Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Tamale Festival, Las Cruces Taste tons of masa wrapped deliciousness during the Tamale Festival on Sunday from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Plaza de Las Cruces. Attendees can try…

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…

Editor's Letter: Taco 'Bout It

“EVERYBODY LOVES TACOS,” says Quinn Stephenson, owner of Santa Fe’s legendary Coyote Cafe and its more casual rooftop sister restaurant, Coyote Cantina. “I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like tacos. I…

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…

Pork Tacos

Everyone is Family at El Paragua

LARRY AND PETE ATENCIO began selling their mother’s tacos and tamales from a roadside stand in Española in 1958, launching an extraordinary culinary journey for the family of nine siblings and their…

Grilled Eggplant Adovada with Creamy Cilantro Slaw

Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Sweet Surprise" by Chef Johnny Vee…

Fish in the Desert

"FISH TACOS? HERE?" SNIFFED MY ROAD-TRIP PARTNER, who was visiting the high desert of northern New Mexico from California’s Monterey Bay. I’d been telling her about the buzz for Café Sierra Negra…

Taco Star

Birria, a slow-cooked, mildly spicy taco can be made from goat, lamb, or beef. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. THANKS, INSTAGRAM. WHEN BIRRIA TACOS BEGAN trending on social media last year, I salivated…

Recipe: Robin Valdez’s Birria Tacos

Chef Robin Valdez shares his recipe for birria tacos (from Taco Star, May 2021). Photograph by Andi Murphy. La Luna Eatery, 319 5th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102; 505-886-1119…