{"id":9546,"date":"2012-12-31T03:20:13","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T09:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9546"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:08:28","slug":"vinaigrette-santa-fe-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9546","title":{"rendered":"Vinaigrette &#8211; Santa Fe, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/310;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/nm\/specialty\/Images\/Vinaigrette01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"310\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Vinaigrette, a salad bistro in Santa Fe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">During a 1994 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine&#8217;s boss, Mr. Pitt becomes obsessed with finding a spaceship obfuscated within a stereogram, a computer-generated image that presents an optical illusion in which a 3D image is hidden within a single 2D image to be revealed only when the viewer focuses his or her eyes correctly.\u00a0 To the detriment of a pressing business deal, Mr. Pitts loses three days trying to find the spaceship.\u00a0 First he tries blurring his eyes as if staring straight through the picture before eventually finding success by employing an intensely deep focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Placitas resident Gary W. Priester calls creating 3D stereographic images his &#8220;all-consuming passion for almost 15 years.&#8221;\u00a0 Gary has authored three books on stereogram images and is one of two contributors to a Japanese stereogram magazine series which has sold close to four-million copies.\u00a0 His <strong><a title=\"3D Stereograms by Gary Priester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.custom-stereograms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work<\/a><\/strong> is mesmerizing in its ability to captivate the viewer.\u00a0 Fortunately for those of us who don&#8217;t always focus correctly, Gary does us all a favor on his Custom Stereographic Web site by explaining exactly <strong><a title=\"How to see stereograms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.custom-stereograms.com\/html\/stereogram_guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to see stereograms<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/333;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/nm\/specialty\/Images\/Vinaigrette02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Garden Salad, a bright mix of baby greens, carrot ribbons, bell peppers and parmesan cheese. Tossed in a zippy Romesco dressing.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Gary&#8217;s clarity and focus aren&#8217;t\u00a0 limited <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">solely <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">to stereograms.\u00a0 He&#8217;s become a trusted advisor on dining options I might not otherwise know about or maybe even consider,\u00a0 including introducing me to more healthful options.\u00a0 For years I was of the ilk which associated salads with the word &#8220;diet,&#8221; an extension of the word &#8220;die.&#8221;\u00a0 Though my advancing geriatric progression has changed that perception, I&#8217;m still not always as attuned to healthful alternatives as I am to where you can find the best new purveyor of green chile cheeseburgers.\u00a0 Fortunately clearer-minded readers of my blog like Gary keep me honest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Alas, it took almost two years before I followed Gary&#8217;s recommendation to try Vinaigrette, an environmentally aware &#8220;salad bistro&#8221; in Santa Fe.\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps indicative of my meaty myopia and carnivorous cravings, I also neglected a recommendation from immensely talented writer <strong><a title=\"Wolf Schneider\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfschneiderusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolf Schneider<\/a><\/strong> when she interviewed me for <strong><a title=\"Edible Santa Fe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ediblecommunities.com\/santafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edible Santa Fe<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Had the restaurant been named &#8220;Blue Cheese&#8221; I surely would never have waited.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/333;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/nm\/specialty\/Images\/Vinaigrette03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Cherry Tart: Dried cherries, mild feta cheese, peppery baby arugula and toasted pecans with Champagne vinaigrette.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Vinaigrette opened its Santa Fe doors in November, 2008, the unintended brainchild of Harvard graduate Erin Wade who had never previously worked in, managed or owned a restaurant.\u00a0\u00a0 Obviously a novitiate no longer,\u00a0 she now owns and operates two of New Mexico&#8217;s very best and most highly regarded farm-to-table restaurants, having expanded to Albuquerque&#8217;s Old Town district in November, 2012.\u00a0 Much of the medley of multicolored organic greenery used in her restaurants comes from an absolutely unimpeachable source&#8211;her own organic ten-acre farm about half (which includes a 1,200 square-foot greenhouse) an hour north of Santa Fe in the village of Nambe.\u00a0 Local sources are used widely in the Albuquerque operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Wholly unlike the middling quality all-you-can-eat salad bar restaurants dotting the fruited plain, Vinaigrette offers a menu showcasing healthful salads in bountiful, but not profligate portions.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t waddle out of this restaurant wondering how salad can be so filling.\u00a0 Nor will you find such un-salad-like offerings as chocolate muffins, focaccia bread and other high-carbohydrate, high-calorie offerings.\u00a0 That doesn&#8217;t mean every plate is heaping with barely edible &#8220;rabbit food&#8221; lacking in flavor or imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20641\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20641 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 475px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 475\/340;border: 4px solid black; margin: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Vinaigrette07.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"The very best Cobb salad in the universe!\" width=\"475\" height=\"340\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The very best Cobb salad in the universe!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The only rabbit-like aspect to Vinaigrette is the tendency for diners to hop from option to option unable to decide which salad to order, so replete with creativity is Vinaigrette&#8217;s inspired menu. Featuring ten signature salads and seven classic salads, the menu may eliminate any preconceived notions about salad restaurants you may have.\u00a0 It did me&#8230;and that&#8217;s even before studying the available salad pairings, none of which are needed to make any\u00a0 Vinaigrette salad outstanding, but any of which makes it just that much better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">You can pair your salad with meat (lemon-herb chicken breast, grilled flank steak, grilled pork tenderloin, hibiscus-cured duck confit), seafood (seared tuna steak, seared diver scallops, grilled shrimp and the day&#8217;s fresh fish) or choose from a category called &#8220;et cetera&#8221; which includes roasted seasonal vegetables, grilled tofu, grilled marinated baby artichokes and baked Panko-crusted goat cheese.\u00a0 Sight unseen, these offerings are more taste bud tantalizing than ingredients which sit in steely repositories for who knows how long at those &#8220;other&#8221; salad restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 311px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 311\/369;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/nm\/specialty\/Images\/Vinaigrette04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"369\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A basket of bread<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Vinaigrette&#8217;s palate-pleasing prowess doesn&#8217;t stop at salads.\u00a0 The menu also includes a bevy of sandwiches, soups and sides.\u00a0 Sandwiches are served with a side Garden, Greek or Caesar salad.\u00a0 The &#8220;sides and soups&#8221; include Erin&#8217;s Mac &amp; Cheese, fresh seasonal sauteed Nambe greens, mushroom stew and soup of the day.\u00a0\u00a0 Vinaigrette also offers beer and wine lists which change periodically to provide variety for guests.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Vinaigrette<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n709 Don Cubero Alley<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n505-820-9205<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vinaigretteonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Web Site<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VinaigretteNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 5 October 2010<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: N\/R<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Garden Salad, Cherry Tart, Peach Berry Pie <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a 1994 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine&#8217;s boss, Mr. Pitt becomes obsessed with finding a spaceship obfuscated within a stereogram, a computer-generated image that presents an optical illusion in which a 3D image is hidden within a single 2D image to be revealed only when the viewer focuses his or her eyes correctly.\u00a0 To the detriment of a pressing business deal, Mr. Pitts loses three days trying to find the spaceship.\u00a0 First he tries blurring his eyes as if staring straight through the picture before eventually finding success by employing an intensely deep focus. 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