Santa Fe’s โคLago Cafรฉ Expands, While Food โคAssistance Faces Cuts
Santa Fe, NM – November 6, 2025 – Lago โขCafรฉ, Santa Fe’s โขsole Cuban restaurant, is expanding its menu and hours of operation โto include Mondays, offering a welcome addition to the localโฃ dining โscene. The declaration comes as food security concerns rise nationally and locally, with recent developments impacting SNAP benefits.
Lago Cafรฉ first gained attention โฃfromโค The Fork in June,and the restaurant’s continued growth โreflects a community appetite for โขdiverse culinary options.According โคto a recent post, patrons are “just psyched that such aโค place exists.” The expansion signifies a positive progress for Santa โฃFe’s restaurant landscape, providing moreโข opportunities to enjoy authentic Cuban cuisine.
Simultaneously occurring, nationalโ and local food assistance programs are undergoingโ meaningfulโ changes.instacart announced a 50% โคdiscount on โคgroceries for SNAP usersโฃ on October 31, as reported by Food & Wine. However,โ this benefit is occurring alongsideโข reductions and โpotential delays in SNAP benefitsโข themselves.โ
A recent โฃreport โfrom NPR details โthatโ SNAP benefits will be distributed,โ but atโฃ a reduced rate. The changesโ have sparked concern among food security โadvocates,especially given the ongoing need for assistance.
In response to these challenges, The Fork is once again urging readers to supportโค The Food Depot, Santa Fe’s local food bank. Donations are crucial to ensuring accessโค to food for those in need,with the associationโฃ emphasizing that monetary contributionsโข are more โฃeffective than individual food โขdonations.
Readers can donate orโ learn more about Theโ Food Depot at https://thefooddepot.org/?campaign=586411.