Let Gilly Loco Spice Up Your Life
“WHEN YOU THINK OF PEOPLE getting together, you think of food,” says Laura Lopez. “In our family, that means chips, salsa, and margaritas.” In 2011, that spirit of togetherness led Lopez and her…
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Good Things Come in Threes
THREE SISTERS KITCHEN OPENED in 2018 with a clear mission—to create economic opportunity, improve community health, and bring diverse people together using the power of local food. In 2020, the…
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Farm-to-Can Sparkling Water
SINCE THEY GROW LAVENDER in the often-dry Río Grande Valley, Kemper Barkhurst and Elizabeth Arnold are always conscious about water—where it comes from, how much is available, how it’s transported…
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Warm Up to Morning Magic
I’M NOT A FAN of oatmeal unless it is sweetened with brown sugar, moistened with heavy cream, and topped with toasted pecans. But the year-old Albuquerque-based 5oat5: The Savory Oat Company is…
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Prepare for the Apicklelypse
WHEN A FORMER METAL-BAND singer who headed research and development at Santa Fe Brewing Company steps into his own food lab to riff on flavors, expect nothing short of Apicklelypse. This line of…
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Java Nice Day
BEFORE HE LAUNCHED the Las Cruces–based Picacho Coffee Roasters, Chad Morris was a jazz musician. He attributes a similar improvisational approach to learning the art of coffee. “I remember trying to…
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Cozy Up With Stokli
A ROMATIC CHAI HAS LONG BEEN a staple in India, but the spice-forward beverage now has a unique New Mexico twist, thanks to Stokli. The Santa Fe–based online shop of goods handcrafted with local…
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Say Aloha to These Island Spices
THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII are closer to New Mexico than you might think, thanks to the culinary creativity of Sue and Ray Lucero. The couple’s Las Cruces–based company, Riptide Spice House, delightfully…
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Asian Market Brings New Flavors to Santa Fe
IN THE OLD DAYS, if a Santa Fean wanted to make mapo tofu, pad Thai, or spring rolls, they’d come up short searching for the necessary ingredients around town. That void was filled when the Santa Fe…
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Cook with Authentic Sazón
CAN’T GET A RESERVATION FOR SAZÓN, in Santa Fe? Take home one of chef Fernando Olea’s mouthwatering moles. The 2022 winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Southwest, has made four of his…
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