Santa Fe Travel Diary

Word Pictures #6 from Santa Fe

by Mike Clay

Bishop's Lodge

The Spanish Market was in the Plaza in Santa Fe on Saturday and Sunday. It is an arts and craft fair of artisans from all over New Mexico. We really enjoyed looking at the paintings, wood work, weavings and other types of crafts. A 14 year old weaver, Elias Vigil from Chimayo really caught our eye. His work was superb and if you go to the Spanish Market at the end of July sometime look for him.

We went to church on Sunday morning at Rodeo Road Baptist Church. After the church service we headed north through the center of town up Bishop’s Lodge Road to Bishop’s Lodge. Sunday brunch at the Bishop’s Lodge Restaurant is almost required when visiting Santa Fe. It is simply spectacular, offering more than two dozen entrees. The entrees are a mixture of contemporary Southwestern and nouveau American food. They are all expertly prepared. In addition to the entrees, there is a bread, fruit, cheese and cold cuts table, with a multitude of offerings. I had to choose the food that I ate carefully because there were two dozen dessert offerings and they were all well prepared and worth a taste.

Bishop’s Lodge has a relaxed and casual atmosphere and is authentic southwestern inside and out. It’s old, rustic and exotic. We felt important, ate too much, stayed too long and had too much fun. But we endured it because we were on vacation.