The Accidental Restaurateur
By Darcy Burnside
 The old saying, “Life is what
happens when you’re making
other plans,” can be directly applied
to the career path of Marie Coleman, owner of the Church St. Café in the Old Town historic district in Albuquerque.
The Church St. Café, nestled behind the San Felipe de Neri Church on Old Town plaza, is home to an award-winning salsa, chile rellenos made the old Spanish way, and other New Mexican recipes that have been in Marie’s family for generations. But somewhere along the way, what started as a fun project for a University of New Mexico student—to lovingly restore an old house—turned into a thriving family restaurant.
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Spring Makeup Tips
By Connie Thompson
 As New Mexico women look forward to spring clothing styles and colors, fresh makeup, blossoming cactus, and blooming of the bulbs we planted last fall, we also prepare for harsh winds that blow across the mesas and damage our already dry skin. There are several things we can do to get ready for this new season.
Therapeutic massage can keep our circulation going and our skin soft. The use of body scrubs is also helpful.
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Lily Falk/Lily of the West
By Monika Dziamka
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| The author, Monika Dziamka, models
a Lily of the West gown in Santa Fe. |
The frosty Santa Fe weather might decorate the shops along East Palace Avenue with snow and ice, but the red-hot dress stands boldly all the same outside the Lily of the West boutique. Inside the cozy, white-carpeted shop, colors burst forth like an elegant field of flowers. Greens, blues, bronzes, poppy reds, and golden pinks sparkle on the gowns, wraps, coatdresses, jackets and other formal women’s clothes that fill the store. In the middle of it all sits owner Lily Falk, couturier.
“This is kind of a revival of an old art,” Lily says
of her hand-made, custom-order designs. “The
couture houses aren’t what they used to be.”
Perhaps this is why Suzanne Arkin, wife of
actor Alan Arkin, chose Lily to design her gown
for the 2007 Oscars. The estimated $8,000 result:
a sheer black silk taffeta creation over ivory
charmeuse with a high front, low back, and a beaded
floral and vine design that complemented her
husband’s win of best supporting actor in the film“Little Miss Sunshine.”
Lily says the opportunity to create a piece for
the red carpet has been a great marker for her career
in clothing design. “It’s really bolstered my
knowledge of what I can create,” she says.
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