The 15th Annual Santa Fe Pen Fair, hosted by Santa Fe Pens, will take place on Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14th, 2010 right outside of our store in Sanbusco Market Center.

The address is 500 Montezuma – Suite 111. Saturday’s hours are 10AM – 6PM and Sunday’s hours are 12N – 5PM. This event brings together New Mexico’s largest selection of pen manufacturer’s reps and pen aficionados with the latest in fine writing instruments.

This one-on-one approach with company experts enables people to experience more pens in one setting to truly find the exact pen for their writing style. Some of the companies participating in this year’s event are as follows: Acme, Bexley, Caran d’Ache, Cross, Delta, Diplomat, Fisher, Lamy, Krone, Monte Verde, Namiki, Retro 1951, Stipula, and Think among others.

To satisfy the passions of the vintage pen collector, Santa Fe Pens offers a wide selection of fully restored vintage fountain pens, dating from the late 1890’s to the 1960’s.

Santa Fe Pens will also be unveiling the exclusive Santa Fe Limited Edition XII fountain and roller ball pen set at The Fair. This year’s Santa Fe Limited Edition pen set was a collaboration between Santa Fe Pens and the Krone Pen Company (please see “2010 Santa Fe Limited Edition Pen” on our website for more details).

In addition to all of the above items, Santa Fe Pens will also have on display their inventory of beautiful journals, stationery and inks. Also, come and see the Santa Fe Pens Spec Miata Race Car, sponsored by: Bexley, Krone, and Retro 1951 Pen companies! For more information about The Santa Fe Pen Fair, please contact us through this website or you may call us at (505) 989-4742 or 1-866-726-8736. Hope to see you there!

Bravo to Pranzo! When, for the first time in my life, I had my leftover
Pranzo’s duck pasta for breakfast, it was almost as good as the night before.
The main thing missing was the sweet piano music of David Geist and the
soothing tree house view from the upstairs dining room. I think the music
makes this good food taste even better. (More on that later.)
My three friends and I knew we were in competent hands from the moment
our first appetizer, polenta with creamy gorgonzola sauce, appeared at the table.
What a treat it was. Golden triangles of grilled polenta surrounded by a
stunning sauce of mushrooms, marsala wine, delicious light cream and melted
gorgonzola cheese. The large white bowlful offered plenty for the four of us to

share. At $9.95, it was a fine value in term of both quality (excellent) and quantity

(more than ample). The same sense of generosity pervaded every dish we tried.

We shared the antipasto misto, ($9.95) a classic Italian starter plate which
featured three different cold meats, an assortment of olives, two kinds of
cheese, pepperoncini and other treats. Fresh sliced baguette with a lovely crust
added to the pleasure.
The staff scurried from table to table but never seemed rushed in dealing
with us. Our waitress didn’t hesitate to give us recommendations, and at the
end of the meal offered to redo our bill to give each of us a separate check. The
staff took our plates to the kitchen, boxed up our leftovers and put each “to
go” container in a white paper bag for easier transport.
We ate in the large upstairs room lined with windows looking out at tree
tops. It’s one of Santa Fe’s loveliest dining spaces, although it can be noisy
when all the tables are full. The room now has a piano and microphone and
former Broadway musician, vocal coach and composer David Geist entertains
here several nights a week. In addition to selections from “Cats”— which he
said he played more than 600 times on Broadway— we heard music from
Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers played with
passion, relaxed showmanship and a bit of audience participation.
Meanwhile, our dinners arrived, not a second-string performer in the bunch,
everything beautifully presented. The osco buco ($22.95), which our waitress
said is one of Pranzo’s signature dishes, was stellar. The meat, a huge lamb
shank, had been cooked long and slow, until it emerged fall-off-the-bone
tender and full of hearty flavor. It shared the plate— a bowl, actually— with
soft polenta, white beans, slender green beans and shredded carrots, all in a
sauce that combined the natural juices with red wine.
But, in my opinion, another signature dish, mezzaluna con anatra ($18.95),
was even better. This pasta-gone-wild features fat, crescent-shaped noodles
stuffed with creamy mozzarella and pine nuts as the first layer. The pasta dough
was made with red chile, but the result is subtle— something rare in the chile
world. However there’s nothing subtle about the mountain of shredded duck
meat or the sauce with slivers of fresh garlic and a generous sprinkling of fresh
thyme in a shallot-truffle cream base. This is a dish worth saving your calories
for.
Totally different, and also wonderful, was the gnocchi astice ($24.95), an
amazing combination of tender house-made gnocchi— those little Italian
dumplings— in a cream sauce with generous pieces of shelled lobster meat,
smoky bacon, spicy red pepper flakes, garlic, peas and saffron. Everything
works together to create an effect that’s part gourmet, part comfort food. To
say this dish is rich is like saying Venus Williams knows how to play tennis. The
scrumptious veal marsala ($22.95) had a slightly sweet sauce that complimented
the tasty breaded veal. The comforting mashed potatoes were the perfect way
to enjoy the last few spoonfuls.

