This Coffee Is Brewing Up a Storm
WHEN TOM PATTON’S roommate showed him how to use a hot-air popcorn popper for roasting coffee in their University of New Mexico dorm room, Patton found his passion. “I thought it was the coolest…
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Los Roast Brings the Heat
WHEN SANTA FE NATIVE Marshall Berg uprooted himself to Portland, Oregon, in 2008 for college, he missed New Mexico chile. So he purchased chile from a New Mexico packer and started roasting outside…
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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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Taste Global Flavors at Mata G
MATA G (in Sanskrit, meaning “respected or honorable mother”) opened in Albuquerque’s Nob Hill neighborhood in 2018 with the goal of making people feel healthy, happy, and nourished through its line…
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Vara Gets Spirited
PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR SPANISH-STYLE wines and brandies, Vara Winery & Distillery, based in Albuquerque, is gaining traction with artisan liquors inspired by New Mexico’s landscape. The company’s…
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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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