Say Aloha to These Island Spices
THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII are closer to New Mexico than you might think, thanks to the culinary creativity of Sue and Ray Lucero. The couple’s Las Cruces–based company, Riptide Spice House, delightfully…
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Reinventing the Chile Relleno
WE MAY NEVER KNOW WHO invented chiles rellenos, that oozy, piquant, and beloved staple of Mexican and New Mexican cuisines. But in recent years, one thing’s for sure: Chefs across the state are both…
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Why We Love NM: We Celebrate What Has Sustained Us
T HE WAGON MOUND BEAN DAY Celebration honors one of New Mexico’s perennial crops, the pinto bean, which was once abundantly grown on farms surrounding the small village on the plains of northeastern…
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Cook with Authentic Sazón
CAN’T GET A RESERVATION FOR SAZÓN, in Santa Fe? Take home one of chef Fernando Olea’s mouthwatering moles. The 2022 winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Southwest, has made four of his…
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Discover the Magic of Zacatlán
SAVORING THE FANTASTIC FUSION OF Mexican and Southwestern cuisines in the intimate dining room of Zacatlán Restaurant is like enjoying a delightful dinner in the welcoming adobe of a friend who…
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Sopaipillas
EL PATIO DE ALBUQUERQUE serves its sopaipillas with just about everything on the menu. Have one for breakfast stuffed with carne adovada, eggs, and papas, blanketed in red or green chile or…
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Green Chile Milkshake
WHAT’S BETTER THAN A BURGER from a two-time winner of the New Mexico State Fair’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge? How about a frothy, fiery green chile milkshake to go with it? This simple…
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Everyone is Family at El Paragua
LARRY AND PETE ATENCIO began selling their mother’s tacos and tamales from a roadside stand in Española in 1958, launching an extraordinary culinary journey for the family of nine siblings and their…
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El Camino is Here to Serve
W ANITA JONES STARTED WORKING AS A WAITRESS at El Camino Family Restaurant, in Socorro, in 1991. For more than two decades, she served up tasty Frito pie, triple-decker Monte Cristo sandwiches, and…
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¡Viva la Cocina!
DINING AT THE LEGENDARY Rancho de Chimayó feels like coming home. Perhaps that’s because this hacienda in historic Chimayó was the family residence of Arturo Jaramillo, who grew up here savoring…
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