The cathedral-ceilinged spot at the entrance of the Pacheco Street Lofts reminds me of cafés in Napa, where healthful and mindful living feel bright, spare and fresh-faced instead of funky, Boho-cluttered and warmly alternative.

The Beestro (101 W Marcy St., 629-8786) might be so named for the quick grab-and-go-type lunch service customers expect when buzzing in and out of the tiny, new take-out spot on West Marcy Street.

Great cities have great shops. You know the ones: small, neighborhood mom-and-pop outlets offering foods, hardware, quick gourmet gifts to grab on the fly when you’re invited for dinner.

Pampered Santa Fe pooches can now join the afterschool crowd that gathers daily at Ellie’s Yoberri Park. While their owners indulge in the classic tart frozen yogurt, canine snackers get to lap up two-buck cups of probiotic goodness made especially for dogs.

Eating in the shadow of Mitzi’s, an outdoorsman’s outfitter and an optic shop marks a distinct departure for regular customers of the Tree House Pastry Shop and Café.

The sweet, funky neighborhood vibe that the Tune Up Café is known for just got bigger and better with the opening of this local favorite’s new bar space.

The brand-new academy—brainchild of native son turned British food sensation Rocky Durham and former Santa Fe Community College culinary instructor and pastry expert Tanya Story—offers a new kind of food education for Santa Fe locals.

Few things signal fall in Santa Fe more than the scent of green chiles roasting. It’s early September, and fat, electric-green and red-tinged chiles from the southern parts of our state have arri

The folks who once hawked baba ghanoush and gyros, nomad-style, out of their royal blue, hieroglyphic-topped food truck have settled down, offering an Egyptian oasis along the Old Santa Fe Trail.

Inside the bright space, Murphy and Annamaria O’Brien, with their two adorable children skipping in, out and around their legs, serve a simple daytime menu, heavy on comfortable egg-based dishes that best define the café as a brunch spot.