Putting Culture on the Table
IN THE 1920S AND ’30S, ONE OF THE HOTTEST spots in Santa Fe was a Chinese-American restaurant. Members of Santa Fe’s artists-and-writers colony shared tables, stories, and chop suey at Henry Gee Gay…
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Tag: Restaurants & Dining
Step into the Corner Office
THEIR WINE CELLAR HAD DWINDLED to its last case. According to Taos restaurateurs Jori Jayne Emde and Zakary Pelaccio, that’s what spurred them to open New Mexico’s very first natural wine bar. The…
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Chile en Nogada
CHILES RELLENOS—poblano or green chile peppers stuffed with cheese or meat, then often battered and fried—are pervasive on menus throughout the state. In Taos, Antonio’s the Taste of Mexico serves up…
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Green Chile Cheeseburger
PART OF MONTE CARLO STEAK HOUSE’s allure is in its unassuming environs, just behind a family-owned liquor store off Central Avenue in Albuquerque. Patrons must go around the back to enter the attached…
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Green Chile Stew
CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN COMING to The Shed, in Santa Fe, for extra-piquant chile since 1953. But, as general manager Frank Carroccino says, “The stew seems to hit people differently. It’s served quite…
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Sopaipillas
EL PATIO DE ALBUQUERQUE serves its sopaipillas with just about everything on the menu. Have one for breakfast stuffed with carne adovada, eggs, and papas, blanketed in red or green chile or…
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Charlie's Bakery & Cafe
IF IT’S AN ELECTION YEAR in San Miguel County, you’re likely to meet a politician at Charlie’s. “They love this place,” says owner Charlie Sandoval. “That’s the only time I get to see the governor.”…
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Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House
“PEOPLE ASK WHY we don’t have an Open sign,” says Amy Wright, sous chef at the Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House, in Pinos Altos. Then again, neon doesn’t fit the aesthetic of the 1865 adobe in the…
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Bibo Bar & Grille
TUCKED INSIDE AN ADOBE facade off historic Route 66, Bibo Bar & Grille is no stranger to shifting with the times. The original building was a trading post in 1913 and went through a series of twists…
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Green Chile Milkshake
WHAT’S BETTER THAN A BURGER from a two-time winner of the New Mexico State Fair’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge? How about a frothy, fiery green chile milkshake to go with it? This simple…
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