3 Great New Mexican Summer Wines

We asked wine expert Tasha Zonski-Armijo to recommend some exceptional New Mexico bottles for a hot summer day, and she came up with these three, which you can find through the wineries’ websites or…

The Best Ice Cream Makers in New Mexico

THERE IS NO PROBLEM that ice cream can’t fix. I can’t remember where I recently saw that old adage—probably in one of the shops I’ve slurped my way through these past few weeks, but it strikes me…

Beers Made For Summer

Like a lot of places throughout the country, New Mexico’s craft beer has become a matter of state pride. A lot of our breweries are known for their West Coast style IPAs, but these summer seasonals…

Our Six Favorite New Distilleries

Above: Aging barrels at Santa Fe Spirits. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. SITTING UNDER A PORTAL with a cocktail in hand, I watch a monsoon roll in. The dust kicks up, and high-desert aromas roll in…

What We're Cooking (and Eating) for Memorial Day

Chicken dinner is served. Photography courtesy of NeONBRAND/Unsplash. HERE AT NEW MEXCIO MAGAZINE , we’re convinced that summer weekends were invented so that everyone can enjoy the long days by eating…

Get to Know the New Laguna Burger

Above: First-timers should start with the original Laguna Burger. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. IF YOU LOVE the food at the original Laguna Burger, on Laguna Pueblo west of Albuquerque, you’ll be…

New Mexican Vanilla Cake Doughnuts

From the "Deep-Fried & Delish" article from the May 2018 issue. Gwyneth’s Vanilla Cake Doughnuts Makes 12–18 doughnuts These are delicious plain, but if you like you can dredge the fresh doughnuts in…

The Best Doughnuts in New Mexico

SOMETHING ABOUT FRIED dough activates the primitive pleasure sensors of our lizard brains. Tell me this hasn’t happened to you: Someone walks into your office and raises the lid on a dozen still-warm…

Recipe: Avocado Crema