Chef Carolina's Three-Course Brunch at a Don Gaspar Avenue Inn
Breads, fruit with house-made yogurt, the day's hot dish and a sweet from the oven, plated at Casa Culinaria in Santa Fe.
This brunch is cooked and served at Casa Culinaria, an inn at 617 Don Gaspar Avenue in Santa Fe. Chef Carolina plates a three-course, chef's-choice menu built on locally sourced ingredients, and she is joined by Manuel, whom the listing introduces as a sommelier.
The listing offers one sitting, at 11:00 AM, and it lasts about ninety minutes. Where you sit depends on the month. The listing sets small tables in the garden from May through October and seats everyone at one communal table indoors in winter, for up to ten guests.
Tickets cost USD 78 a person, and booking closes 48 hours before the 11:00 AM start. As of October 16, 2026, every Wednesday is blocked on the booking calendar from now through October 6, 2027, and some other dates show as sold out. A full refund applies to cancellations made at least 24 hours ahead, and the listing allows a sitting to be cancelled when too few guests book.
Viator Exclusive: Gourmet Brunch in Santa Fe with Chef CarolinaThree-course chef's-choice brunch at an inn on Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe. One 11:00 AM sitting, about 90 minutes, adult tickets.www.viator.comThree Courses, With the Hot Dish Left to the Chef
The menu on the listing sets the shape of the meal and leaves the details open. The first course is a spread of breads, biscuits and cookies with jams and preserves and orange or seasonal juice, followed by fresh fruit with yogurt and granola, both made in house. The main is listed only as the signature hot dish of the day, slow-cooked or made from scratch. Dessert is something sweet from the oven.
Guests fill in the rest. A September 2026 review lists homemade bread, fresh yogurt with berries, stuffed squash blossoms and dessert; another from the same month describes an Italian-themed spread. The listing promises the flavors of Santa Fe, a mix of Spanish, Mexican and Native American cooking. Read the theme as the chef's call on the day.
Several reviews from 2022 through 2025 call the portions small, and a November 2025 guest described the mini tacos as about a mouthful each.
Carolina, Manuel, and Who Is in the Kitchen
The listing credits Carolina with a Grand Diplôme from Le Cordon Bleu in haute cuisine and pastry and introduces Manuel as an experienced sommelier and aesthete. Recent reviews mention both by name, Carolina for the cooking and Manuel as a host.
She is not at every sitting. Four reviews from January 2023 to October 2024 say she was away on the day of their brunch, and two of them name a substitute or sous chef in the kitchen. Guests writing in November 2025, February 2026 and August 2026 said she did not come out to the table or that they never met her.
Wine Is Yours to Bring, at USD 25 a Bottle
No alcohol comes with the brunch. Guests may bring their own bottle for USD 25 a bottle, a charge the listing calls a decor fee and that guests in 2023 and 2025 reviews call a cork or corkage fee. Juice is part of the first course, and gratuity is not included in the ticket price.
Diets, Ages and Access
Vegan and dairy-free versions of the menu are not available. The listing asks guests to share allergies and other dietary needs ahead of time, and the booking form has a field for special requirements. Reviews differ on whether that note reaches the kitchen. A March 2024 guest wrote that the hosts did not seem aware of restrictions listed on the reservation until they were raised again at the table, while a July 2024 review with a vegetarian guest and a September 2025 review from a guest with food allergies say the dishes took them into account. Tickets are sold for adults aged 18 to 99 only, and pets are not allowed. The listing rates the brunch suitable for all fitness levels but does not state whether the inn has steps or wheelchair access. Raise any mobility needs, and repeat any dietary ones, when you confirm the booking by phone or WhatsApp.
📍 Casa Culinaria, 617 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe. The confirmation voucher carries the full arrival details. The hosts ask guests to ring the bell at the front entrance and to confirm the booking by phone or WhatsApp beforehand, using the number on the voucher. Then the bread comes out, and the kitchen takes it from there.