Laura Crucet Beefs Up Fine Dining
“PHDS ARE A DIME a dozen in Los Alamos,” chef Laura Crucet says, “but what I do is pretty unique.” Despite being a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and an award-winning pastry chef, Crucet says she…
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A Diné Chef Shares Food for Thought
WHEN I ARRIVE, WALTER WHITEWATER is already in the kitchen. He asks if I want coffee or if he can make me an egg. He refreshes his knife blade on a sharpening steel before resuming the work in front…
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True Heroes 2022: Sean Sinclair
WHEN THE HERMITS PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE erupted this spring, growing from a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe National Forest into the worst wildfire in New Mexico history, Sean Sinclair didn’t hesitate…
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Holy Mole!
IT'S HARD TO TELL who’s having more fun at Santa Fe’s renowned restaurant Sazón—diners savoring the unique blend of traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine or celebrated chef and owner Fernando…
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Chef Marc Quiñones Serves Up Creative Dishes
MARC QUIÑONES IS IN IT TO WIN IT. Whether he’s creating award-winning dishes, competing on Hell’s Kitchen, or training for a marathon, the Hotel Andaluz executive chef lives by this motto: “Do the…
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Culinary Star Marie Yniguez Shines Bright in Albuquerque
Marie Yniguez helms the kitchen at Albuquerque's Slow Roasted Bocadillos. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. MARIE YNIQUEZ'S EARLY YEARS were especially challenging—a brother’s suicide, motherhood…
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Ask the Chefs
Above: El Parasol's tacos get a hearty nod from Erin Wade (pictured below). Photographs by Douglas Merriam. Almost all chefs share the same secret: No matter how high-toned their own menus are, as…
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The Forager’s Art
Above: Johnny Ortiz says he and his girlfriend, Afton Love, spend more time foraging, tending animals, and making art than they do in the kitchen. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. DRY TREE BRANCHES…
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Made from Scratch
Above: Shrimp and grits. Right: Israel Rivera. Photographs courtesy of the Shop Breakfast & Lunch. Chef Israel Rivera is the head chef and owner of the Shop Breakfast & Lunch, in Albuquerque. The…
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