Category: Cuisine

A New Harvest Season

By The Staff on Apr. 01, 2016

AS A KID, DAVID RUIZ spent summers on his grandmother’s Northern California farm, making food both humble (tortillas) and elevated (duck confit). Before landing in Albuquerque, he worked at…

Read More

Your Favorite Restaurants 2016

By Candace Walsh on Mar. 01, 2016

Albuquerque 66 Diner (505) 247-1421; 66diner.com Asian Pear (505) 766-9405; 508 Central Ave SW Baggin’s (505) 262-1451; bagginsabq.com Banh Mi Coda (505) 232-0085; on Facebook Bistronomy B2B; (505)…

Read More

How to Win Restaurant Week

By Aaron Gulley on Mar. 01, 2016

Above: Chile Relleno with red chile and green rice, served at Joseph's of Santa Fe. Photography by Jen Judge. LEARN TO MAKE THIS CHILE RELLENO WITH RED CHILE AND GREEN RICE, SERVED AT JOSEPH’S OF…

Read More

Erin Wade’s Salad Days

By John Muller on Mar. 01, 2016

Above: The Nutty Pear-fessor salad is served at Vinaigrette, her restaurant next door to her Modern General. It’s made with grilled Bosc pears, bacon crumbles, toasted pecan halves, and tangy Maytag…

Read More

Cooking Up a Scene

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Feb. 01, 2016

Above: Cured meats, cheeses, and bread are from Cheesemongers of Santa Fe. Left page, clockwise from top right: Che! Chimichurri. La Quercia Speck Americano. Barrio Brinery’s escabeche. Creminelli…

Read More

Cooking Up a Scene

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Jan. 01, 2016

Above: Clockwise from top left: Centennial red wine from Pecos Flavors Winery, Valley Gurlz Goodz pickled asparagus, Lusty Monk Original Sin mustard, Valley Gurlz pickled watermelon rinds, Lusty Monk…

Read More

The Cookie Different

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Nov. 03, 2015

WHEN MOST PEOPLE think of baking Christmas goodies, lard and anise may not come to mind as key ingredients. Unless they’re New Mexicans. Every December here, it’s blessedly impossible to avoid rich…

Read More

Pecan Power

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Oct. 19, 2015

Above: Pecan production is a family affair for the Salopeks—Adam, Dustin, Heather, Rett, and Joseph—in one of their family orchards in the Mesilla Valley near Las Cruces. Flashy, spicy chile gets all…

Read More

Extra Recipe

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Oct. 15, 2015

EXTRA RECIPES Chile Rellenos Balls Many New Mexicans, especially those who grew up in the central third of the state, know these party treats simply as “chiles rellenos.” They include chile, but they…

Read More

Just Add Pecans

By Cheryl Alters Jamison on Sep. 29, 2015

LET NEW MEXICO’S top food crop add pizzazz to your holiday menus. Rich in fiber, antioxidants, phosphorus, magnesium, heart-healthy fats, and anti-cancer and anti-aging properties, pecans can enhance…

Read More