***image1***They've got grub in Taos too.
MAIN STREET BAKERY
Guadalupe Plaza, Taos, (505) 758-9610
Joseph Wrede, of Joseph's Table restaurant in La Fonda de Taos, bought Main Street Bakery last year and has reopened it as an understated breakfast/lunch spot. Light and airy, with a high-beamed ceiling adorned with copper pots, the bakery seats fewer than 30, but buzzes with activity as workers churn out beautiful loaves and sweets. A long chalkboard announces the menu of breakfast dishes like the winning baked eggs with sardines in tomato sauce, simple sandwiches like grilled cheese with fresh mozzarella and basil and a divine green chile cheeseburger. The rugeleh are outstanding.
GUTIZ BAKERY AND TAPAS
812-B Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, (505) 758-1226
We stopped in one recent afternoon and were devastated to find we'd missed lunch and they didn't serve dinner. The French-accented chef was sitting alone at a table eating a plate of braised short ribs (the next day's special) that smelled so good we considered bribing him for a taste. But no, we'll all have to wait for another day to try tapas like Spanish tortilla, a breakfast of real French toast or a melted brie sandwich with housemade bread. There are also special soups, pastries and tarts every day.
RESTAURANT LA FOLIE
106-B Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, (505) 751-7549
La Folie is the French-inspired restaurant opened recently by the owners of Xocoatl, a chocolate shop in a retail space that included cells in the old town jail. The new space is a little more playful, with pretty Murano-style glass pendant lights, colorful umbrellas and AstroTurf carpeting. Unfortunately, the afternoon we visited was slow, the pizza oven was down and the crêpe we tried was dry. Dinner looks more promising, with French onion soup, duck confit with
cassoulet
and smoked lobster
velouté
with orange blossom and sherry.
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