Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published March 17, 2006 Click here for the current edition Santa Fe Will Reopen, After All Things looked dark for the many fans of Santa Fe restaurant in the Marigny Triangle. "For Sale" signs were up on the boarded-up building, and while most other restaurants in the neighborhood were reopening, it continued to sit there, empty and apparently abandoned. But it isn't, after all. Yesterday I learned that Chef Mark Hollger is, in fact, returning to New Orleans, and will be reopening Santa Fe sometime in April. The German-born chef (his origins are always mentioned in any discussion of this Mexican restaurant) and his wife have been in Houston since the storm. The restaurant was for sale before the hurricane, and may still be. But once again we learn never to count a restaurant out unless you see the building torn down or occupied by something else. I've seen some astounding turnarounds since the storm, as people's plans work themselves out, and this is one of them. Expect to see more of them. Maybe the Croziers will change their minds yet about Chateaubriand? © 2006 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com