Capital:  Sante Fe

Entered Union (rank):  47th state in 1912

Nicknamed:  The Land of Enchantment

Origin of Name:  Crescit eundo (It Grows as it goes)

Cactus Juice Cocktail...............................$4.95
Cuervo Tequila Blended with Mellon Liquor and
a Splash of Sweet and Sour

Tamales..................................................$5.95
Sweet Corn Cakes Served with White Corn Salsa
and Cilantro Lime Sour Cream

Roasted Poblano
Tortilla Soup............................................$4.95
A Smooth Tomato Chili Pepper Soup Studded with
Green Chilies and Tomatoes

Fish Taco................................................$18.95
Grilled Fish and Spinach Wrapped in a Grilled
Tomato Jalapeno Tortilla Finished with a Charred
Poblano Salsa and Cilantro Lime Sour Cream

Antelope.................................................$26.00
Pan Grilled Medallions of Antelope Finished with
a Chipotle Demi Glace

Dulce De Leche
Cheesecake............................................$5.95
Mascarpone Cheesecake with Cinnamon Candied
Pecans and a Caramel Creme

The Brick Ridge Culinary team has designed a menu that provides traditional foods from diverse regions of the United States.  We hope to reunite our dining friends with some old time favorites and to introduce several unique menu items.

Each week the Brick Ridge will provide classic and contemporary menu items from a selected state of the nation.  We hope you enjoy becoming acquainted with the diverse foods and cultures that have shaped American Cuisine.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer searching for gold, traveled the region that became New Mexico in 1540-42.

In 1598 the first Spanish settlement was established on the Rio Grande River by Juan de Onate; in 1610 Santa Fe was founded and made the capital of New Mexico.

The U.S. acquired most of New Mexico in 1848, as a result of the Mexican War, and the remainder in the 1853 Gadsden Purchase.

Union troops captured the territory from the Confederates during the Civil War. With the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, the Apache Wars and most of the Indian conflicts in the area were ended.

More than two-thirds of New Mexico's farm income comes from livestock products, especially sheep.

Cotton, pecans, and sorghum are the most important field crops. Corn, peanuts, beans, onions, chilies, and lettuce are also grown.

Traditional Spanish and Mexican dishes blended with native Indian Cooking techniques and ingredients have been influenced by later European arrivals to create diverse cuisines such as Tex-Mex, Arizona-Mex and New-Mex.