Taste the Unexpected at Capital Coal
SCANNING THE TABLES AND BOOTHS at Capital Coal Neighborhood Eatery, in Santa Fe, I notice a refreshing disregard for traditional culinary pairings. One diner chases a hot-chicken slider with a kimchi…
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Tag: Culinary
Blue Corn State of Mind
A LATE SUMMER SATURDAY MORNING at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market is an olfactory experience. There’s the unmistakable aroma of green chiles roasting over open flame, herbaceous notes from marigold…
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Take a Day Trip to Corrales
MY SHOULDERS START TO RELAX A mere 30 seconds after I turn north onto Corrales Road from the busy Albuquerque intersection at Alameda Boulevard. The area’s strip malls and fast-food joints quickly…
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A Taste of New Zealand in Taos
ALY HYDER STARTED SELLING meat pies from a five-foot food truck in Taos Ski Valley during the pandemic. Skiers could enjoy fresh, hot, individually sized meals without even taking off their gloves…
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Santa Fe's Ultimate Taco Showdown
THE LIQUID MUSE, also known as mixologist and author Natalie Bovis, launched Taco Wars in 2017 as part of the annual Cocktails & Culture Festival, in Santa Fe. A dozen chefs compete for the Top Taco…
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Tacos of Enchantment
IT’S A SUMMER DAY IN SANTA FE, mid-1970s. As the temperature swells into the 80s—high heat for that time in our mountain-ringed town—I cross the street to the Quintana house, where the family’s four…
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Putting Culture on the Table
IN THE 1920S AND ’30S, ONE OF THE HOTTEST spots in Santa Fe was a Chinese-American restaurant. Members of Santa Fe’s artists-and-writers colony shared tables, stories, and chop suey at Henry Gee Gay…
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