![]() We’ve had tomatillo based salsa on many occasions, but the Mucho Gusto version was unique in its freshness and taste–definitely one of the very best salsas we’ve had. Neither salsa was particularly piquant, but both were fresh and delicious…and almost as nice to look at as some of the restaurant’s paintings. A great way to start is with dos salsas y totopos, featuring a salsa de chile arbol and a cilantro tomatillo salsa served with blue, red and white tortilla chips. The menu includes only six appetizer choices and three soup and salad offerings, but you’ll be hard-pressed to select only one of each. While the paintings are devoid of kitchen scenes, the menu certainly pays homage to the masterful work done in preparing traditional Mexican cuisine in uniquely wonderful ways. Their absence, fortunately, does not portend a diminished menu. Furnishing is austere, but several colorful paintings adorn the walls, including a Frida Kahlo self-portrait and an ubiquitous Diego Rivera scene.Ībsent from the walls were the colorful kitchen scenes that caught our attention years ago at the Old Mexico Grill. Mucho Gusto has seating for only 32 diners in a modest one-room plus restaurant overlooking a parking lot. They brought with them many of the familiar entrees that earned adulation at their former restaurant. Mucho Gusto’s founders are Alex Castro and German Avila, both former chefs at the Old Mexico Grill. The Old Mexico Grill’s closing in 2002 left a large void that was filled in February, 2003 with the launch of Mucho Gusto on Paseo de Peralta at Alameda behind the Inn on the Alameda. It’s no wonder Zagat’s proclaimed the Old Mexico Grill as the best Mexican restaurant in Santa Fe, a sentiment shared by many savvy Santa Fe diners. The cuisine seemed to have been imbued with magical, emotion-stirring properties or crafted by Tita’s deft hands. It wasn’t solely the art on the walls that reminded us of Como Agua Para Chocolate. Tita de la Garza herself appears to have modeled for the colorful paintings. The walls at Santa Fe’s Old Mexico Grill were festooned with art which must have been inspired by Como Agua Para Chocolate. Tita’s life may also have been celebrated on the walls of a now defunct Santa Fe restaurant. Each chapter details the preparation of the dish and ties it to an event in Tita’s ill-fated life. This brilliant novel is actually divided into twelve sections, each beginning with a traditional Mexican recipe. ![]() When her ingredients coalesce and simmer into subtle and unusual flavors, people who taste her cooking experience what she feels: love, hope, passion, sorrow and longing. Unable to have a life with her lover, Tita infuses her passion and love for Pedro into her cooking. ![]() Alas, her life’s path has already been established by a tyrannical mother who decrees that Tita must remain unmarried and take care of her aging parents. Tita de la Garza longs her entire life for her lover Pedro Muzquiz. Below the surface, however, is a brilliant novel that celebrates the passion food can–and does–inspire. In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Mucho Gusto was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world.On the surface, Laura Esquivel’s wonderful 1990 tome Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water For Chocolate) is about the struggles of a couple passionately in love but cruelly fated to be kept apart. He didn't record any workouts until October at Los Alamitos Race Course where he ran a leisurely 3 furlongs. His next start was the $20 million Saudi Cup, where he finished third. He began his 2020 season with the biggest win of his career by winning his first Grade 1 race, the Pegasus World Cup. His final race of the season was a fourth place finish in the September 29 Oklahoma Derby. ![]() On July 20, he finished second in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, and on August 24, he finished third in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. He then picked up another win the month after by winning the Affirmed Stakes. On May 18, he picked up a win at the Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes. ![]() Mucho Gusto began his 2019 season on February 2 with a win in the Grade 3 Robert B. He finished his 2018 season with a second place finish at the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity. His next race was the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes, on November 17, 2018, where he also came in first. Mucho Gusto's first race was on Septemat Los Alamitos Race Course where he came in first. Mucho Gusto (foaled April 26, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2020 Pegasus World Cup. American thoroughbred racehorse Mucho Gusto ![]()
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