The culinary style of La Rosa Southwestern Dining is based on the personal heritage of the owner-manager, Marina La Riva, who grew up in Albuquerque, influenced by both the experience of New Mexico and southwestern cooking and the food she enjoyed while growing up in her family home. Marina, who is “La Rosa,” brings these recipes and the culinary tradition in which she was raised, even overseeing the selection of chiles from local growers.