Santo

Santo is inspired by Chef Hosea Rosenbergs home Taos, New Mexico and its Northern New Mexican cuisine. Northern New Mexico possesses a unique natural beauty unlike any other region. The sky is full of light, the mountains are majestic, and as a result artists havesettled in the area for decades. The Taos Valley is a large, high desert valley, full of sagebrush and piñon trees, surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo mountains. The Rio Grande River cuts a 700-foot box canyon through the center, dividing the valley in half. The views cannot be overstated. But there is something else something mystical that cannot be easily described. It can only be seen and felt. We aim to shed some light on this unique and special place through the food, ambiance and Chef Rosenbergs unique interpretation of Santo. Santo means saint in Spanish. Hundreds of years ago, the Spanish conquered lands in the New World. They brought along cultural change most notably with their faith, Catholicism. They carried with them painted and carved images of saints, called santos, often used as visual aids to help tell stories about holy saints to the native people. Today santos still live in the homes of Hispanic New Mexican and Native American families. At Santo we feature custom, hand-carved sculptures by celebrated Santero Leonard Salazar. These include San Pascual, the patron saint of cooking and kitchens at our restaurant entrance, San Francis, the saint of animals and small children, Santa Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, and more.