Sean Sinclair Cooks Up Historic Meals
FROM A TIJERAS KID teaching himself the basics of salsa, Sean Sinclair has blossomed into a chef worth knowing. His Bar Castañeda, at the renovated Castañeda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, was the…
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Tag: Las Vegas
Hotels with History
TRAVEL ANY DISTANCE IN NEW MEXICO between sunrise and sunset and eventually you’ll start to envision a soft place to rest your head. Spanish colonists caravanning north along the Camino Real called…
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Five Things to Do this Weekend
1 Celebrate Valentine’s Day Dance in Las Vegas Take your honey and head to the historic Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, for a holiday-themed dance with music performed by Gonzalo and El Gringo…
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A Celebration of History
Above: Las Vegas's Plaza remains a hub for locals and a must-see destination for tourists. Photograph courtesy of Visit Las Vegas. EVEN BEFORE Las Vegas was established in 1835, its historic plaza was…
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Datebook: November 2021
Above: Fredheads unite this fall at the12th annual Fred Harvey History Weekend. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. FANS OF HOSPITALITY entrepreneur Fred Harvey (1835–1901) gather November 12–15…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2021
Wait, There's Another Vegas? Richard Rindone found a 1984 paperback of Zane Grey’s The Shepherd of Guadaloupe (1930) in one of his Santa Fe neighborhood’s Little Free Libraries. The synopsis on the…
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Lovely as a Tree
Our Lady of Sorrows statue stands in the northeastern section of Plaza Park, in Las Vegas. Photograph by Kate Nelson. IN RETROSPECT, CITY FATHERS SHOULDN’T HAVE planted elms in Plaza Park, the…
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Unique and Fun Date Ideas in New Mexico
WHEN YOU’RE IN NEW MEXICO, true romance comes easier than a dozen roses or a prix fixe dinner. You can find it in the mares’ tail clouds that frame a mountaintop sunset, on a chilly morning hiking the…
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Memories of Christmas in New Mexico
Illustration by Ryan Johnson. THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS can be served in one bowl. The bowl is small and white. It holds freshly made red chile, the “fancy kind.” That means instead of using chile…
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Return of the Grand Hotel
WE'VE BARELY TOUCHED OUR Bar Castañeda appetizer—a hush-puppy riff on a classic Fred Harvey corn-fritter recipe—when the third of what will eventually be five diners interrupts us to thank Allan…
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