Follow the Airport Road Taco Trail
CRUISING DOWN AIRPORT ROAD, you might find yourself behind a car with Mexico license plates. See where it goes if you’re hungry. Heading west from the intersection of NM 599, start a taco crawl with…
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The Capital of Burnt-Cheese Tacos
A WEB SEARCH FOR “burnt cheese tacos” and “New Mexico” turns up a bunch of results from just one place. A Reddit post features a photo of a homemade taco with dark-orange cheese seared onto its…
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Wake Up to Mañana Taco
MUCH AS A FEW EATERIES in New Mexico claim to have conceived the breakfast burrito, many Texans will attest to the idea that their state invented—or at least perfected—the breakfast taco. Austin…
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Healthy Meets Delicious at Fusion Tacos
FAST FOOD AND HEALTHY CUISINE typically don’t share space on the same menu. But five years ago, Fusion Tacos decided to serve out-of-this-world tacos—the kind where the juice runs down your…
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19 Must-Try Taco Spots in New Mexico
CASA TACO James Pecherski has been making puffy tacos for more than 30 years—even before he came to Santa Fe as the executive sous chef for Coyote Cafe in 1994. When the Detroit native opened Casa…
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The Indigenous Taco's Origin Story
EVERY NEW MEXICAN KNOWS OF FRYBREAD. Its duality is novel: sweet and salty flavors, soft and crispy textures that melt on the tongue and get chewy between the teeth. It is a female food—supple, warm…
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Santa Fe's Ultimate Taco Showdown
THE LIQUID MUSE, also known as mixologist and author Natalie Bovis, launched Taco Wars in 2017 as part of the annual Cocktails & Culture Festival, in Santa Fe. A dozen chefs compete for the Top Taco…
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Tacos of Enchantment
IT’S A SUMMER DAY IN SANTA FE, mid-1970s. As the temperature swells into the 80s—high heat for that time in our mountain-ringed town—I cross the street to the Quintana house, where the family’s four…
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