What to Eat This Month: Hej Hej
LIKE YELLOW ON MUSTARD, hot-dog season is upon us. Hej Hej’s Swedish hot dogs, however, take the usual all-American accouterments and flip them delightfully sideways—swapping ketchup and relish for…
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Rest Easy, Dennis Hopper
TOWARD THE CENTER of a small cemetery in Ranchos de Taos, among rocks and desert scrub, a weathered wooden cross marks the grave of Dennis Hopper. Bandanas, motorcycle patches, and beads flutter from…
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What We’re Reading: Wolvers
TAYLOR BROWN’S Wolvers (St. Martin’s Press) drops readers into southwestern New Mexico’s rugged Gila Wilderness, where the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves has reignited old tensions. At the…
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Leo’s Brings Southeast Asia to Santa Fe
JUST AFTER 5 P.M. on a Thursday, Leo’s has barely opened its doors, but the Santa Fe hot spot is already buzzing. With no reservations for indoor dining, the line outside began forming half an hour…
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Red Chile Mocha Milkshake
This recipe originall appeared in "Ode to Hi-D-Ho" by Joshua Wheeler…
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A Pantry Built Around Chile
JOHN “CAJOHN” HARD likes to call Zia Chile Traders a reincarnation—but it’s really the latest chapter in a lifetime devoted to chile. “Our very first food show was the Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, in…
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These Historic Theaters are the Reel Deal
CAVERN THEATRE Carlsbad OPENED: 1951 SEATS: 665 After an $8.4 million remodel, the Art Deco–style theater blends modern amenities, like hearing-assistance headsets, with historic touches, like the…
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Historic Theaters Light Up Main Streets
OUT ON BULLARD STREET, the Silco Theater’s Art Deco marquee casts a pale neon wash across Silver City’s mostly darkened downtown. Just inside, checkerboard floors catch the low light as I slip into…
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Walter White Lives On in Albuquerque
WHEN ONE OF THE CREEPIEST early sequences in Vince Gilligan’s recent Apple TV series, Pluribus, unfolds in the parking lot of an Albuquerque strip mall, many local viewers instantly recognized actress…
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What We’re Reading: The Llano County Mermaid Club
KATHLEEN M. RODGERS’S new novel beautifully captures the feeling of growing up landlocked and dreaming of the sea. Set in the fictional eastern New Mexico town of Sandhill, The Llano County Mermaid…
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