Santa Fe New Mexican: Easy elegance at Paloma
The word is “supergroup.” When musicians who are already talented in their own right combine their powers, the result, when it works, is an epic Avengers-like uberteam like ABBA or Cream. And when food professionals merge their skills, you get Santa Fe’s new date night go-to, birthday party slam-dunk, where should we eat no-brainer restaurant: Paloma.
The team behind Paloma is owner/manager Marja Martin, chef Nathan Mayes and barmeister Joe Haggard. Martin is a longtime Santa Fe caterer (she is the “Marja” of Marja’s Custom Catering) and is the prime mover of Paloma, which opened last week at 409 Guadalupe St., that prime piece of real estate halfway between the Railyard and the Plaza.