Luminaria’s
Easter Brunch Brings Families Together at the Table
Specialty
menu features a savory array of modern American
dishes with Southwestern flair
SANTA FE, N.M.
– March 4, 2009 – Easter Sunday, also known as
Domingo de la Resurrección,
is a religious holiday that celebrates the
anniversary date Jesus Christ rose from the dead. A
day of celebration for many, this holiday brings
friends and family together around the dinner table
to share a meal and conversation. For people looking
to forego the laborious meal preparations, Executive
Chef Brian Cooper at the Inn and Spa at Loretto has
assembled an Easter Brunch menu that brings the
bounty of the harvest to the table already prepared.
For guests interested in a holiday weekend getaway,
Easter Weekend hotel rates are available starting at
$199.
Easter Brunch
Menu
A familiar face
at Santa Fe’s weekly Farmer’s Market, Cooper uses
fresh, local ingredients to prepare all featured
dishes in Luminaria and Easter Sunday brunch is no
exception. Entrées
are served with family style platters of specialty
breakfast breads, pastries and flavored butters
created by Pastry Chef Megan Tucker,
along with seasonal fruits, locally roasted agapao
coffee and chilled juice.
The specialty
menu features an assorted selection, including five
appetizers, eight entrées
and four desserts, including Luminaria
favorites, such as its award winning tortilla soup
served tableside, huevos rancheros and pumpkin-pecan
waffles with pumpkin butter and piñon maple syrup.
Easter brunch specialty dishes include green chile
smoked salmon, duet of smoked shrimp cocktail and
oyster shooter, a roasted chicken and strawberry
salad, and stuffed French toast – to highlight a
few. Children attending the brunch will also receive
Easter treats.
Santa Fe Easter Week
During Holy Week, also known as Semana Santa, Santa Fe
features an assortment of entertainment for kids of all
ages leading up to Easter Sunday. Some of the more
notable functions include:
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The
Santa
Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble is performing next door
at Loretto Chapel, Wednesday, April 8 – Friday, April 10
for Baroque Holy Week.
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The
Santa Fe Southern Railroad invites families to ride the
rails with the Easter Bunny, Easter Weekend, for treats
and a scenic ride.
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Aspen
Santa Fe Ballet will be dancing a mixed repertory
program at the Lensic Center on Friday, April 10 and
Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 pm featuring choreographers
Cayetano Soto and Twyla Tharp.
To make a
reservation at the Inn and Spa at Loretto or to book a
reservation at Luminaria, please call 800.727.5531 or
visit
www.innatloretto.com.
Inn
and Spa at Loretto
The 134-room Inn
and Spa at Loretto is a boutique hotel epitomizing
classic Santa Fe architecture and style with warm
Southwest colors and tones. The prestigious Inn was
inspired by the famed Taos Pueblo (a national historic
landmark) and sits adjacent to the historic Loretto
Chapel, known for its miraculous spiral staircase. The
hotel, one of the most photographed buildings in town,
features the Southwestern inspired Spa at Loretto with
six treatment rooms, the popular Living Room Bar and
Luminaria Restaurant & Patio.
Destination Hotels & Resorts
Inn and Spa at Loretto is one of more than 30
independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference
centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth
largest independent hospitality management company in
the country. To protect and preserve the unique
communities in which the company operates, Destination
launched Destination Earth, an environmental
sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the
582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean
front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot
destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants
and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In
addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area,
Destination operates properties in key metropolitan
areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C.,
Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs,
Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of
Los Angeles-based investment, development and management
firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the
properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts
collection, please visit
www.destinationhotels.com.
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