Sirphey Brings Flavor to Bandelier
“GOOD THING WE BROUGHT our appetites,” I tell my husband, Kyle, as we walk into Sirphey at Bandelier, in the former lobby of Bandelier National Monument’s Frijoles Canyon Lodge. But he’s too entranced…
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Warm Up with Good Food
A SECRET PASSAGEWAY from the Inn of the Five Graces leads to the Dragon Room bar, a Santa Fe local’s hangout since 1944—or you can just slip in off Old Santa Fe Trail. A few of the famous creole and…
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Sip, Sip, Hooray for Hot Chocolate
Eldora Chocolate’s Mole Mole Drinking Chocolate is a cup of pure magic, prepared in Aztec and Olmec traditions. “It’s a mild blend of 10 spices that includes black pepper, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla…
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New Mexico's Coziest Fireplaces
AFTER SOAKING IN HOT SPRINGS at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, head to the 1917 Mission Revival–style hotel lobby to enhance your bliss with the soothing sounds of a crackling fire by the…
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Warm Tidings at Bear Mountain Lodge
T WO STONE FIREPLACES at opposite ends of Bear Mountain Lodge’s great room invite guests to linger in the historic 1928 building, set on the edge of the expansive Gila Wilderness. The Silver City lodge…
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2025 True Heroes: Roger Montoya
THERE’S MAGIC IN motion at Moving Arts Española, where at-risk kids are harnessing the healing power of art. Each year, in a building bursting with bright colors, beautiful masks, sculptures, and…
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2025 True Heroes: Rayna Dineen
AS DEMAND FOR READING QUEST’S free tutoring services tripled last year, Rayna Dineen faced a problem—several problems, actually. The nonprofit’s wait list expanded, new schools wanted in, and existing…
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George R.R. Martin’s Fantastical Realm
NO SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE Milk of the Poppy, but that’s part of the fun in finding the medieval apothecary-themed bar. Instead, an illuminated carved poppy on the adobe wall by the entrance seems to…
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New Mexico’s Shroom Boom
INSIDE THE FORMER STAHMANNS COUNTRY Store, in the heart of New Mexico’s pecan country, I can see a kind of alchemy is at work. Where metal shelves once sold locally grown nuts, grow bags now sprout…
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Go Nuts for Mesilla Pecans
IT MAY SOUND NUTTY, but Kristen Worthington knew almost nothing about pecans before moving her family from California’s Sacramento Valley to Mesilla Park in 2019 to start a pecan farm. “In fact, I…
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