DeeDee’s Finest Beef Jerky Carries On
“CARNE SECA HAS been around for centuries,” says Pablo Lujan, owner of DeeDee’s Finest Beef Jerky. “We’re keeping that tradition alive.” The Española jerky outfit started 25 years ago, when founder…
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A Tale of Two Crops: Chile vs. Cannabis
FOR A MOMENT, in the honeyed early morning light of the Española Valley, it’s quiet—quiet enough to hear the Río Grande gurgling just beyond the edge of the fields, quiet enough to make out the…
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Diné Dining with Alana Yazzie
ALANA YAZZIE WANTS YOU TO KNOW how ayoo łikan (delicious) Navajo food is. In her first cookbook, The Modern Navajo Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes that Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné…
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Bringing Tradition to the Table
FOR FELIX MAURO TORRES, food isn’t just a business, it’s a connection to culture, heritage, and the lessons he learned growing up in Albuquerque’s North Valley. As the founder of Southwest Heritage…
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Southeast Meets Southwest
A POT OF HOMEMADE Laotian chile paste was always on the table in Kinna Perez’s family home. When she first brought her husband, Manuel, to visit, he instantly recognized the flavor-packed condiment as…
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Burger Kings of Magdalena
NOT MUCH CHANGES in Magdalena. So people took note when Tumbleweeds Diner, with its colorful storefront mural, opened on US 60 in March 2021. The owners, Osiris Navarro and Michal Gola, had come from…
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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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Comfort Food Meets History
FOR DECADES, the southwest corner of the historic Belén Harvey House Museum was an afterthought. While the front and upstairs of the Spanish Revival–style railroad building are a carefully curated…
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The Wide and Wonderful World of Green Chile
NOTHING SPICES UP LIFE IN THE Land of Enchantment like New Mexico green chile, a treasured and storied part of our agricultural heritage for centuries. Fragrant and fleshy, smoky and sweet, earthy and…
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It's Thyme to Spice Things Up
INTOXICATING AROMAS from every corner of the globe fill the Savory Spice Shop. Open since 2013, the store just off the Santa Fe Plaza stocks a bewitching blend of more than 400 spices, seasonings, and…
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