Cafe Pasqual's Explained

Cafe Pasqual's
Map Size:200px
Current-Owner:Katharine Kagel
Chef:Katharine Kagel
Street-Address:121 Don Gaspar Ave
City:Santa Fe
State:New Mexico
Postcode:87501
Country:United States
Coordinates:35.6865°N -105.9397°W
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Cafe Pasqual's is an American Southwestern restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The business was named one of "America's Classics" by the James Beard Foundation Awards in 1999.[1] The cafe is located one block south of the Santa Fe Plaza in an adobe building built in 1905, and founded by Katharine Kagel in 1979, it is the only restaurant in which she has ever worked.[2] [3] She was nominated for "Best Chef in the Southwest" by the James Beard Foundation Awards in 1999.[4]

History

Founded in 1979, shortly after owner and chef Katharine Kagel moved to Santa Fe from California, the restaurant was founded sourcing local ingredients, pastured meats and sustainable fish. The food is influenced by Mexican and New Mexican culinary traditions. Colors, spices, and textures make each dish unique to the region.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cafe Pasqual's a culinary leader in the pantheon of Santa Fe restaurants - Albuquerque Journal . 2023-06-14 . www.abqjournal.com . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325143532/https://www.abqjournal.com/2457454/cafe-pasquals-a-culinary-leader-in-the-pantheon-of-santa-fe-restaurant.html . live .
  2. Web site: Levin . Jennifer . 2021-06-25 . 'Eating is the major sport of having a body': Cafe Pasqual's Katharine Kagel . 2023-08-23 . Santa Fe New Mexican . en . 2023-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230823181614/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/eating-is-the-major-sport-of-having-a-body-cafe-pasquals-katharine-kagel/article_8cac8b24-c96a-11eb-8714-2fd934525cd5.html . live .
  3. Web site: Staff . ABQJournal News . 2021-12-31 . Cafe Pasqual's a culinary leader in the pantheon of Santa Fe restaurants . 2023-08-23 . Albuquerque Journal . en . 2023-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230823181624/https://www.abqjournal.com/things-to-do/food/cafe-pasquals-a-culinary-leader-in-the-pantheon-of-santa-fe-restaurants/article_96e9f018-f005-52e3-b9e3-8fcc628bceac.html . live .
  4. Web site: Wija . Tantri . 2017-04-21 . The Oscars of the food world: Santa Fe goes to the James Beard Awards . 2023-08-23 . Santa Fe New Mexican . en . 2023-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230823181614/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/the-oscars-of-the-food-world-santa-fe-goes-to-the-james-beard-awards/article_25912357-a688-535b-a8d1-13db64e8e242.html . live .