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Contact: Fuego at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa Receives 2005 AAA Four Diamond AwardSanta Fe, NM – April 19, 2005 – Fuego restaurant at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa, a RockResort, has been honored with the prestigious 2005 AAA Four Diamond Award, establishing it as one of only three Santa Fe restaurants with this ranking. Fuego joins an elite group of restaurants in the Southwest recognized for fine dining and superb service. To receive an AAA Diamond Award, restaurants must meet a list of stringent criteria as determined by AAA tourism editors and trained professionals. AAA employs a select group of restaurant industry experts to thoroughly examine each candidate and assign the rankings, ranging from one to five diamonds. According to the AAA rating criteria, Four Diamond restaurants provide a luxurious and socially refined experience, feature menus that reflect a high degree of creativity and complexity and employ a professional, proficient staff. Executive Chef Rahm Fama oversees the menu at Fuego, which features innovative cuisine infused with flavors reminiscent of classical traditions. Dishes such as acorn squash gnocchi in rosemary caramel sauce and shaved Ossau cheese, and Scottish woodcock with Gewurztraminer poached pear, lemon grass salsify and coffee dust, exhibit creativity and complexity. Every dish is carefully presented with exceptionally attentive service. Fuego is also home to Santa Fe’s “Cheese Whiz” Matt Merrill who boasts one of the largest cheese collections in the Southwest. In addition to the AAA Four Diamond Award, Fuego recently received Wine Spectator Magazine’s 2004 Award of Excellence. La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa is located in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. The 157-room pueblo-style village resort is nestled on six lush, landscaped acres just two blocks from the historic Plaza and museums. Visit WWW.ROCKRESORTS.COM for more details about La Posada de Santa Fe, or call 866-331-ROCK (7625). A luxury resort hotel company based in Denver, CO, RockResorts owns and manages casually elegant resorts in seven states. The RockResorts portfolio includes: The Lodge at Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs, Calif.; The Pines Lodge in Beaver Creek, Colo.; Keystone Lodge in Keystone, Colo.; The Lodge at Vail in Vail, Colo.; La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa in Santa Fe, N.M.; Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, Fla.; The Equinox Resort & Spa in Manchester Village, Vt.; Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island, Wash.; and Snake River Lodge & Spa in Jackson Hole, Wyo. RockResorts is a subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc., a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:MTN). Visit the online pressroom, including downloadable image archive, at http://media.rockresorts.com |
