The Skillet Takes You to Funky Town
THE 300-POUND CAST-IRON skillet hanging above the front door of the century-old Taichert Wool Warehouse provides a giant clue as to what awaits inside The Skillet, the fantastical restaurant in Las…
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Category: Eat & Drink
Elephant Ranch Shakes Up the Bar Scene
A PINK POLKA-DOTTED ELEPHANT beckons with an invitation to Elephant Ranch, an outdoor beer garden, bar, liquor store, and communal gathering space on the western outskirts of Las Cruces. “It’s like…
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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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Grab a Slice at Victoria's Pizza
FOR 15 YEARS, Diné restaurateur Victoria Largo worked out of a small food trailer parked in front of her blue two-story house, in the center of Crownpoint. The Victoria’s Pizza space was just big…
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Shiitake Mushroom Chiles Rellenos with Corn Coulis
This recipe originally appeared in Reinventing the Relleno by Lynn Cline…
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Cornbread-Crusted Hatch Green Chiles Rellenos with Smoked Pulled Pork and Jicama Slaw
This recipe originally appeared in Reinventing the Relleno by Lynn Cline…
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Cocina Azul’s Chiles Rellenos
This recipe originally appeared in Reinventing the Relleno by Lynn Cline…
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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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Green Chiles Roasting on an Open Fire
AS POLITICS GO, it was a weighty issue. About 53,000 tons, if you’re counting. That’s the amount of chile harvested in New Mexico in 2022, and the root of state Senate Bill 188, which proposed adding…
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The Rails Dishes Out Trackside Fare
“WE’RE 30 FEET OFF THE TRACKS,” says Tate Nichols, co-owner of The Rails, the restaurant occupying Clovis’s historic train depot. “That’s a live rail that runs through there.” While trains might…
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