A New Harvest Season
AS A KID, DAVID RUIZ spent summers on his grandmother’s Northern California farm, making food both humble (tortillas) and elevated (duck confit). Before landing in Albuquerque, he worked at…
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Cooking Up a Scene
Above: Cured meats, cheeses, and bread are from Cheesemongers of Santa Fe. Left page, clockwise from top right: Che! Chimichurri. La Quercia Speck Americano. Barrio Brinery’s escabeche. Creminelli…
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Cooking Up a Scene
Above: Clockwise from top left: Centennial red wine from Pecos Flavors Winery, Valley Gurlz Goodz pickled asparagus, Lusty Monk Original Sin mustard, Valley Gurlz pickled watermelon rinds, Lusty Monk…
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¡Rios Grande!
(above) Martín’s chicken with citrus pan sauce and watercress-apple salad. “IF I EVER STOP LEARNING about food, I’ll have to stop cooking. It’s a deep-seated need, this drive I have to explore and…
Read MoreWe All Scream for Ice Cream
NOTHING SAYS SUMMER quite like ice cream, along with its extended family of frosty treats. From green chile–topped frozen custard in Las Cruces to classic soft-serve in Aztec to scooped red…
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Roads Less Traveled
WHY GO NOW With its long daylight hours, June is a perfect time to embark on this attraction-packed journey. It meanders for more than 200 miles through the Pecos River Valley, across sweeping…
Read MoreKeep On Truckin’
THE STREET FOOD INSTITUTE Some five years ago, Joslynn Gutierrez drove past a forlorn-looking food truck sitting on an Albuquerque street with a “for sale” sign stuck in the window. Her brother was…
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Only in NM Comfort Food
ANY TIME'S A GOOD TIME for hearty, homey dishes—but March is a great time. It’s still wintry in New Mexico’s higher elevations, and even in the far south, evenings still have a delicious chill. Take…
Read MoreHome for the Holidays ... and Beyond
“It all started with my grandmother Eloisa on Alto Street,” says Chef John Rivera Sedlar, referring to the narrow lane still lined with ancient adobes on Santa Fe’s west side. Since he left New…
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To Market, To Market
South Valley Hubbell Demonstration Farm and Living History Museum On both the Camino Real and the original Route 66, the 150-year-old Hubbell House was once a booming center of commerce, owned by the…
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