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Cowgirl’s Getaway to Santa Fe

Santa Fe, N.M., August 2, 2010 — The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa announces the Cowgirl’s Getaway to Santa Fe package.  The resort, nestled on 450 acres and only minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza, is the ideal setting for a girl’s getaway.

Package includes:

• One custom massage per adult
• One hour group horseback ride per adult
• Full breakfast each morning
• Welcome bottle of Bishop’s Lodge Heritage Collection Wine
• Resort Fee (including daily fitness classes, art tour, chapel tour, pool and spa access, scheduled shuttle service to the plaza and WIFI)

Starting at $212.25* per person, per night

*Price is based on double occupancy with a two night minimum beginning at $424.50 per person. Single occupancy and multiple people occupancy available.  This package is available for deluxe accommodations to private, luxurious 2 to 3 bedroom Villas.  Black-out dates and restrictions may apply.

This year Santa Fe is ranked as the fifth most popular travel city in North America by Travel + Leisure Magazine.  With weekly gallery crawls throughout the city’s art districts, nightly musical and theater performances, a new Thursday evening schedule for the Farmers Market at the Railyard, art markets, sales, fairs, and expos, some blockbuster museum exhibits, summer is the perfect time to plan a trip to Santa Fe, and The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa.

About Bishop’s Lodge:

Bishop’s Lodge is a secluded sanctuary nestled on 450 stunning acres in the Tesuque Valley of Northern New Mexico. The resort, with mountain forest surroundings, is located only minutes from the historic Santa Fe Plaza and considered among the best retreats in America by Travel & Leisure Magazine.

Meeting spaces include four conference rooms totaling 8,000 square feet, fully wired with high-speed Internet access. Outdoor spaces are available for receptions and activities.  Business support services are available, as well as catering and culinary planners.

Ranked by Travel & Leisure magazine as one of America’s premier retreats, Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa is managed by Prism Hotels & Resorts, whose clients also include Marriott, Hilton, Radisson, Doubletree, and Holiday Inn.  To make a resort or spa reservation, call 800-732-2240 or visitwww.bishopslodge.com

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Kelley Coughlan
kelley@ballantinespr.com
Ballantines PR
Tel: +1.310.454.3080
Fax: +1.310.943.1978
www.ballantinespr.com

Santa Fe Alliance presents the 2010 Farm to Restaurant project
and Cook with the Chef program at the
NEW Thursday Santa Fe Farmers Market

Santa Fe, NM, June 21, 2010 - The Santa Fe Farmers Market has been recognized as one of the top local markets in the country and is a popular spot for locals and visitors during its Saturday and Tuesday market days. After polling local restaurants, an additional market day was selected to better serve busy Santa Fe chefs wanting to support the Santa Fe Alliance’s growing Farm to Restaurant initiative.

Beginning on June 24, 2010, the Santa Fe Farmers Market will be open on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. to allow chefs, and the public, to shop for locally produced foods. In addition, the Thursday markets will feature Cook With the Chef from 5:30 to 6:30, when Santa Fe chefs prepare and share a signature dish made from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. Cook with the Chef takes place each Thursday through September 30. Fifteen of Santa Fe’s best known chefs will take part, talking about their recipes, their choice of local food sources, preparing a dish, and answering questions.

Cook with the Chef is just part of the Santa Fe Alliance Farm to Restaurant project, which was recently honored with the Sustainable Santa Fe Award for best Food System Project. The Farm to Restaurant project highlights the relationship between chefs and New Mexico farmers, bringing together Santa Fe restaurants that are committed to supporting regional farmers by purchasing sustainably grown produce, meat, poultry, eggs and other food products.

The project was also given a USDA grant from the Farmers Market Promotion Program to fund a value-chain approach to a food distribution pilot project, further linking farmers with the Santa Fe community. The value chain approach insures farmers receive a fair market price while restaurants–and their customers–receive the freshest of local ingredients.

Cook with the Chef schedule at the Santa Fe Farmers Market

• June 24 – Michael Giese, Flying Star Cafe
• July 1 – Peyton Young, Harry’s Roadhouse
• July 8 – Carmen Rodriguez, Bishop’s Lodge
• July 15 – Andy Barnes, Dinner for Two
• July 22 – James Campbell Caruso, La Boca
• July 29 – Louis Moskow, 315 Restaurant & Wine Bar
• August 5 – Sancho Soeiro, Dish n’ Spoon Café & Gifts
• August 12 – Rocky Durham, SF School of Cooking
• August 19 – Lorin Parrish, BODY of Santa Fe        
• August 26 – Roland Richter, Joe’s Restaurant
• September 2 – Patrick Lambert, Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill
• September 9 – George Gundrey, Atrisco Café and Bar
• September 16 – Patrick Gharrity, La Casa Sena
• September 23 – Jennifer Nelson, Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe
• September 30 – Ahmed Obo, Jambo Café
• October 7 – Megan Tucker, Amavi

The Santa Fe Alliance is a non-profit coalition of independent businesses, organizations and community members dedicated to supporting locally based economic development and preserving a strong sense of community.www.santafealliance.com

Contacts:
Kathleen Chambers,
programs@santafealliance.com,
670-2341 

Vicki Pozzebon,
vicki@santafealliance.com,
989-5362

For more information Please contact:
Steve Lewis
steve.lewisnm@comcast.net
Locas Communications
1916 Camino Lumbre
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone 505-473-9002
Fax 505-473-3899

Santa Fe’s Bishop’s Lodge Featured on Univision Colorado

Bishop’s Lodge on Univision Colorado KCEC TV Bishop’s Lodge  on Univision Colorado KCEC TV

Santa Fe, N.M., June 16, 2010:  Univision Colorado KCEC TV recently featured the Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa in a travel segment highlighting Santa Fe.  Luis Canela, host of the show, visited the Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa in early May to shoot the segment.  Scenes include horseback riding on the Lodge’s 450 acres, spa treatments at the world-class Sha Nah Spa, private dinner demonstration with Las Fuentes Restaurant Executive Chef Carmen Rodriguez, skeet shooting, and many other outdoor activities.  The segment aired on May 25th and 26th, 2010 and will be broadcasted again at a later time.

For more information, please contact:

Rachel Silva
505 216 0889
Rachel@ballantinespr.com

About Bishop’s Lodge:
The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa is a classic, historic destination resort minutes from downtown Santa Fe.  Meeting spaces include four conference rooms totaling 8,000 square feet, fully wired with high-speed Internet access. Outdoor spaces are available for receptions and activities.  Business support services are available, as well as catering and culinary planners.  

Ranked by Travel & Leisure magazine as one of America’s premier retreats, Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa is managed by Prism Hotels & Resorts, whose clients also include Marriott, Hilton, Radisson, Doubletree, and Holiday Inn.  To make a resort or spa reservation, call 800-732-2240 or visit www.bishopslodge.com.