Our Breakfast, Championed
A WINNER IN MY BOOK My favorite breakfast burrito that was not voted onto the inaugural Breakfast Burrito Byway is the chorizo-and-red-chile incarnation at Café Pasqual’s, Katharine Kagel’s bustling…
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Category: Cuisine
Feasts for the Senses
UPCOMING PUEBLO FEAST DAYS AUGUST 4 Kewa/Santa Domingo (St. Dominic) AUGUST 10 Picuris (San Lorenzo) AUGUST 12 Santa Clara (St. Clare) AUGUST 15 Zia (Our Lady of Assumption) SEPTEMBER 2 Acoma (San…
Read MoreThe Rush Is On
JIM HAMMOND’S WINE PAIRINGS VEAL WITH STRAWBERRIES AND BASIL-BLACKBERRY SAUCE This is no time for a big red or a white with a high acidic punch. A slightly sweet Riesling, such as Ponderosa Valley…
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Up on the Roof
Grilled Pizza with Fire-Roasted Tomato Sauce Pizza-oven pizza is wonderful in restaurants, but not many of us have a special high-heat oven at home to get similar results. Using a grill, either…
Read MoreFood for the Soul
IN THE RESTAURANT WORLD, “new” always grabs headlines. Vintage dining establishments, though, can build on their classic character, day after day, decade upon decade, and show the arrivistes that aged…
Read MoreThings That Go Better with Beer
Here are some classic dishes, updated with local brews. Pair them with the beer that went into these dishes, or other brew in the same style. Salud . Red Chile Stew with Brew You might call this carne…
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Brew Mexico—The Craft Beer Capital Of The Southwest
Above: A brewer checking a beer for clarity and color. VIEW NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE'S DIRECTORY OF CRAFT BREWERS IN THE STATE. Mark Your Calendars Most of the state’s top brewfests are organized by the…
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Red Chile Sauce and Capirotada
Red Chile Sauce For centuries, farmers in Chimayó have grown a particular “landrace” of chile, different from other versions just a valley over, and a good bit different in appearance from the…
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