahlasele ebangeni. Isidlo sasinesimnandi kakhulu, amaqanda agxilwe ngokuphelele futhi i-saumon isiphundu.
Ngazama i-Breakfast Breakfast Country, inhlanganisela yamaqanda noma yisiphi isitayela, ama-smashers asekuseni, ukugcoba nokukhethwa kwe-sausage, ubhekeni, ham noma i-veggie noma isicon ($ 12). Indlu yokwenza isobho iqukethe i-chile eluhlaza. Konke kwakungalungile, akukho lutho olufisayo, kodwa nakanjani olumnandi. Ukunambitheka kokudla kwakuyizinkanyezi zeplate ngayinye.
I-brunch ngeSonto yayinezandla nakuba kwakukhona ama-diners amaningi, kanti le nsizakalo yayihle kakhulu. I-Chocolate Maven isendaweni yethu kumele sivakashele uhlu lwethu lapho siseSanta Fe, hhayi nje kuphela kwasekuseni. Iminikelo yokudla yilezi zihlanganisa ama-sandwich amaningi, amasaladi, amapuleti amancane nama-pizza rustic. Impendulo yodwa kuphela akunakwenzeka ukuphuma ngaphandle kokuthola i-empanada noma ikhekhe noma amabili, ngakho-ke uma ubheka ama-calories akho, ungase ufune ukumelana nesilingo. Uma ungenjalo, kufanele uvakashele uhlobo lwendawo.
Ikheli:
I-Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe
821 W. San Mateo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 984-1980
Amahora:
NgoMsombuluko - NgoLwesihlanu: 7 ekuseni - 6 ntambama
NgoMgqibelo: 9 ekuseni - 6 pm
NgeSonto: 9 ekuseni-3 ntambama
Ukudla kwasekuseni: ngoMsombuluko - NgoLwesihlanu 7 ekuseni - 10: 45 ekuseni; Kwasemini 10:45 am - 3 pm
I-Brunch: ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto 9 ekuseni - 3 ntambama
I-High High: NgoLwesibili - NgoMgqibelo ngo-3: 00 kuya ku-5: 00