The Bean That Fed the World
Above: Steven Ness, out standing in his field. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. BOTANISTS TEND TO LUMP pinto beans into the “common bean” category— Phaseolus vulgaris , a group that includes green…
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Tag: Food
How Sparky's Became Legendary
Above: Sparky’s Restaurant. Photograph Courtesy of Sparky’s Restaurant. Colonel Sanders relaxes with Uncle Sam below a rooftop family of giants wielding mugs of root beer next to some Chernobyl-size…
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¡Felicidades!
Above: A margarita paris with every meal at La Posta. Courtesy of La Posta de Mesilla. In September 1939, San Francisco was hosting the Golden Gate International Exposition. On the opposite coast…
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Albuquerque's Favorite Vegetarian Restaurants
Above: The Acre always puts freshness first. Photograph courtesy of The Acre. I am a vegetarian and I know full well that finding satisfying plant-based food is not straightforward. It’s taken some…
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The Most Beautiful Pasta In New Mexico
ALANNA CASALE, founder and chef of Tulipani, in Albuquerque, has a deep family connection to the carbs we all love. Her grandmother Francesca was from the Italian province of Avellino, east of Naples…
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Towns We Love: Lincoln
Above: Bullets flew across this road during the Lincoln County War. Photograph courtesy of Timothy Roberts. THE RIO BONITO PUSHES THROUGH a spring-fattened bosque, adding a palette of varying greens…
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Things We Love: Mac's Limeade
Above: Mac's Cherry limeade. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Mac’s Steak in the Rough is a retro drive-in on Albuquerque’s Menaul Boulevard where a big, icy cup of old-fashioned limeade will quench…
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It’s a Date
Above: Check out the fireworks display on Elephant Butte Lake this Independence Day. Photograph by NMTD. 7/4 SHATTERING THE SKIES Elephant Butte Lake State Park will be home to one of the biggest…
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Farm Fresh
Above: Shawna Runyan with FARMesilla's cornucopia. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. The arid lands that stretch across the southern part of our state don’t necessarily evoke visions of agricultural…
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Really Good Food
Above: Roasted Curried Cauliflower Flatbread and the Margarita Flatbread from Sixty-Six Acres in Albuquerque. Photographs courtesy of Sixty-Six Acres. With a menu of shareable comfort food and a bar…
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