In 2009 La Posta de Mesilla was chosen to represent the state in the newly commissioned, USS New Mexico nuclear submarine. The galley was named La Posta Abajo de Mar – or La Posta under the sea. In addition to this naming honor, cooks from the submarine have spent time at La Posta to learn […]
After years of requests, Katy puts together a collection of her most popular recipes as well as tips and tricks for cooking Mexican food. The small cookbook is incredibly popular and prized by fans of La Posta for generations.
In 2009 La Posta de Mesilla was chosen to represent the state in the newly commissioned, USS New Mexico nuclear submarine. The galley was named La Posta Abajo de Mar – or La Posta under the sea. In addition to this naming honor, cooks from the submarine have spent time at La Posta to learn […]
After years of requests, Katy puts together a collection of her most popular recipes as well as tips and tricks for cooking Mexican food. The small cookbook is incredibly popular and prized by fans of La Posta for generations.
Katy expands her restaurant by buying the other rooms of the compound, decorating them each uniquely for her growing crowd of fans. She decorates one of the rooms with black lava and vines, calling it the “Lava Room.”
On September 16, 1939, Katy opens her new restaurant. The first night’s attendance is incredible and she runs out of food! But she holds a naming contest and the winning entry is “La Posta Cafe.” Katy later changes this to “La Posta de Mesilla,” and a legend is born!
The Corn Exchange Hotel was operated by John and Augustine Davis, who served some of the finest food in the territory. Notables who dined here included Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, Pancho Villa and President Ullyses S. Grant (twice).