Take a Day Trip to Corrales
MY SHOULDERS START TO RELAX A mere 30 seconds after I turn north onto Corrales Road from the busy Albuquerque intersection at Alameda Boulevard. The area’s strip malls and fast-food joints quickly…
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Summer Eats and Treats
DURING THE DOG DAYS, I start looking at my stove as an enemy. Not only has the heat zapped my energy to cook, but working over a hot oven sounds like a punishment of the cruel and unusual variety…
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Vara Gets Spirited
PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR SPANISH-STYLE wines and brandies, Vara Winery & Distillery, based in Albuquerque, is gaining traction with artisan liquors inspired by New Mexico’s landscape. The company’s…
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The Zero-Proof Zeitgeist
ONE EVENING THIS SPRING AFTER A long workday, I called my friend Maggie and asked a question she’d heard a hundred times: “Want to grab a drink?” She let out an exasperated sigh. Yes, she did, but no…
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Don't Miss These Tasty Festivals
JUNE 16 New Mexico Dérive Natural Wine Fest Choose samples from 200 wines from around the world at Santa Fe’s first natty wine festival. JULY 13 Las Cruces Downtown Tequila, Taco, & Cerveza Festival…
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A Tale of Two Tailgates
OH, THE DRAMA, THE INTRIGUE ... the score! The tailgating scenes at New Mexico United and the Santa Fe Opera may seem worlds apart, but the goals (get it?) are very similar: a good time alfresco. “The…
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New Ways to Eat Local
TYPICALLY, WHEN WE THINK OF EATING farm to table, certain luxurious images spring to mind. Maybe it’s a leisurely Saturday morning spent at the farmers’ market smelling fresh-cut basil, examining a…
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Wake Up to Mañana Taco
MUCH AS A FEW EATERIES in New Mexico claim to have conceived the breakfast burrito, many Texans will attest to the idea that their state invented—or at least perfected—the breakfast taco. Austin…
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Let Gilly Loco Spice Up Your Life
“WHEN YOU THINK OF PEOPLE getting together, you think of food,” says Laura Lopez. “In our family, that means chips, salsa, and margaritas.” In 2011, that spirit of togetherness led Lopez and her…
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Farm-to-Can Sparkling Water
SINCE THEY GROW LAVENDER in the often-dry Río Grande Valley, Kemper Barkhurst and Elizabeth Arnold are always conscious about water—where it comes from, how much is available, how it’s transported…
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