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Alamogordo, New Mexico
Eagle Ranch offers pistachios, wines at dual-purpose groves
Pistachios are pistachios … unless they are from Eagle Ranch. Not only the freshest pistachios ever, but the flavors: green chile, red chile, garlic and green chile, lemon-lime, extra hot red chile and, of course, salted or unsalted. Taste the pistachio candies – and then the wines from the on-site Heart of the Desert Winery. Pistachio Blush, anyone? They also produce chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, a muscat and more. There are a gift shop, wine tasting, candy and pistachio tastings, and free tours. Open Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Eagle Ranch Pistachio Groves, 7288 U.S. 54/70, 800-432-0999,
eagleranchpistachios.com
DINE
Boston, Massachusetts
Legal Sea Foods is touristy but still the place for the fresh goods
You are playing tourist in Boston, walking down by Boston Harbor – so you might as well stop in Legal Sea Foods right on Long Wharf for some incredibly fresh seafood. While waiting for the harbor cruise, catch a seafood lunch overlooking the harbor in this East Coast institution that serves the freshest fish imaginable in a scenic setting near Quincy Market and the New England Aquarium. The waterfalls as walls create the feeling of your being in an aquarium. Legal Seafood, 255 State St., 617-742-5300,
legalseafoods.com
DINE
Benson, Arizona
Magaly’s Mexican Restaurant makes a mean mole in a sleepy town
Benson is a dusty, sleepy little town in southern Arizona, 45 miles east of Tucson, on the way to Kartchner Caverns, Tombstone and Bisbee. It makes an ideal stop along Interstate 10 while hiking or birding in Cochise County – after which be sure to make a stop at Magaly’s Mexican Restaurant. Although you’ll want to try many of the usual combination plates, appetizers, chimichangas, flautas and tostadas, hold out for either the chicken mole or chicken pipian (like mole but with peanut butter and chile). Magaly’s Mexican Restaurant, 675 W. Fourth St., Suite A, 520-586-2027
DINE
Washington, D.C.
Cafe du Parc is a quick, reasonable bistro two blocks from the White House
Casual, with a mix of sit-down and takeout foods, Cafe du Parc sits inside the Willard InterContinental Hotel and offers a much-needed quick option two blocks from the White House. Pastries and coffee, crêpes and
quiches or eggs to order if you have time to park it, and $8-$10 small plates for lunch and dinner along with full meals, but still in the $16-$20 range. Choose steak tartare for the power-hungry and the salade du Parc, with its poached egg, crispy potato and Roquefort, for a nice, light repast. Cafe du Parc, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 202-942-7000 or
cafeduparc.com
– Denver Post staff and wire reports
