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Santa Fe LEO’S In a converted midcentury auto shop on Hickox Street, Leo's has quickly become one of Santa Fe's most talked-about new tables. Chef Zakary Pelaccio's menu draws on Thai and Malaysian…
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Editor’s Letter: New Recipes
I’M THE KIND of diner who’s always on the hunt for the new place in town. I follow the foodie social media groups to find out what everyone’s talking about (and, admittedly, to get the latest gossip)…
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The State Fair Serves Up Big Flavor
REX THOMPSON knows how to wow the crowds. Sure, the cotton candy, funnel cakes, and fries are fair-food essentials, but the owner of Rex’s Hamburgers, in Albuquerque, understands that the midway is…
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Smokin’ BBQ on Route 66
“ARE THEY STILL OPEN?” an anxious-looking woman asks me from the passenger window as her husband pulls their car into the gravel lot outside Watson’s Bar-B-Que and Tucumcari Ranch Supply. It’s…
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Bite Into Capitán’s Oso Grill
TUCKED BETWEEN THE CAPITÁN and Sacramento mountains, the tiny village of Capitán takes just four minutes to drive through on US 380—unless the aroma of sizzling green chile and seared beef stops you…
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Mesa Provisions Is Rooted in Flavor
TASTE MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, but any current debate on New Mexico’s best restaurants must include a mention of Mesa Provisions. At the Albuquerque standout, green chile enchiladas come smothered in a…
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Sip Desert Spirits at Tumbleweed Lounge
SOTOLD FASHIONED, QUATRO O SEVEN, It’s Got a Bee on It, Tulie Mule, and Sotoloma. The whimsically named cocktails at Tumbleweed Lounge aren’t made with whiskey, vodka, gin, or rum. No, the Tularosa…
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Editor's Letter: Pit Stop
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY MILES. That’s the distance I’d go for Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue. Add another hour and a half waiting in line just to get inside the Cloudcroft BBQ joint in mid-November…
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