Diners can add a salad, either an overflowing plate of fresh mixed greens
with roasted pine nuts and red peppers like I had or a Caesar for an additional
$2. Pranzo also features six meal-sized salads, a broad selection of pasta
including some with cream sauces, many of which are available in half portions,
seven kinds of pizzas, some interesting daily specials and a children’s menu.
For dessert, we shared some F.X. O’Reilly ice cream, a scoop of Vietnamese
cinnamon and espresso toffee, both slightly softened. The toffee was great but
the cinnamon was even better ($5.95). O’Reilly is the son of Pranzo’s owner
Michael O’Reilly and knows his way around an ice cream freezer. We also
shared a square of excellent tiramisu ($5.95).
Our dinner for four with two salads and a latte was $129.90 before tax and
tip.
If you enjoy Italian food and haven’t been to Pranzo for a while, go. The
meals are memorable and Geist’s music makes the dining experience even more
special.

One gift certificate, good at all 24 stores in Sanbusco center!

Cash or check only.  For more information, contact Karen Mondragon, property manager at Sanbusco Center.

Holiday Pawsworthy Pub Hour

Saturday, December 19th, 12PM-3PM

Bring your dog(s) and enjoy holiday cookies, punch, hot cider, or wine (for our 2-legged friends) and yummy locally-baked dog treats (for our 4-legged friends) Impromptu holiday photos by Ginger Delater. Santa Claus will be here also!! Enjoy a 10% discount off everything in the store during the above hours. click here to view our website

Freedom from Worry: A Perspective on the Future

@ Borders

“Our life is very precious and meaningful but we can waste it through worry. Buddhas teachings on the nature of the mind give us a perspective for dealing positively with our present circumstances and planning for our future happiness without worrying.

2 for 1 Alaska Travel Special!

For a TOTAL price of 6,200.00, two or three anglers sharing a room can spend seven days catching the monster rainbows at Alaska Clearwater Lodge on the famous Kvichak River.

The Kvichak River is the superhighway for salmon migrating from Bristol Bay to the Illiamna region of Alaska.  No matter their destination, most salmon must pass through Lake Illiamna via the Kvichak.  Rainbows in the neighborhood know this, which is why so many of them are enormous and obese.  In the know anglers understand that fishing to these rainbows is an extremely expensive proposition.  Until now.

Alaska Clearwater Lodge is a stone’s throw from Lake Illiamna, the global capital of Onchoryncus Mykiss and its brother salmonids, which include kings, socks, dogs, and silvers, depending on when you decide to go.  Same deal applies at Lake Marie Lodge, where the seven day price will be 5000.00.  These deals are steals, so they may not last.

For more information, view our website.

Friday, December 4th:  Faith Page, Piano and Vocals 6 -9

Saturday, December 5th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Sunday, December 6th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Wednesday, December 9th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Thursday, December 10th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Sunday, December 13th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Wednesday, December 16th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Thursday, December 17th:  David Geist W/Julie Trujillo (Sfr Top Vocalist!)

Sunday, December 20th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Wednesday, December 23rd:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Thursday, December 24th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

**Closed Christmas Day**

Sunday, December 27th:  Phyllis Love, Piano and Vocals 6 -9

Wednesday, December 30th:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Thursday, December 31st:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Sunday, January 3rd:  The Geist of Broadway, David Geist on Piano 6-9

Quotes on his performances…

“Well done.”
- Andrew Lloyd Webber

“A wonderful pianist”
- Stephen Sondheim

“Thanks for helping make the ‘Parade’ workshop a resounding success!”
- Harold Prince

“David’s not background music, he’s a nightly concert.”
– Michael O’Reilly

Join us every Saturday

for Adoption Days at Teca Tu!

12 – 3:00pm

Our general schedule for sponsoring organizations:

1st Saturday of every month:  Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society

2nd Saturday:  Bridging the Worlds

3rd Saturday:  Greyhound Rescue

4th Saturday:  Small Dog Rescue of Santa Fe

(please call for more information:  505-982-9374

or click here to visit our website)