Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm

Franco flew out and took N's momma, Cho, and me for a long Memorial Day Weekend girl's get-a-way to Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. The setting was magical and the food was sublime. All grown on site and slowly cooked. I highly recommend saving your shekels to stay there at least once in your lifetime.

Bon Appetit magazine recently rated it the #6 Food Lover's Hotel in the U.S. Yes, folks, it really is in Albuquerque... in the old ranch district near the Rio Grande. With peacocks.

Each night I had stress dreams about missing breakfast. Housemade granola, farm fresh milk, hand pressed juices, hot bisquits, blue corn pancakes, breakfast chilaquiles... all in a sunlit dining room.

Dinner was off da chart, too...

What are you waiting for?

You walk across this old courtyard to check in with the inn keeper.

super jolly after dinner rollicking in the main sala! hee hee hee... no cookin'! 

La Merienda is the restaurant and they constantly change dining rooms based on special parties so you never know which romantic space you'll be eating in. Very fun.

Moon rising over the old willow tree...

We also took a day trip to Acoma Pueblo, the oldest continually inhabited community in the U.S. We got to take a tour atop the 800 year old mesa where residents still live to this day. 

These are the old foot and hand holds the Acomas used to go up and down for centuries. 


We woke up by the old willow tree and lotus pond each morning and strolled over to breaky.
So very nice...

                             Good morning, Kevin.

Albert and Kevin, the resident peacocks, screamed all night like guard dogs. Apparently, that is one of their ingrained duties so the inn kindly provides earplugs on your bedstand to prevent sleep loss.

Meyer lemon mousse with homemade poppyseed cake cusped in blackberry compote was just one amazing comestible...

Thanks, Franco--and JD for taking care of N and dogs--for such a wonderous trip! It was awesome.